Here at St. Michael's children join us in Nursery once they have turned three or at the beginning of the school year in which they are five, in Reception.
We hope to work in partnership with parents and carers, based on mutual trust and understanding between home and school.
We invite both Nursery and Reception parents to weekly story time sessions and termly 'Stay and Play' sessions. We also run a variety of parent workshops throughout the year and would welcome any suggestions from parents for future sessions.
The Early Years team aim to provide a safe and stimulating environment, both indoors and outdoors. Activities are based on the children's interests and are linked to the topics, they are planned to challenge and inspire individual learners. Religious education is taught through all areas of learning and is supported by the Come and See programme. The Talk for Writing scheme is used from Nursery to ensure that the children are familiar with a wide range of stories. Read, Write Inc. phonic scheme is introduced in Nursery and carried on through out Reception and into Key Stage 1.
Knowledge Organisers
We will be producing a Knowledge Organiser for each new topic that your child covers during their time in Foundation Stage. These are to be used at home to support the learning that goes on in school. They will include a brief outline of what is covered in that topic, any key vocabulary and additional links to further reading and useful websites.