Nursery (AM & PM)
Welcome to Nursery
Our Teachers are:
Mrs Wenban, Mrs Barratt, Mrs Hollis and Mrs Penhallurick
Our Lunchtime supervisors are:
Miss Oxley and Mrs Severn
Nursery session times are:
Morning Nursery 8.45-11.45am
Afternoon Nursery 12.30-3.30pm
Full days 8.45am-2.45pm
Thank you for choosing our nursery to support your child through their early years of education and we are looking forward to getting to know you and your family. We strongly believe in the importance of working together with parents and carers to support young children’s development and so therefore if you have any questions or would like support please email us at foundationstage@cpa.dsat.education
Please click on the following link to see an overview of the learning we will be covering in Nursery this year.
Nursery Curriculum Overview 2024
Summer 2 2025
This term our learning will be focused around the theme Holidays and we will be talking about the different holidays we have been on, where we went, how we got there and what we did. We will also be finding about the beach and comparing a seaside town with Edenthorpe.
Communication, Language and Literacy
This half term we will be continuing to focus on developing the children’s speaking and listening skills. These skills are a crucial first step for children learning to read and write and it is vital that they have a good understanding of vocabulary and sentence structure for them to be able to learn to read and write. Therefore we will be playing lots of listening games, singing songs and rhymes, modelling and encouraging them to speak in full sentences as well as developing their vocabulary through stories, exploratory experiences and imaginative play. You can support this learning at home by singing nursery rhymes, sharing stories at bedtime and talking with your child about the things you are doing at home or the places you visit.
During our phonic sessions we will be starting to learn the first 10 sounds in the RWI phonics programme that school follows. We will practice saying the sound, recognising the grapheme and writing the letter.
This half term our core stories are The Train Ride and The Snail and the Whale. The children will have lots of opportunities to explore the language and vocabulary in these texts as well as sequencing them. We will also be using puppets and props to retell the stories. 
Mathematics
As part of the nursery session the children will take part in a short daily maths sessions. During this learning the children will be given lots of opportunities to develop their early mathematical skills for example sorting groups of objects, counting small sets and recognising numbers, as well as talking about the days, months and seasons.
Here is a link to the number formation rhymes we use to teach the children how to write their numbers.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development 
As we are a My Happy Mind school we will be continuing to teach the children happy breathing techniques in order to keep their brains healthy and calm. We will also be learning about our new theme Engage, introducing the character Ernie and learning how we can set goals and persevere in trying to reach them.
We will also be continuing with our Fiver Challenge Enterprise Project and we have decided that we are going to make and sell Ice Pops at our Summer Fair.
Physical Development
The children will have lots of opportunities to develop both their fine and gross motor skills. We will be teaching them how to hold a pencil using a tripod pencil grip and how to use a pair of scissors safely. The children will also be going outside everyday so that they can develop their running, climbing, rolling and balancing skills using the trim trail and the resources in our outdoor area.
We are also looking forward to competing in our EYFS Sport's day where we will be able to showcase our amazing jumping, throwing, balancing and running skills. 
Understanding the World
Science –We will be investigating the concepts of floating and sinking, looking at different objects and finding out which ones float or sink and why.
History – We will be talking about different holidays that we have been on telling the class where we went, who we went with, what we did there and how we got there.
Geography – As well as identifying seasonal changes and identifying the different types of weather we experience during the summer we will also finding out about different countries that we have visited and comparing them with Edenthorpe.
R.E. – This half term our theme in RE is Special places and we will looking at different places and buildings and finding out what makes them special. We are also hoping to visit our Church and identifying it's different features. 
Creative
The children will have lots of opportunities to develop their creative skills using the resources in our cutting and sticking area to create models and pictures. They will learn to mix colours and use the painting resources effectively as well as learning lots of new songs and playing with the percussion instruments.
We will also be developing our cutting skills and will be continuing to cut along curved lines to cut out circles.
General Information
Nursery Gate
Just to remind you our doors and gates will be opened at 8.45 and 12.30 for you to drop your children off at Nursery. You are welcome to bring your child into the classroom to help them hang their things on their pegs and get settled.
We will be opening our gates at 3.15pm in the afternoon as we are aware that some parent’s have other children to pick up from different classes and schools. You are therefore welcome to pick up you children any time between 3.15 and 3.30pm.
Clothing
Please help us by ensuring that your child is dressed in simple clothes that they can manage quickly and easily when they need to go to the toilet. Remember, sometimes busy children leave things to the last minute. If you would like to bring a spare set of clothes in a bag, which can be hung on their peg, in case of accidents this would be welcomed. However please make sure all bags, water bottles, lunch boxes and items of clothing, especially school jumpers and cardigans, have got your child’s name in them. We have got a box in nursery with lots of cardigans and jumpers that have no name in them.
Nursery children also have the opportunity to play outside everyday and it is therefore important that they bring appropriate clothing, including a sun hat.
Tapestry
We are using Tapestry to create online learning journeys for the children in the foundation stage. To find out more about Tapestry please click on the following power point presentation.
Tapestry parents information presentation 06.10.20
The following guides explain how to download the Tapestry app or to login in to your account using a web browser.
Tapestry for Parents Android Tutorial
Tapestry for Parents IOS Tutorial
Tapestry for Parents on the Web Tutorial
The following videos show how to use tapestry and how to add observations:
30 Hours Funding and Top up sessions
As you maybe aware we are able to offer 30 hours funded places for working parents as well as top up sessions. The prices for top up sessions are:
Cost per Hour: £5
Half a Day (8.45-11.45am/12.30-3.30pm): £15.00
2.45-3.30pm: £3.73 (£18.75 per week)
If you are interested in topping up then please speak to a member of the Foundation Team. More information on 30hours funding can be found by clicking on the following link:
FAQ Parents – 30 Hours Feb 2018
Please remember if you do qualify for 30 hours funding you will need a code and this code needs to be reconfirmed every three months. You will receive a message from HMRC to reconfirm your code 4 weeks and 2 weeks before the code expires.
If you have any questions or concerns please come and speak to a member of the Nursery staff. We would like to reassure you that we will take great care of your children and their safety and welfare is at the centre of all the decisions we make. We are very much looking forward to working with you all this year.
Mrs Wenban, Mrs Barratt, Mrs Hollis and Mrs Penhallurick
(Nursery Staff)