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Welcome to Nursery! We have over 60 children in our thriving nursery class and we offer a variety of options including full-time and part-time places. Our curriculum is carefully timetabled to ensure pupils who attended different sessions get a full curriculum offer.

Welcome to Nursery

Key Dates for the start of term:

Nursery parent interviews will take place in the week beginning Monday, 7th September. These will take place in the Nursery building at the Grove Site. Please bring your child with you to help familiarise them in their new learning environment.

Nursery Welcome Days:

Monday, 14th September

AM children 10:00am – 11:00am

FT children 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Tuesday, 15th September

Flexi 1 children 10:00am – 11:00am

Flexi 2 children 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Our Nursery children will have a staggered start from Thursday, 17th September.

EYFS framework

EYFS means Early Years Foundation Stage. Our children are encouraged to access a range of learning opportunities throughout the day. In the Early Years Foundation Stage children learn best when they experience learning first hand, through meaningful interactions with others, through physical activity and through play. There are seven areas in the national Early Years Framework.

The three prime areas of learning:

  • Personal, social and emotional
  • Communication and Language
  • Physical

The four further areas of learning:

  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Understanding the world
  • Expressive arts and design

Upcoming Events

Agenda
Agenda
January – April 2021 Jan – Apr 2021
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Jan
20
Wed
Governors’ Resources Meeting
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Jan 20 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am
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Food Parcel Collection at the Broadway Site
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Jan 20 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

If your child is eligible for Free School Meals (Year 3 to 6) or a Universal Free School Meal (Reception, Yr 1 and Yr2) and is not attending school due to the current restrictions please let the admin team know that you would like a regular food parcel and these will be provided each fortnight.

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Jan
27
Wed
CtS Foodbank
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Jan 27 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Our popular foodbank run by the PTA will be open for all families known to CtS. You are very welcome!

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Feb
3
Wed
Food Parcel Collection at the Broadway Site
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Feb 3 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

If your child is eligible for Free School Meals (Year 3 to 6) or a Universal Free School Meal (Reception, Yr 1 and Yr2) and is not attending school due to the current restrictions please let the admin team know that you would like a regular food parcel and these will be provided each fortnight.

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Feb
10
Wed
CtS Foodbank
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Feb 10 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Our popular foodbank run by the PTA will be open for all families known to CtS. You are very welcome!

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Feb
15
Mon
Half Term
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Feb 15 – Feb 19 all-day
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Categories: Nursery Reception Term Dates Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Mar
3
Wed
Governors’ Standards Meeting
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Mar 3 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am
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Mar
31
Wed
Full Governing Body Meeting
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Mar 31 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am
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Apr
1
Thu
Last Day of Term
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Apr 1 all-day
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Categories: Nursery Reception Term Dates Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Apr
2
Fri
Easter Holiday
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Apr 2 – Apr 16 all-day
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Categories: Nursery Reception Term Dates Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
January – April 2021 Jan – Apr 2021

Staff

Teaching in the Nursery

Teaching in the nursery is organised through a range of approaches and provides a balance of child initiated and adult-led activities:

  • Planned focused activities where adults work with a small group of children at a time. Teachers will differentiate the activity to meet the needs of every child participating.
  • Whole class teaching for short periods of time such as shared storytime, direct teaching, songs and rhymes, discussions and sharing of work.
  • Opportunities for teachers to work alongside children as they develop their own interests in particular areas of the curriculum.

Curriculum Overview

  • A curriculum map of the Nursery topics and themes is available here.
  • Find more information about Phonics

Home Learning

For details of the weekly Nursery home learning, please go to our home learning page or click on the home learning news post at the bottom of the page.

Useful Links

Walking to School – Map and Advice

Nursery – Reading with your child

The layout of our Nursery

Our Nursery is broken down into five zones of interactive learning. The children are able to explore all areas of the nursery throughout the day and explore the variety of activities that are prepared for them.

Green area

Children can access activities linked to expressive arts and design. For example; painting, drawing, drama, music and design and technology

Blue area

Children can access activities linked to understanding the world. For example; sand, water, construction and scientific investigation

Rainbow area

Children can access activities linked to mathematics. For example; number, calculating, problem solving and shape, space and measure

Red area

Children can access activities linked to language for communication and literacy. For example; reading, writing, role-play, small world and the home corner

Outside area

Children can access all seven areas of the curriculum as well as opportunities for further physical development