Mrs Metcalf’s Class

 

  My name is Mrs Metcalf and I teach in Nursery.

PE days

Our PE days will be advised later on in the year. 

What you can do at home to support your child

In Nursery we introduce home learning across the year.

Reading is important and we must read for pleasure at least 3 times per week at home with an adult. Adults need to write about what we enjoyed or did not enjoy about a story, vocabulary discussed and and could we answer questions about events and characters?

Your child will be given a book bag to bring into school each day and we will change books when they have read the book with an adult. 

 

As your child will now be part of a Nursery class they will need to become more independent. It will make starting Nursery much easier and happier if they are able to do as many things as possible for themselves.

 

What should he/she be able to do?  Can he/she…

• Begin to dress and undress themselves? This is very important for P.E.
• Put on their own coat?
• Begin to use the toilet independently and ask to go there?
• Tidy up after himself/herself?
• Recognise their own name? Please tell your child’s teacher if their name is abbreviated in any way.
• Feed himself/herself using a folk and spoon?
• Share toys and equipment?
• Sing some nursery rhymes?
• Practise counting to 10?

 

How can I help my child prepare for school?

• Encourage your child to be as independent as possible even if it takes far longer for them to get ready.
• Establish sensible bedtime routines which get your child ready for sleep, e.g. sharing a bedtime story
• Allowing time on a morning to make sure your child arrives promptly and is ready to learn
• Never threaten them with school! Be positive. Support us by reinforcing the importance of regular attendance

 

What can I do with my child before they start school?

• Give your child as many varied experiences as possible: drawing, painting, cooking, singing, making models, playing games, jigsaws, etc
• Get them used to: pencils, crayons, felt pens, chalks, paints, play dough, scissors
• Share stories, books and rhymes. Read to them.
• Count everything and share things out.
• Use lots of everyday counting opportunities —cup, plate, knife, for and spoon for each person.
• Talk to them all of the time. Name familiar things and discuss what they see around them and what things are for. Talk about what you see when you are out and about. Watch people work and discuss what they are doing.

 

Our Nursery

 

Nursery is where the excitement begins! Foundation stage children learn together in an environment which is developed around the children’s interests. We pride ourselves on being an exciting and engaging place to be, encouraging our children to be independent learners through a range of practical activities. We follow a curriculum with overarching themes which allows us to be creative with our lessons and let the children lead their own learning we also allow the children to learn through their own interests.

 

As our Foundation Stage children enter the nursery they learn primarily through a variety of play and real-life experiences. Our teaching is delivered through carefully planned tasks. The children access their environment freely; however they are supported by adults. The adults will scaffold and extend their learning. Their development is tracked through observations and child-initiated interactions.

 

This information is then transferred into your child's personal learning journey - a diary of information and photographs. We use these to record individual interests, progress and plan the next steps of your child's learning.

 

Photographs of our Nursery Classroom