Within the Nursery our aim is for a holistic approach to learning, therefore the majority of our work is cross-curricular. For the first half term our topic is Fairy Stories. This will incorporate a variety of different stories including Snow White, Goldilocks and the three bears and The Gingerbread Man. After half term our topic will be Celebrations, and we will be learning about Divali, All Saints, Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day, St Nicholas Day, and Christmas. We are planning our yearly outing to Miller's Ark Animals at Roke Farm to take part in the re-enactment of the Nativity during December, and, of course, there will be the highlight of the term, their first Nativity production! This is going to be a very busy term for the children, and we will cover all areas of the curriculum.

Personal and Social Development

Personal, Social and Emotional development will feature prominently as the children learn to adapt to the many changes of entering a new setting. Our aim is that they have a real sense of belonging gaining self-assurance through close relationships.

Communication, Language and Literacy

Language development covers a wide range of rhymes, stories, and poems. We daily spend time aside from our weekly music sessions using the instruments and singing a variety of number and nursery rhymes and introducing new action songs.

Mathematical Development

Mathematical development will feature highly within the normal working day and is covered within the topic in numerous ways from group work to individual sessions, thereby covering the needs of the individual child.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Knowledge & Understanding of the World will be looking at various investigations, experiments, and technology, including; gloop, making soap sculptures and hunting for Grandma's cottage in the woods! We shall be planting bulbs, investigating leaves and, of course, we shall be celebrating Harvest, and looking at how some of our food is grown.

Physical Development

The children's physical development will be met on a daily basis through our regular afternoon excursions to the woods, and the adventure playground, always popular with the children regardless of the weather! The children will have weekly PE lessons where they will experience a variety of different apparatus, and weekly Music and Movement sessions. Pre School dance classes will continue on a Monday lead by Mrs Golborn.

Creative Development

Creative development will feature many new experiences for the children. They will be involved in creating the many different group wall displays, as well as individual displays within the classrooms. They will experience using a wide variety of different media including pulp, mod rock, dough and various paint mixes. They will be making a vast array of creative masterpieces from marble painting to snowmen! Cookery sessions continue to delight and the children are encouraged to taste, feel, touch and smell the various ingredients and produce their own creations! Nursery specialities will include sandwiches, flapjacks, St Nicholas biscuits, cheese straws and apple crumble.

It is emphasised that the above is offered as a guide only, and the school retains the flexibility to adapt its schemes of work to the needs of the individual or the class.