Welcome to Nursery

Nursery Manager: Anita Wood

Deputy Manager: Emma Suffield

Key Workers: Anita Wood, Emma Suffield & Amy Stone

Teaching Assistance: Helen Gall

PTFA Link: Gemma Rolls and Nikki Clarke

Nursery Letters and Other Information

Preparing your child to start school

For support in any of these areas, please click on the link below:

https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/readyforschool

Our themes for Autumn 2 are:

People who help us and 'World Rhyming Week',

&

Our Celebration is:

Christmas

 

‘World Rhyming Week’–

If you would like to sing along at home to some of the songs we will be learning, why not click on the videos below and then come and join us and sing along with them in our parents'/carers' workshop. 

“If children know 8 nursery rhymes by heart by the time they are 4 years old, they are usually among the best readers and spellers in their class by the time they are 8”. (Mem Fox, Reading Magic)

Songs for the week:

‘Hickory, Dickory, Dock'

'Doctor Foster, went to Gloucester'

'Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, where have you been?'

'Row, Row, Row, your boat'

'One, Two, Three, Four, Five' 

Why are nursery rhymes and song important?

• Nursery rhymes and children’s songs boost vocabulary and language development.
• They help children to develop literacy skills
• They provide a fun way to support early numeracy skills
• Nursery rhymes help children to develop social, physical and emotional skills.

Click on the pictures below to join in with our songs for World Rhyming Week.

 

 

                                                                                      

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• Numberblocks: See the Amounts Don't count, see the amount! Join the Numberblocks in this educational maths game all about the core numeracy skill of subitising. Developed with Early Years experts, this game will support children who are in Reception or Pre-School to have fun whilst consolidating key learning for the EYFS. In See the Amount children can: Practise recognising numbers 1 to 10 Subitise up to 5 – see quantities without counting Develop reasoning skills and explore the composition of numbers to 10 Recognise familiar number patterns and find number pairs Play hide and reveal number challenges

• Shape Patterns - Topmarks Shape Patterns is a sequencing game where you need to complete the pattern of different coloured 2D shapes. It is a multiple choice game with three levels of difficulty. It is excellent for shape recognition and for problem solving. In the easier levels you need to continue the pattern, but in the more challenging level 3, you are presented with a sequence with the missing element in different positions. This level in particular, is an excellent problem solving activity

Our class author is ~ Julia Donaldson

The author Julia Donaldson is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, which include 'The Gruffalo', 'The Smartest Giant in Town' and 'A Squash and a Squeeze'

to name just a few. These are great for children to become aware of rhyme and alliteration.

Have you enjoyed any of her books?

                                                             

Don't forget to check out the online games and activities on Purple Mash.

We start our Collective Worship session by singing......

Click on the image to join in.

Click on the link below:

• PhonicsPlay Phase 1 resources

• Alphablocks ~ CBeebies ~BBC Watch as the letters of the alphabet tell stories and make words using phonics. Play the learning game, watch clips and print colouring pages.

 

We consider ourselves partners in your child's learning.

At Harvington C.E. First school we have an open door policy which means we are always ready to help and discuss anything concerning your child's welfare and education.