Welcome to the Autumn Term in Nursery
Welcome to St. Anne’s Nursery! I hope you have all had a lovely, restful summer. My name is Miss K Taylor; this year I will be supported by Miss Musgrave.
I am thrilled to be teaching in Nursery this year, covering Mrs. Hart’s maternity leave.
In this newsletter I have included some information about the upcoming term. Should you have any further questions or concerns, do not hesitate to email me. My email address is k.taylor259@st-annes-pri.durham.sch.uk
- School uniform – black or grey trousers/shorts/joggers or skirt/dress, a blue polo shirt and burgundy jumper or cardigan. It is very likely that children will get messy over the course of the day at nursery; this is a good thing! It means that we have created, explored and enjoyed our day. This does mean that we may require some spare uniform, so it would be appreciated if this could be left in children’s bags. Furthermore, children will require a water bottle to stay hydrated throughout the day. Milk and snack will be provided on top of this.
- PE kit days will be Wednesday and Friday, as we are very lucky to be joined by TASC football, who will be supporting staff in delivering high quality PE sessions. Please send your children to school in their kits.
- At nursery, we enjoy creating, play doh, baking, trying new foods and drinking hot chocolate in the winter! It would be appreciated greatly if you could make a small donation of £1 per week in order to upkeep all of these lovely things!
- Tuck shop will be available on the final Friday of each term. During this, children can spend 30p for some chocolate.
- For our first term, we are looking at families and people that we love in nursery. I would really appreciate it if you could send your child in with an image of them and their family, or someone they love. If you have any images of lovely things that you got up to during the summer that would be great too, as we would love to give the children the opportunity to tell their new friends about their memories.
- Last year, the reading strategy called ‘dialogic teaching’ was used within the nursery. This is a technique which I intend to continue, as it is so beneficial to children! It utilises dialogue in order to engage children, as well as check their understanding of the book that is being read to them. Some examples of this may be ‘can you remember what happened to the fox?’ or ‘what do you think might happen next?’ or ‘how do you think the mouse was feeling at this time?’. If you would like to implement this at home, do not hesitate to ask, and I can discuss this with you further, or give you resources to help with this!
This term we will be focusing on some lovely books, such as:
- Owl Babies
- The Gruffalo
- The little red hen
- Pumpkin Soup
- Room on the Broom
We also encourage reading for pleasure so children will have access to a plethora of books throughout the day, and will be read to several times a day.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me, I would be happy to help!
Yours sincerely,
Miss Taylor
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