St Dominic Catholic Primary

If we live by truth and in love, we shall grow in Christ

 


Welcome to Nursery

Welcome to Nursery with:

Mrs Amanda Corcoran - Class Teacher

Mrs Jade Hatfull - Early Years Practitioner (Mon-Fri)

Miss Chloe Jewhurst – Early Years Practitioner (Mon/Tues)

Mrs Sarah Mann- Early Years Practitioner (Wed/Thurs/Fri)

 

In Nursery, children are provided with opportunities to explore and learn through play. Click here to visit our EYFS Curriculum page here.

Children learn in the inside and outside classroom throughout the year; therefore they will need suitable clothing for our very changeable weather, clothes which are easy to manage, and velcro shoes. We recommend you provide your child with a book bag in which to keep the wonderful things they make and do at school. This includes their library book, which they will be able to choose every Friday once they have settled in.

Nursery Session Times (15-hour offer)

Morning session – EYFS School gate will be open by 8:40 am and children in Nursery go straight into their class. Staff welcome children in via the EYFS door, accessed by the EYFS gate and pathway. Children are dismissed at 11.45am by the same Nursery class door. Children attending lunch club are collected at 1pm.

Extended care (30 hours) is led by Friends Together. Click here for further information here

Useful Information

EYFS Statutory Framework 

CLICK HERE

DFE Development matters

CLICK HERE

Birth to five Matters

CLICK HERE

Fun ideas and activities you can try at home with your child

Fantastic ideas and fun activities to help develop your child's communication and language:

 Tiny Happy People

Nursery rhymes and songs by the BBC: 

Nursery Rhymes 

Music:

Cbeebies Shows 

Books, stories and activities: 

Booktrust

Physical and movement activities: 

Early Movers

Games and activities for toddlers and preschoolers:

 Cbeebies Games

Nursery Recommended book list. These are some of our favourite books:

Lulu’s First Day – Anna McQuinn

Tidy – Emily Gravett

SO Much! -Trish Cooke

Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler – Stick Man
Shirley Hughes – Dogger
Martin Waddell – Once there were Giants
Martin Waddell – Patrick Benson Owl Babies
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler – The Gruffalo
Sam McBratney, Garth Williams – Guess How Much I Love You
Kes Grey – Oi Frog!
Jill Tomlinson – The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Bill Martin Jnr – Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?
Jill Murphy – Peace at Last
Eileen Browne – Handa’s Surprise
Jez Alborough – Where’s my Teddy?
Patricia Cleveland-Peck – You can’t take an Elephant on the Bus!
Lynley Dodd – Hairy Maclary

Rod Campbell – Dear Zoo
Eve Sutton – My Cat likes to Hide in Boxes
Eric Carle – The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Oliver Jeffers – Lost and Found
Marcus Pfister – The Rainbow Fish
David McKee – Elmer
Eileen Browne – Handa’s Surprise