Welcome to Class 1

Welcome to Class 1, we are a mixed Nursery and Reception class for children aged 3-5. We support our children to be independent learners, gaining valuable life-long skills during their time with us. As a team, we guide the children to follow their own interests and ideas to ignite an enthusiasm for learning about the world through a play-based approach. Our approach is rooted in the characteristics of effective learning, helping the children to develop the confidence to play and explore, perseverance and joy in achieving what they set out to do and thinking critically by making links. We aim to promote the ‘thrill, will and skill’ in learning.

The children have a daily phonics lesson and a maths or literacy input each morning. During the afternoon, the children have an adult-led inputs around understanding the world, guided reading, expressive arts and design, R.E., personal, social and emotional development and P.E. We finish the day with fine and gross motor activities, such as, funky fingers, squiggle whilst you wiggle and pen disco – which the children greatly enjoy! Alongside this, the children have many regular opportunities to play and explore in both our indoor and outdoor environments.