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“Each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve others” 1 Peter Ch4 vs10

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.

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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
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June – September 2020 Jun – Sep 2020
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Jun
2
Tue
Reception and Year 6 pupils start phased return to school
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Jun 2 all-day

Pupils in Reception and Year 6 will start a phased return to school from Tuesday, 2nd June. Parents will receive an email giving further information about the day and time their child is due to return to school. We are following a phased return so we are able to support all groups of pupils to get used to the new routines and expectations.

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Categories: Reception Year 6
Jun
3
Wed
CtS Foodbank
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Jun 3 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
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Categories: PTA
Jun
4
Thu
Year 1 pupils start phased return to school
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Jun 4 all-day

Pupils in Year One will start a phased return to school from Thursday, 4th June. Parents will receive an email giving further information about the day and time their child is due to return to school. We are following a phased return so we are able to support all groups of pupils to get used to the new routines and expectations.

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Categories: Year 1
Jul
1
Wed
Full Governing Body Meeting
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Jul 1 @ 8:00 am
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Categories: Governors
Jul
15
Wed
Governors Standards Meeting
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Jul 15 @ 8:00 am
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Jul
17
Fri
Last day of Term
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Jul 17 all-day
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Categories: Nursery Reception Term Dates Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Jul
20
Mon
Staff Training Day
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Jul 20 all-day
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Jul
21
Tue
Staff Training Day
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Jul 21 all-day
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Sep
1
Tue
Staff Training Day
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Sep 1 all-day
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Sep
2
Wed
Staff Training Day
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Sep 2 all-day
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June – September 2020 Jun – Sep 2020

Staff

  • Mr Webley

    Nursery (Head of Year), Computing Lead
    webley@cts-school.org

  • Mr McBain

    Nursery Assistant

  • Ms Osekowska

    Nursery Assistant

  • Mr Redford

    Nursery Assistant

  • Mrs Zike

    Nursery Assistant

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

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