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Nursery and Reception - Seedlings and Saplings

A very warm welcome to our Early Years Foundation Stage Unit

Seedlings (Nursery) and Saplings (Reception)

A very warm welcome back to all our Nursery and Reception children and families, and a very special welcome to all the new families joining us this year. We are so excited to begin another wonderful year of learning, playing and exploring together, starting with our exciting topic 'Super Duper You!'. 

We can't wait to see the children settle into their new routines and begin the next chapter of their learning journey. Here's to a wonderful year of discovery, growth and new experiences!

Below you will find useful information for both Seedlings and Saplings. If you need help with anything further please do not hesitate to ask a member of our EYFS team. 

Mrs Nicholson, Mrs MacKay and Mrs Severs.

 

Just a reminder we are a NUT FREE school. Please ensure your child isn't bringing anything containing nuts in their lunchboxes!

 

                                   Play, Learn and Grow Together

Key Dates

Wednesday 2nd September - School starts. 

Wednesday 16th September - Welcome Disco!

Monday 28th September - School photo day.

EYFS Curriculum information parent meeting - this half term - date to be confirmed.

Friday 23rd October - School closes for Half Term.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Information

Arrival and collection points for Seedlings will be the main entrance to the unit located opposite the main school reception.
Saplings will arrive at the main entrance, and at the end of the day, be collected at the classroom door leading onto the main playground.

EYFS main entrance doors open at 8.30am for Nursery and 8.45am for Reception. Collection at the end of the day is 3.25pm for Reception and 3.30pm for Nursery.

Children should be collected by someone over the age of 16. If someone different is collecting your child, please let their class teacher know.

At the end of the school day, any children who aren't collected after ten minutes will be popped into After School Club which is located in the portacabin.

For arrival and finish times, please see our The School Day page.
For Transition and Early Years policies please see our Policies page.
For useful links to educational resources, including videos, activities and ideas to try at home, please go to our Home Learning page.

Please clearly label all items of your child's uniform. 

Saplings - please ensure that your child brings their water bottle everyday to school. This should only have water in it, not juice please.

 

PE Days:

Tuesday - Seedlings and Saplings.

On PE day both Seedlings and Saplings can come into school wearing their trainers.

After October Half Term, Saplings will be getting fully changed for PE and will need a PE kit (clearly labelled with their name).

Please can all children bring a warm, waterproof coat in daily.

On hot sunny days, please provide your child with a sun cap/hat and apply sun cream.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nursery and Reception Curriculum

Our theme for this half term is 'Super Duper You!'.

We follow the Revised Foundation Stage Curriculum 2021 which is currently split into 7 areas:

Three Prime areas:

  • Communication and Language
  • Physical Development
  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Four Specific areas:
  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Understanding the world
  • Expressive arts and design
 
Phonics

Seedlings - The Seedlings will be following Phase 1, Experiencing Phonics. The children will take part in daily fun practical activities taken from the seven strands which are:

  • Environmental Sounds
  • Instrumental Sounds
  • Percussion
  • Rhythm and Rhyme
  • Alliteration
  • Voice Sounds
  • Oral Blending and Segmenting

Saplings - The Saplings will begin phase 2 of our phonics scheme.

There will be a EYFS curriculum meeting during this half term (date to be confirmed) where we will share with you an overview of our curriculum planning, including information about phonics and Early Reading, and also how children in the Early Years learn and how you can support your child at home.  

In the meantime, if you have any questions about the EYFS curriculum, phonics and reading, or would like further information about how to support your child at home, then please speak to Mrs Nicholson, Mrs MacKay or Mrs Severs.

 

For a detailed overview of our themes please take a look at our EYFS Curriculum Intent.

 
RE for Saplings (Reception class)

Autumn Unit  - Being Special - Where do we belong?

The children will share occasions when things have happened in their lives that made them feel special. They will find out about why many Christians believe that children are special to God and learn about the story of Jesus and the Children. They will recall simply what happens at a traditional Christian Baptism and also what happens when a baby is welcomed into a religion other than Christianity.