Nursery R & V 2025 - 2026
Mrs Roche
Mrs Vaughan
We would like to begin by saying 'Welcome Back!' to our Nursery class we have a busy and exciting half term to look forward to.
On this page you will find information about the current topic, news and updates regarding special events and dates to remember as well as access to photographs of the children and the fun things they have been doing whilst in school.
The class teachers for Nursery this school year are Mrs Roche (class NR) with Miss Holt and Mrs Vaughan/ Mrs Akhtar (class NJ) with Mrs Hodge. Also, Mrs Millington Stubbs work with the children throughout the week.
Let’s Learn through Animals
Our topic for Summer 1is ‘Animals’ this topic supports the children to have a greater understanding of our living world around us and how animals and change and grow over time, just like us! In investigation lessons we will also explore different animal habitats by looking at our pets that live at home, farm animals that live on a farm, wild animals from other countries that we find in a zoo and native wild animals that we find in woods. Through our Literacy focus texts, we will be looking at animals but also rhyming with our texts Chicken Licken which is a Ladybird first favourite Tales and Oi Frog! By Kes Gray and Jim Field.
We will place a large emphasis on ‘Communication and language’ by supporting children to use ne vocabulary, speak using simple sentences and be confident to ask and answer questions. This half term we are continuing to use our new ‘FANTASTIC Foundations’ scheme. In line with the rest of the school.
In Maths children will be developing their confidence with sequencing, positional language, more than and fewer, 2D and 3D shapes and number formation.
Following the foundations scheme of ‘Little Wandle Letters and sounds’ the children will be learning the following phonemes playing different games and practising their blending skills.
This term the sounds we are learning are
Week 1: j
Week 2: v
Week 3: w
Week 4: y
Week 5: z
We will continue to use our 'Rainbow challenge’. This is used by the children during their ‘continuous provision time’ after adult input lessons. It is broken up into different areas/tables for the children to learn and play e.g. the ‘Construction area’ or the ‘Writing table’ or the ‘Reading corner’ and each are associated with a specific colour. Children are encouraged to explore their whole environment throughout the week and in doing so gain a coloured lollipop stick for each area they have engaged with. If they complete the Rainbow they are rewarded with a sticker and a prize at the end of the week.
We continue to place a large emphasis on children’s personal, social and emotional development skills and will endure to support them to be resilient, independent and confident learners that enjoy coming to school, learning and playing alongside their friends.
In addition, we will continue each week to engage in a ‘Music Assembly’ whereby the children sing songs and explore sound and instruments. We will also have a celebration assembly each Friday to award our ‘Stars of the week’and their Rainbow challenges. During this half term parents and carers will have the opportunity to come into school for Celebration Assembly and see their child receive their certificate on Thursday 30th April in the School Studio at 9am.
Please see the 'Files to download' section below to find out more about your child's daily timetable and curriculum.
Reminders:
As we are now into our Summer term please send a lightweight coat with your child everyday as the weather can change and be sunny in the morning but may rain in the afternoon. Please make sure your child is bringing a water bottle to school which they can access throughout the day to stay hydrated.
As the weather is changeable please also make sure with improving weather you are sending appropriate sunny weather items e.g. sun hat, water bottles and applying sun cream to your child in the morning when required.
We would like to remind all parents that as part of your child’s school uniform. Please have a spare set of clothes in school at all times. This is in case there are any toileting accidents or messy play mishaps. It is an expectation that children come to school toilet trained but we appreciate this isn’t always so easy and will support them as best we can in school.
Homework – Once all the children are settled we will start to send home their homework book which is sent home on a Friday and must be returned by the following Wednesday AM.
Thank you for your support, we look forward to our continued work with you this year!
Application for Reception September 2026 Has now closed and you will have been informed by your local authority if your child has a place in your chosen Reception class for their start in September 2026.
Diary dates:
Thursday 30th April Celebration Assembly
Wednesday 20th May End of Term.
In response to our parent survey, we introduced our weekly 'In the loop' newsletter which tells you each week what the children have been learning about and shares upcoming dates and things to remember. This is sent out via Tapestry so please do ensure you access it. If you have any problems let your child's class teacher know.
One final message...
Here in Early years at Ashbury meadow primary school we put every effort into building strong relationships with our pupils so that school is a place they not only enjoy, and feel safe but THRIVE and communication and Language forms the foundation of this, please take a few minutes to watch this TED talk which encompasses our ethos
How Every Child can Thrive by Five by Molly Wright