Welcome to Nursery!

Meet the Staff

Teacher: Mrs Fahy (Monday) Mrs Ibbotson (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday)
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Gill, Miss Francis and Miss Curtis

PPA Cover Teacher: Mrs Murphy

What You Need to Know

In the mornings, classroom doors will open at 8.30am for children to arrive. The door will then close at 8.45am and the register will be taken, please ensure your child is arriving on time. In the afternoons, doors will open at 3.15pm for home time. 

We ask that you provide your child with a named water bottle. As we are a healthy school, only plain water is allowed. 

Please provide your child with a change of clothes that they can bring into school and leave on their peg. Spare clothes don't need to be school uniform! Please make sure that your child’s name is on all items of clothing so they don’t get lost! Especially jumpers and cardigans as we enter the warmer weather! School shoes should be black and be fastened with velcro fastenings, not laces.

Our Topic this half Term is:

All About me 

This half term, we will be learning all about ourselves and what makes us special. The children will explore their bodies by learning the names of different body parts and talking about what our bodies can do. We will sing songs such as Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and enjoy lots of movement activities. Through stories including Happy to Be Me, Things I Like, My Family, My Name and The Colour Monster, we will talk about our likes and dislikes, our names, families and different feelings. The children will be encouraged to talk about themselves, share their ideas, listen to others and develop their confidence, independence and vocabulary through lots of fun, hands-on activities and play.

Please click on the link above to see our Knowledge Organiser for this half term. 

Religion

The children will be learning how to make the Sign of the Cross and the words and actions for our daily prayers. We would love for you to share these special moments at home and practise the prayers together with your child.

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1)

In Religion, we will begin our journey through ‘Lighting the Path’ by exploring the first branch, Creation. The children will learn about the wonderful world God created and how God made each of us and loves us very much. Through stories, songs, prayers and practical activities, we will explore the things God has created and think about how we can care for and look after the world around us. The children will be encouraged to talk about what they are thankful for and share their ideas about God’s beautiful creation.

Mathematics

This term, we will be developing our early counting skills and having lots of fun with numbers. The children will practise counting to 10 and enjoy singing counting rhymes such as 5 Little Ducks, 5 Speckled Frogs, Five Currant Buns and Here Is the Beehive. Through fun, practical activities and play, we will be learning to count objects carefully, saying one number for each object, and beginning to understand that the last number we say tells us how many objects there are altogether. We will also encourage the children to use numbers in their everyday play and experiences.

Fine Motor Skills

The children will also be developing fine motor skills with mark-making activities to build muscles and control when using a pencil. We will work on these skills through dough disco, paint brushes, chalk, tweezers, and a variety of pencil control activities. It is really important that your child has the correct pencil grip for writing. Share this short video with your child to practise holding a pencil correctly. Encourage them to use their pinchy parrot fingers!

Healthy Teeth

At Christ the King, we want to promote the importance of good oral hygiene. This  term, we will be having a visit from the Dental Nurse who will teach us how to take care of our teeth. In Nursery, we brush our teeth daily after lunch using the 'Brush Bus' and regularly talk about the importance of taking care of our teeth. 

We would appreciate it if you could share this video with your child and talk about the importance of brushing your teeth in the morning and at night. You can also discuss how different foods and drinks can be good or bad for your teeth. With this in mind, please ensure your child only brings water and healthy snacks to school.

Here is a presentation of Top Toothbrushing Tips:

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