Children
Foundation Stage 1
Welcome to Leigham Nursery!
Teacher: Mrs Stinchcomb
Teaching Assistants: Miss Gregson, Mrs Walker, Mrs Burgess, Mrs Brown
Trainee: Miss Langton
Three...two... one... BLAST OFF into Spring 2025!
Mrs Stinchcomb, Miss Gregson, Mrs Burgess, Mrs Walker, Mrs Brown and Miss Langton are eager to begin this term with your children!
During this term, your children will continue to build on their friendships and use their independent skills in all areas of Nursery life. We are also very excited to start the NELI Preschool trial with Oxford University, which will help all children develop their vocabulary and storytelling skills through the use of some beautiful stories. We will be sharing some ideas linking to our NELI learning for challenges at home so please do keep an eye out for these!
Our over-arching statement for Term 3 will be
What’s out there?
Over the term, we aim to explore the question…
Is the moon made of cheese?
Using a range of ‘hooks’ including familiar books and interesting photographs, the children will explore a range of space themed activities including learning about planets, rockets, astronauts, superheroes and weather. We know that children are more likely to engage with their learning if presented with meaningful contexts and have a keen interest in the subject matter. Therefore, staff remain open on the path we take to explore new concepts and skills.
Staff are always willing to discuss ways in which you can help your child at home. Feel free to ask if you require some inspiration or ideas about a specific area of learning!
In Nursery, we follow the Master the Curriculum scheme for mathematics. The table below shows how the scheme helps to build the children's understanding.
Don't forget book bags are needed EVERY Wednesday. If your child wants an extra opportunity to become the 'Reading Champion', please upload 'book experiences' on Tapestry by Tuesday evening of that week! All children are given the opportunity to be 'Reading Champion' as we look to recognise the children enjoying books while they're with us!
Curriculum