Nursery
Welcome to Nursery at St. Theresa's.
We are very proud of how the children have settled into school life and how they are beginning to form excellent relationships with their peers.
The staff working in Nursery this year are Miss Clarke and Mrs Corbett
WE OFFER BOTH 15 HOUR AND 30 HOUR FUNDED PLACES FOR NURSERY CHILDREN
We are a class of children aged 3 and 4 years old. Our class teacher is Miss Clarke and our Teaching Assistant is Mrs Corbett. Every Thursday morning, the children will be taught by Mrs Foster.
We have morning sessions 8.45am until 11.45am and afternoon sessions 12.15pm until 3.15pm with some children choosing to stay full days with wrap-around care.
We wear a school uniform which is excepted, in line with the rest of the school. (tartan skirt/pinafore/ grey pants, white polo t-shirt, navy blue jumper/cardigan and black shoes.)
Please enquire in the school office if you are interested.
Nursery sessions run from 8.45-11:45, Monday to Friday for the children that attend 15 hours.
Children can take up a place in our Nursery after their third birthday.
For parents with 30-hour funding, if you would like your child to stay with us for lunch, you can book this at a cost of £4.00 per day.
Please, can we remind you that your 30-hour unique code will need to be refreshed every 3 months.
The children in our nursery will learn and develop ideas and skills through areas of learning including:
Prime Areas
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Physical Development
Communication and Language
Specific areas
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design
In order to plan efficiently, children’s progress and future learning needs are assessed and recorded through frequent observation. Ongoing assessment is an integral part of the learning and development process. Staff are involved in daily observations and assessments throughout their time in EYFS. They include a balance between child-initiated tasks and teacher-led activities in both the inside and outside learning environment. Observations are placed on each child’s learning journey.
Our aim is to enable your child to become self-confident, relaxed and happy in a supportive and caring environment. A large part of nursery is learning to be with others both at work and play. Children learn to socialise, to share and take turns, to put equipment away and to become responsible for their belongings. This helps your child to become a reliable, independent person who will have confidence in his/her own ability.
Snack
In Nursery children are provided with nutritious snacks at both AM and PM.
If your child has any medical conditions or allergies, please ensure that the staff are aware of this.
Lunch
The children eat their lunch every day in the nursery classroom, and we ask that you provide your child’s packed lunch if staying for wrap-around care.
Coats, bags and bookbags
Your child will have a coat peg with his/her name clearly displayed to hang up coats/bags and any spare clothing. Please ensure that your child always has an appropriate coat/waterproof jacket in school. Also, can you provide spare clothes just in case of any accidents or children getting wet during water play. Please make sure cardigans, jumpers and coats are clearly labelled too, so that no items of clothing are lost.
We invite you to send your child a pair of wellies and an all-in-one waterproof (puddle) suit if you would like to. This will allow them to access the outdoor provision in all weathers, and we really do enjoy splashing in the puddles!
Please label all belongings clearly with your child’s name.
PE
Our PE day is every Friday, the children are to come to school in their PE kits which they will stay in. The children can wear a school PE kit or anything suitable for sports. This can be shorts and T-shirt or, when the weather is colder a tracksuit.
Homework
Homework will be sent home every Friday along with a reading book for you both to share. All homework/reading books need to be returned the following Wednesday.
At our school, we believe that reading is about so much more than learning words on a page — it’s about discovering the joy and wonder that stories can bring. When you share your child’s reading book with them at home, it’s not just about getting them to read; it’s about enjoying that time together, talking about the story, and letting their imagination grow.
Snuggling up to read, laughing at funny characters, or talking about what might happen next helps children see that books are something to be loved, not just learned. These moments build confidence, spark curiosity, and create memories that last a lifetime.
So, when your child brings home their reading book, take a few minutes to share it together — explore the pictures, chat about the story, and most of all, enjoy the magic of reading side by side.
Illness
If your child has an illness, such as sickness and diarrhoea, we ask that you keep them off school for 48 hours after their last bout of the illness.
The Reading Rainbow Challenge
We also would like to introduce a challenge. The Rainbow Reading challenge has been designed to encourage parents to read more books at home with their child and help them develop a love for reading.
Every time you share a book at home with your child, and you comment on the reading record book, they will receive a sticker on their individual reading rainbow chart. Please make a note of any additional books you share with your child at home.
The order of the certificates follows the colours of the rainbow:
10 books-Reds
20 books-Orange
30 books- Yellow
40 books-Greens
50 books- Blue
60 books- Indigo
70 books -Violet
80 or more books - Gold coin certificate and prize.
We really appreciate all your help and look forward to moving your child across the Reading Rainbow to reach the Golden pot.
If you have any questions, please feel free to speak to any of the nursery team at any point. We will do our very best to help you.