Welcome to Nursery
We are ‘The Little Stars’
We follow the Cherry Fold values: Enjoy, Respect, Succeed!
Welcome to Cherry Fold Primary School's nursery class where you will find Mrs McDonnell (Nursery Teacher) and Mrs Cullen (Learning Support Assistant). We are also sometimes known as the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
During your time in our nursery you will meet new friends, develop your independence skills, grow in confidence as well as learning lots of new exciting things.
In nursery you can attend the morning or afternoon session. We also offer 30 hours education. In nursery we learn lots of new things and we like to learn through play. We build confidence and develop relationships with our friends and teachers. We take part in small group work to learn phonics, numbers, sing songs and lots of other things. We focus on speaking and listening skills, fine and gross motor skills and working as a team.
To support you on your learning journey, we hope that you will get help from your parents and carers. They can talk to you about your nursery day, encourage you to be independent in your personal hygiene and dressing, such as putting on your own coat, and they can read a story to you before you go to bed.
We use Class Dojo to send pictures and messages home about what you have been doing and all the fantastic achievements you have made!
We want you to have fun whilst learning. Remember - Enjoy, Respect, Succeed!
The Little Stars of 2025-26
have been having fun over the last few weeks making friends and trying new things.
We have been enjoying baking biscuits, creating art, PE in the hall and going to Forest School. We have been learning a new Nursery Rhyme each week and sharing these with our parents and guardians.
KEY SKILLS
Please encourage your child to hold any mark making tools in their dominant hand and between their thumb and index finger.
Please sing songs with your children and ensure they have a story each night before bed.
Please encourage daily counting with your child and looking at shapes in the environment. Talk about the sides and corners the shapes have.
Please have daily conversations with your child about what they do at Nursery each day. This encourages their conversational skills.
Please talk to your child about the importance of brushing their teeth and ensure this is done twice daily.
Independence is a key skill in Nursery. Please encourage your child to put their own coat on and take it off.
Key Texts
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All about Autumn
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That's not my monster
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Monster clothes
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All through the night
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Dear Santa
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to Joshua who has turned 3 and Igor and Freddie who will turn 4 this half term.
Key Dates
Tuesday 4th November – Parents evening
Thursday 14th November – Flu vacinations
Monday 1st December – Non-uniform, bring chocolate
Tuesday 16th December – Christmas Fair
Thursday 18th December – Nursery stay and play
Friday 19th December – Nursery closes at 11.45. All children invited to Christmas party in morning session.
School closes at 1.30pm on Friday 19th December, re-opens on Monday 5th January
PE
PE this half term will be on a Monday for morning sessions and Tuesday for afternoon sessions. Your child DOES NOT need a PE kit on this day. We will go to the hall and take part in games to build our fundamental skills. These are:
Running
Throwing
Catching
Jumping
Hopping
Climbing
Please make sure your child does not have earings in on their PE day. Thank you.
We have outside time every day to practice these fundamental skills. We enjoy learning how to play team games, negotiate space and practice our balancing.
SNACK
We continue to ask that you pay a weekly contribution of £1. This helps to pay for an additional daily snack, baking activities and any special occasions we may celebrate. You can pay this termly or weekly. Thank you.
Your child will receive subsidised milk and fruit daily.
Topic- Who are we?
This half term we will be learning all about the world around us.
The children will be learning about Autumn and changes in the seasons by looking at what the children can see in their environment. The children will be sharing key stories, including the repetitive language of That’s not my monster and creating their own story using this language. We will also be learning about the celebrations of Halloween, Bonfire night, Diwali and Christmas. The children will continue to practice early counting skills as well as describing positions. We will be taking part in PE in the Hall, exploring activities in our outdoor area and at Forest School. We will be learning about being a good friend during Friendship week and continuing to welcome new friends to Nursery.
In Nursery we encourage positive behaviour and talk about what is acceptable and unacceptable. We also use a star chart system and when your child receives 10 stars they will get a prize.
Nursery curriculum map - Autumn 2
Skills progression and long term plan 2024-2025
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| Cherryfold EYFS Curriculum Overview.docx | Download |