Nursery 2024 - 2025
Miss Bunting
Welcome to Nursery!
Welcome to the Nursery Class at Mersey Vale!
Miss Bunting - Nursery Class Teacher
Mrs Sadik - Teaching Assistant
Mrs Naeem - Bilingual Support Assistant
This page will allow us to share information about:
- Class news
- What we are learning
- Important reminders
- Home-school activities and home learning support
- Links to useful information and documents
- … and lots more!
Watch this space for the latest news, updates and information.
Please ensure that you have joined Class Dojo as regular updates will be shared here via Class Story and separate messages to support communication further.
There is more information for parents on this Nursery Class page re: curriculum and suggestions for supporting learning at home.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask on arrival/ collection and/ or message via Class Dojo.
Thank you for your support.
N.B: Also see 'EYFS Information' tab located in Parents section. Please visit this page to view other documents.
Please see Class Dojo for regular updates and suggestions to further support your child's learning and development. Activities are added to your child's Portfolio regularly.
There are some lovely books here to share at home together. Happy Reading!
https://www.worldbookday.com/share-a-story-corner/
Reminders:
Water bottle - Please bring every day.
Snacks - School provides fruit and milk for snack times (Morning and Afternoon)
Healthy food items and a drink - Please provide savoury food and a drink if your child stays for lunch. Please do not include any nuts/ nut based products due to allergies. If you provide grapes, please slice them lemgthwats into quarters.
Spare set of clothing - Please ensure that a full set of clothing remains in school (items named).
Outdoor Learning - Children spend time accessing the Outdor Learning Environment every day. Please ensure that their clothing and footwear is appropriate for wet weather. It helps if all items of clothing are named. Please provide a pair of wellington boots for your child, which can remain in school.
Library books - Eevry Tuesday, children will choose a book to share with parents/carers at home. Please return books the following Monday.
Sports/ PE sessions - Children will participate in Sports sessions on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings every week. Please ensure that your child is wearing appropriate clothing and footwear so that they are able to participate safely.
If you have any questions, please ask.
Recent pupil voice:
“I love this story!”
“I can do it all by myself now!”
“I can do it now (put on own coat and do zip).”
“Sharing is caring.”
"This is fun!" (Parachute games)
Recent parent/ carer voice:
“He is really looking forward to coming back to Nursery.”
“She talks about it (nursery) at home.”
"He loves school."
“I have noticed a big difference with his talking at home.”
“Thank you for everything you have done for him. We can’t believe how much he is talking at home.”
“He has become more confident since coming here.”
"She is really happy coming to nursery. Thank you for all you are doing to make it so much fun."
"Thank you for all the activities you have provided on Class Dojo."
Check our Class Dojo page for updates and home learning activities via Portfolio.
Share the photos we send to you of your child learning and encourage them to talk about what they were doing and try to recall their experiences.
Please send photos or messages to share and celebrate your child's efforts and achievements with us. This really helps us to learn more about your "child as a whole".
Examples of Positive Parent Partnership:
- Parent:Teacher Meetings (face to face and virtual)
- Communication via Class Dojo
- World Book Day activities and opportunities
- 'Terrific Technology' Week and Exhibition of work
- 'Wonderful World of Work' Week
- 'We Are Readers' Week
- ‘PSHE’ Workshop
- ‘Stay, play and learn together sessions
Useful links:
A fun game to play to have fun with numbers and counting!
Recommended Apps:
Collins Big Cat stories (Playing, The Garden, Dark Night and The World) Colours of Luli, Pirate, 123 Insects, Farm sounds
Useful websites for learning fun:
Storytelling
Phonics
https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/list/phonics-games-phase-2
Maths
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjkphbk/articles/zd4b382
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_aRtur0nvLI#
Have fun learning together!
Files to Download
Nursery: Events items
EYFS/KS1 Awards assembly @ 9.15am, by Miss Blair
EYFS/KS1 Awards Assembly @ 9.15am, by Miss Blair