Nursery

Welcome to FS1 

2024-2025 

Class Teacher: Mrs Anderson 

Teaching Assistant: Miss Channing 

Welcome to FS1, I hope that you have all had a happy and safe holiday. A very warm welcome to our new children and families, I am sure the children will all settle quickly into school life. A big welcome back to those children who have already started their school journey. I am sure they will help us to show the new children what to do too. 

I am very excited for the new school year and to be starting at Holy Family Catholic Primary School. I have been a teacher for many years, but FS1 is my favourite place to be. I have a family of 5 who keep me very busy at home as well as 2 cats and a dog. I enjoy reading and gardening in my spare time. 

Please remember the FS1 door is always open and if you have any queries or questions regarding your child or their education please do not hesitate to ask one of the FS1 staff. 

Just a few reminders: 

• Our morning session starts at 8.45 and finishes at 11.45. The afternoon session is 12.25 till 3.25. Please inform the office is someone else is collecting your child from school. 

• Please make sure that the office staff have your up to date contact details. 

• Please inform the office if your child is absent. 

• Please ensure your child brings a coat as we head into the cooler months, on wet days please also bring wellies for your child. We like to be outside in all weathers!  

• Make sure that your child comes to school in correct uniform, including ties and suitable footwear. 

• Please remember to label all your child's clothes. 

• Please provide your child with a water bottle. 

I am looking forward to an exciting and very busy year ahead and I can’t wait to start our learning journey together. 

Mrs Anderson

Back to School Prayer 

Thank you God for this new day, 

In my school to work and play, 

Please be with me all day long, 

In every story, game and song. 

Amen 

The children have lots of opportunities to develop their gross motor skills in our outdoor area. Gross motor skills are important for developing healthy bodies and social and emotional well-being.

In maths the children have been comparing objects by their size. They have been using the language of big, little, small and large. We even introduced medium too.

In Phonics we have been developing the children's awareness of rhyme. We have listened to rhyming stories, played rhyming pairs and made some rhyming soup! 

We have enjoyed exploring first hand the changing marvels of the weather and the seasons. We were very excited to explore snow and ice. We found that when we held the ice in our warm hands it melted and when we put it on the salt it melted too.

In RE the FS1 children have been learning about Jesus' story. They learnt that God loves us and gave us his only son. They found out about the long journey that Mary and Joseph made to Bethlehem and that Jesus was born in a stable and placed in a manger.

We celebrated Anti- bullying Week by making a 'Respect Rainbow'. We talked about ways we could show respect and added them to our 'Respect Rainbow'.

The Nursery and Reception children have been taking part in World Nursery Rhyme Week. Nursery rhymes are incredibly important to early childhood development and education. They help to develop early language and literacy skills, numeracy skills and social, physical and emotional skills. They are also lots of fun! The children have have learnt 5 rhymes and have completed the 'Rhyme a Day' challenge by singing the nursery rhymes and taking part in supporting activities. They even performed one of the rhymes at our Celebration Assembly.

In Music the children have been learning about music from a range of cultural and religious celebrations, including Diwali and Hanukkah. We enjoyed dancing with streamers to Diwali music and playing traditional Jewish instruments.

We watched an animation about Remembrance Day. We painted poppies and talked about why we wear them. 

We have enjoyed creating a Wintery Woodland in our classroom. We have started off this half term by reading Stick Man. We drew our own Stick Man and thought of other adventures that Stick Man might have.

In RSE the nursery children have learnt that we are created and loved by God. They have learnt about their uniqueness and celebrated their differences. They have also learnt about their amazing bodies and how to look after them.

This week we are learning about two very important black women as part of our 'Black History Week' in school. We have learnt about Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, a very special person who helps take care of people and who also helps other nurses know how to take care of people. We also learnt about Maresia Liburd-Spencer who helped to set up 'Black Deaf UK'. We have been very busy learning about the role of nurses and have been looking after each other in the role play area. We have also learnt some BSL too.

FS1- Phonics

In phonics the children have been developing their awareness of sounds made by instruments. 

Art

In FS1 the children have been exploring mark making using pencils. The children have produced their own self portraits.

RE - Baptism

This week in EYFS the children have been learning about how we enter God's family through Baptism.  The children acted out a Baptism and enjoyed lots of activities related to Baptism in the provision.

Literacy - Reading

FS1 children developing their early enjoyment and understanding of books by visiting 'The Reading Room'.

The Reading Shed

Autumn Animal Antics

Busy Builders

The children have been very busy constructing structures in continuous provision.

ROCK STARS

We had lots of fun counting and singing number rhymes on Thursday and of course a little bit of guitar playing too!

RE 

In RE we have been learning about the Creation Story and how God made our beautiful world and everything in it. We sent bubble prayers thanking God for the things he made.

The FS1 children explored their immediate environment this week with a walk around school. The children really enjoyed getting to know their school and the people who work in it. We visited lots of different places!

Art and Design in FS1

In Art and Design we have been exploring mark making through different drawing materials. We have had great fun using crayons, felt tips and chalks to make lines, dots, shapes and patterns.

Maths in FS1

In maths we have been learning about colours. We have been recognising, naming and matching colours. We even went on our own colour hunt!

FS1 Phonics

This week in phonics we have continued to improve our listening skills. we listened carefully to the sounds that we can hear around us both inside and outside. We also explored drumming. We watched someone drumming and then we did some drumming too. We practised drumming fast, slow, loudly and quietly on different surfaces. We noticed that when we drummed on different surfaces we created different sounds.

New School Year 2024-2025