Pre-School

Welcome to  Pre-School!

 

Dream Big, Dare to Fail 

Welcome to the Orchard Primary Academy Pre-School Class Page.

We hope that you find the information on this page useful. If you have any further questions please speak to a member of  Early Years Staff staff.

Our Class name is:

'Acorn' 

 

The Pre-School classroom can be found in the Orchard Primary Academy Early Years Building.

 

Staff

 

                   

Mrs Wood - Room Leader 

The Room Leader is also supported by,

 

 

 Miss Watson - Early Years Teaching Assistant 

       

 Parental Partnerships 

 At Orchard Primary Academy we value parental partnership. We understand that an effective partnership between school and home will have a positive impact on children’s learning.

We communicate with parents in various ways which include Arbor, Twitter, Facebook and Tapestry.

Arbor app allows us to send text messages, and letters to share information. You can also use this to pay for trips and dinners. We will use your email address to activate your account.

Facebook

The Academy Facebook page can be accessed by following the link below:

    Tapestry 

At Orchard Primary Academy, we use an online journal provider called ‘Tapestry’ to collect and store your child’s electronic ‘Learning Journey’.

Tapestry allows you to login with a secure username and password so that you can view photographs, videos and observations of your child’s learning.

You can like and comment on observations that we add for your child. You can also add your own observations. Please click the image below to access Tapestry

                                                                                                                                                              

Key Date

 

 

 

This half term we are learning.....

 Our Topic this half term is called:

If You Go Down to the Woods....

Author/Book Focus

During our 'Topic' we will be sharing the following books:

 

 

         

    Nursery Rhyme Focus

At Orchard Primary Academy, we learn a range of Nursery Rhymes throughout our time in the Early Years. Nursery Rhymes are important as they help us to develop key skills. These include:

• Learning new words and extending our vocabulary
• Learning early Maths skills such as counting aloud using finger movements and actions
• Developing social skills such as turn-taking
• Learning different beats and rhythms
• Develop positive relationships between children and adults.

This half term we will be focusing upon learning these Nursery Rhyme

 

 

 

Home Learning Menu   

 At Orchard Primary Academy Pre-School your child can take part in activities listed in our 'Home Learning Menu'. Each of the activities will earn your child points which can be exchanged for prizes. The Activities are divided into three categories:

1. Wellbeing activities
2. Reading, writing and maths activities
3. Creative tasks

 These menus will not change and teachers have developed them for the rest of the school year.

If home learning tasks are completed, they will be marked/acknowledged by the teacher.

Click on the image below to open the Pre-School Home Learning Menu to view in further detail:

                                  STAY AND PLAY MORNINGS/AFTERNOONS                            

                              Throughout the year, parents are asked to join us for stay and learn                                            sessions

  Please ask your child's keyworker about the next session.

Number Day

  

                                      

         Click on the NHS logo for toilet training tips

 Click on the link below for Speech and language development information and tips.

       https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/baby/learning-to-talk/  

       Links to try at home

              

 

 Nursery Rhymes   CBeebies  Story Time at Home

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