Nursery 2025 - 2026

Mrs Rowling

Welcome to Nursery!

Class teacher – Mrs Rowling

Teaching assistant – Mrs Clark

A big welcome to our new children this term!

Our Spring topics are:

Spring

What do our grown up's do in the day?

How do I travel to school?

In Spring 1 our topic is ‘What do our grown up’s do all day?’. We will be learning about jobs with a focus on the police, firefighters, doctors and nurses. We will think about other professions that help us. Our core text is ‘The 3 Little Pigs’, we will focus on the structure of the story to help us retell the story and other stories. The children will continue to be encouraged to make marks and draw pictures to express their ideas and talk about what they have produced. Those children that are going to school in September will spend some time practising writing their names. In our maths the children will learn 2d shapes and begin to use them appropriately when constructing. We will make maps and use language to talk about familiar routes. We will continue to sing number rhymes and subitise to 3. We will accurately count small groups. In our physical development the children will continue to strengthen their fingers to hold their pencil comfortably. We are having weekly cricket sessions led by ‘Cricket tots’ every Tuesday morning.

In Spring 2 our topic is ‘How do we get to school?, we will be learning about different modes of transport and using large construction to build vehicles. We will draw simple maps showing our route to school and then be able to talk about them. Our core text is Mr Gumpy’s motor car and we will begin to write lists and recognise the initial sounds in words. The children will continue to write their own names, holding a pencil with a comfortable grip and forming recognisable letters. We will share longer stories and be able to retell much of the story. The children will use past tense to talk about what they do. In our maths the children will be counting numbers to 5 and showing representations of 5. We will sing number rhymes to 10. We will make comparisons between weight, height and length. We will continue to build relationships with friends and focus on sharing and taking turns.

We use the Development Matters guidance document to plan our curriculum. Please click here for Development Matters

In the Summer term our PE lesson will be on a Tuesday morning.

Celebration Assembly

Celebration Assemblies will be on Friday at 9 am, every third week. You will get a message from school if your child is receiving an award in assembly.

Tapestry

Each week you will be able to see photographs of your child's learning on Tapestry

Home Learning

Each week I will be asking children to complete a short activity . I will also send a rhyme of the week that I would like you to share with your child. If there is a specific book that we are sharing in class I will send a link home to allow your child to become familiar with the story.

Important Dates

Stay and Play sessions

Monday 2nd March- 2pm-3pm

Tuesday 21st April - 2pm-2pm

Wednesday 17th June - 2pm-3pm

If you need to get in touch with us please phone or email the school office, speak to one of us when you collect your child, or send a message via Tapestry.