Teacher: Mrs Ervine 
Teaching Assistants: Ms Daniels, Mrs Minter and Ms Andrews

This page is dedicated to all the exciting things we will be doing in class this year.

Dear Parents/Carers,

Newsletter Term 5

Welcome back to term 5 in Fledglings. We hope you all enjoyed the Easter Holidays and had a well-deserved break. Hopefully we will begin to see the sunshine a bit more now (fingers crossed!) so can we just take this opportunity to remind you to please ensure your child has a good coating of sun cream BEFORE they come to school on warmer days and bring in their own NAMED bottle of sun cream in their bag to top up if necessary. A named sunhat and bottle of water are also essential for sunnier days. Thank you.

Warm Welcome – We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our newest nursery members and their families; Ari, Aria, Arthur, Ellie-Jane, Frankie, Grace, Navy and Rowan have joined us in Fledglings this term and we look forward to getting to know you all.

• Our Nursery Staff – Mrs Ervine is the fulltime Nursery Teacher and Sarah Daniels is the fulltime Nursery Teaching Assistant. Gemma Minter and Davina Andrews are part time Nursery Teaching Assistants, sharing the role between them. As a staff we have opted NOT to assign the children to an individual “keyworker” in our Nursery as we are all keen to work with and foster close relationships with all of our children.
• Nursery Timings – Please note that our Nursery Sessions run from 35am to 12 noon (morning) and from 12 noon to 3pm (afternoon session including lunchtime). Pick up is at 3pm so that our Nursery garden can be clear by 3.10pm when Wrens Reception Class will leave. The main school finish at 3.15pm so we have staggered our times to ease the rush of collecting any other siblings in school. Please also remember that Nursery children can access the main school Breakfast and After School Clubs, as long as we feel that they will cope with it. Please speak to the main school office if you are interested in this.
• Projects, Plans & Routines – This term we will continue to find out all about the wonderful Season of Spring and the life cycles we see in our natural world, particularly focussing on frogs and butterflies.
• Daily Routine and Tapestry Online Journals – Every day the children in Nursery engage in Child Initiated Learning where they are encouraged to play and learn inside and outside, following their own interests. Our staff are all trained to observe, support, extend and plan next steps for the children during this time. We will be using the online learning journal, Tapestry, to share pictures and observations with parents. This will provide you and us with a record of the learning experiences your child is taking part in and we can celebrate together the progress they are making. Please make sure you look out for and then activate your Parent Tapestry account as soon as you can and please do see one of the Nursery staff if you have any problems accessing this.
• Preparing for School – This term we will increase our focus on the Reception Class transition for the school starters. We will continue to open up the EYFS outdoor areas for 2 or 3 afternoons a week so that our Nursery children can spend time in Wrens Reception classroom and garden and begin to familiarise themselves with the space and the staff who work in there. As the term progresses the school starters will eat their lunch in the hall and join the older children on the big field for playtime. There will be many opportunities for the children to share story times and a variety of activities with Mr Hart and the Wrens team.
• Foundation Phonics – We will continue to join in with ‘Foundations for Phonics’ small group sessions for our school starters in preparation for learning to read and write. As a school we use the ‘Little Wandle Letters and Sounds’ programme and Nursery provides a perfect opportunity to lay the best possible Phonics foundations for children. We will do this by singing nursery rhymes together, building children’s phonological awareness and by playing a variety of phonics games together; as well as introducing the first phonemes children will learn in Reception Class – ‘satpin’.
• First Aid Reporting to Parents – If your child has a minor accident at Nursery (falling over, cuts and grazes etc) we will always try to let you know in person at the gate during pickup time. We will also report these minor first aid instances on the Tapestry Learning Journal so please remember to check on there, particularly if you are concerned about something that we may have forgotten to tell you about!
• Spare Clothes and Welly Boots – As you know, we are a very hands on and messy Early Years Setting! The children WILL be getting dirty as they play and learn in Fledglings. It would be very helpful if you could please provide a spare set of clothes (and socks!!) for your child to change into if they get wet or dirty. We would also suggest sending in welly boots.
• Family Photos – Please could you send in a family photo (ideally with your child in it) that we can display in our Home Corner area. Or feel free to email me a picture and I will print it off at school. Many thanks to those of you who have already sent a photo in.
• Bike/Scooter Groups – On Wednesdays and Fridays the children will be taking part in bike and scooter groups on the big playground. If your child attends either/both of those days they are very welcome to bring their own bike/scooter into Nursery and use it in our bike group times. Please don’t forget to bring helmets if you have them too. Thanks.

We really appreciate all your support, please do speak to us if you have any concerns or worries at all. Alternatively feel free to drop me an email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or you can phone the school office on 01304 812539 and I will get back to you as soon as I can or we can arrange to have a meeting. Thank you.

Kind Regards,

Mrs Ervine, Sarah Daniels, Gemma Minter and Davina Andrews

Upcoming Dates for Nursery:-

• VE Day – Thursday 8^th May – more details to follow.
• Last day of Term 5 – Friday 23^rd
• Start of Term 6 – Monday 2^nd

Below you will find extra links to websites and documents which will give you additional guidance on organising some focussed learning at home if you choose. 

Starting with a Story - visit White Rose Maths for some activities based on stories.