Pre-School & Nursery

Welcome to  Pre-School!

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.

Session times are 8.45-11.45

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,  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

This year we will be learning 

In pre-school, we will cover the EYFS foundation stage curriculum through an overarching theme. This will change each term and links to the enhancements to provision within the classroom.  

Autumn:

Marvellous Me! 

& Let's Celebrate!

Spring: 

If You Go Into The Woods

 Walk On The Wild Side

Summer

Roots, shoots and muddy boots.

 We All Go Travelling By 

This term we are learning.....

 Our Topic this term is called:

Marvellous Me! 

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 Letter

home learning parent letter.pdf

                                  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

         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

Welcome to Nursery! 

Welcome to the Orchard Primary Academy Nursery 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 Nursery Staff.

Our Class name is: 'Blossom'

The Nursery classroom can be found in the Early Years Building.

At Orchard Primary Academy Nursery, play is at the heart of everything we do.

Play comes instinctively to children. Play is fun, immersive and crucial to child development. Children challenge themselves through play, explore how the world works, work through emotions and learn that other people have thoughts and feelings too.

Through play, children develop the characteristics to be able to thrive and become life long learners.

Staff

 The Blossom class staff are:

Mrs Vokes

Nursery Room Leader 

The Nursery Room Leader is also supported by:

                                     Mrs Larter                                     Miss Whitfield (PM)

                     Early Years Teaching Assistant                     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, Facebook and Tapestry.

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

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:

 Important Information

Blossom Class PE Day: Friday

On this day, children can come to school in their PE kits for the whole session.

Please ensure your children has the following PE kit - 

- Plain white T-shirt or polo shirt.

-Plain black shorts or black bottoms.

Key Dates

 Wednesday 2nd September - school open for existing children

Monday 7th September - New children starting nursery

Nursery Rhyme Time

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. This includes:

• 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 Rhymes:

'Twinkle, twinkle little star', 'Head, shoulders, knees and toes', 'Baa, baa, black sheep', 'Incy wincy spider' 'Humpty Dumpty' and 'One Finger, One Thumb'.

Click on the videos to listen to the rhymes and songs.

This half term we will be learning ...

                               Our topic is called  - Marvellous Me

We will be able to name parts of our bodies and begin to draw ourselves.

We will be able to talk about who is in our family.

We will begin to be aware of how we are similar and different to each other.

Gross and Fine Motor Skills....

We will be mark making in a variety of ways to draw lines, circles, zigzags and we will be focusing on recognising and writing our first names.

We will be working on our fine motor skills through cutting, drawing, balancing, sorting and dough disco! getting ready to starting writing our own names.

Using these kind of skills are not only fun but help your child to strengthen their hand and finger muscles for not only writing/mark making but also important like skills such as zipping up their coat, fastening buttons and using a knife and fork to eat.  

Author Focus

 This half term we will be focusing on these books:     

We will be reading and sharing the books - 'My First Day at Nursery' by Becky Edwards, 'Maisy's Goes to Nursery' by Lucy Cousins, 'Peace at last' by Jill Murphy, 'Leaf Man' by Lois Elhert and 'We're Going on a Leaf Hunt' by Steve Metzger.