Nursery –
Your class teacher is Miss Holmes, with Mrs Rutter as teaching assistant. If you have any questions or concerns, please grab up on the door in the morning or after school, or send us a message on Seesaw. We will always be happy to help!
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Forest School (PM) |
Forest School (PM) |
For Forest School sessions please send in clothes you do not mind getting muddy and wellies. These can be left at Nursery or taken after each session.
Please could children bring a waterproof coat and water bottle every day.
Reception –
Your class teachers are Miss Johnson and Mrs Long with Mrs Fleming as teaching assistant. If you have any questions or concerns, please grab up on the door in the morning or after school, or send us a message on Seesaw. We will always be happy to help!
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|
PE
Forest School every other week |
PE |
For Forest School sessions please send in clothes you do not mind getting muddy and wellies.
Please could children bring a waterproof coat and water bottle every day.
Please see below for our prime and specific areas that we use to assess development within Nursery and Reception.
| Areas of learning and development | Aspect |
| PRIME AREAS | |
|---|---|
| Personal, Social & Emotional Development |
- Building Relationships - Managing Self - Self-Regulation |
| Communication & Language Development |
- Listening, Attention & Understanding - Speaking |
| Physical Development |
- Gross Motor Skills - Fine Motor Skills |
| SPECIFIC AREAS | |
| Literacy |
- Comprehension - Word Reading - Writing |
| Mathematics |
- Numbers - Numerical Patterns |
| Understanding the World |
- People, Culture & Communities - The Natural World - Past & Present |
| Expressive Arts & Design |
- Creating with Materials - Being Imaginative & Expressive |
The prime areas begin to develop quickly in response to relationships and experiences, and run through and support learning in all other areas. The prime areas continue to be fundamental throughout the EYFS. The specific areas include essential skills and knowledge. They grow out of the prime areas and provide important contexts for learning.
All of the areas of learning and development are interconnected to the characteristics of effective learning, which are ‘playing and exploring’, ‘active learning’ and ‘creating and critical thinking’.
Here at St Thomas’, children learn through a balance of child-initiated, adult-initiated and adult-directed activities, which allow children to develop to their full potential. Children are provided with plenty of time to engage in "exploration" throughout the variety of experiences carefully planned to engage and challenge them in the provision. The curriculum is planned for the inside and outside classrooms and equal importance is given in both areas.