Nursery

Team

LATEST NEWS FOR NURSERY - MARCH 2026

Important dates can be found on our home page as "Upcoming Events" but Nursery news and messages will be updated here. Please check weekly.

PE is every Tuesday AM and Thursday PM 

Please send your child to school in their PE kit if your child attends on these sessions.

Easter Bonnet Parade (Wednsday 25/3/26)

You are invited to make an Easter bonnet with your child to be sent into school on Monday 23/3/26. Your child will parade around the Nursery playground in their bonnets on Wednesday 25th at 1150am (for AM children and M, T W children) and at 3pm for PM children, full time children and W,T,F children).  PLEASE ARRIVAL EARLY TO SEE IT!

Wellies and spare clothes- Forest School sessions have commenced!

Thank you for sending in wellington boots for your child and allowing us to keep them in school. This enables us to vary the days we do outdoor learning depending on the weather and other commitments that occur over the week. Please ensure we also have a full set of spare clothes for your children to keep in school. We spend time outside whatever the weather and your child will need to be changed if they get wet. Many thanks

Sponsored event (18/3/26)

Please ask friends and family if they would like to sponsor your child (see letter sent out with sponsor form at the end of February).

Police Visit 18/3/26- supporting our topic "People Who Help Us"

School library books

Your child will receive a school library book for you to share at home. Please return them every Wednesday so that they can be changed for a new one.
Enjoy reading to your child at any time but bedtime is always a great time to snuggle with a book. Each of these moments creates an opportunity to build a deeper connection with your child and to build their language and literacy skills, too! Click this link for the snuggle up song... Snuggle up and choose a book - BBC Tiny Happy People

Email us your photos

Please send in photos for your children to talk about. Communication and language skills are of high priority in Nursery and Reception so please send in any family photos, or photos of events/activites for your child to discuss. They will get the chance to do so every week eg. a day out, a birthday (their own or close families), a party, celebration or festval, something they've made eg cakes, art work etc.  Any questions, please ask a member of the Nursery Team

Nursery Email- nursery@stjamespri.uk 

This is for strictly photos only. No messages will be responded to.

Support website for parents- CBeebies Parenting

Our St James Nursery is a wonderful environment for any young child who wants an excellent start to their journey of learning. We offer a range of sessions, mornings or afternoons, 5 days per week. Or parents may choose to send their child for two and half days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday AM or Wednesday PM, Thursday, Friday).
We also offer 30 hours free childcare for those children whose parents are eligible.
The Nursery day starts at 9am to 12pm (morning nursery) and 12.20pm to 3.20pm (afternoon nursery).

Children are safe and well cared for by our superb team of staff who are friendly and welcoming to our youngest children but also to parents and carers who may be unsure and anxious as their little ones make their first steps into their school journey.

Here at St James, we understand that the best way for children to learn is through play. Our school curriculum is designed with half termly topics that are are inspired by subjects that the children find interesting, teachers implement carefully planned activites that are designed to engage and motivate pupils whilst ensuring that their knowledge and skills are developed. As a school we have a passion for reading and therefore have a weekly book based curriculum that links to the half termly topic.  We also know that children learn best when following their interests, therefore in Nursery we have a balance of teacher directed tasks and child initiated activities, which allow children to develop to their full potential. Staff spend a great deal of time play partnering with children, following their lead and identifying their interests.

Through playing with the children, staff are modelling a range of skills, developing knowledge and supporting them to achieve their next steps. This ensures that pupils progress through the education programmes of the EYFS and develop in all seven areas of learning.

The seven areas of learning and development in the EYFS are:

• Communication and Language

• Personal, Social and Emotional Development

• Physical Development

• Literacy

• Mathematics

• Knowledge and Understanding of the world.

• Expressive Arts and Design 

We ensure that our children are included in the full life of the school, not only the physical environment but also attending assemblies and church visits for special occasions, involvement in whole school learning topics that result in lots of visitors to their classroom to share their learning!

Most of our Nursery pupils go on to attend our school but not all and we fully support all pupils in their transition to their chosen school. Attendance at our Nursery however does not automatically ensure a place in our school as Local Authority Admissions criteria apply.

If you are looking for a EYFS setting where your child develops their independence whilst in a nurturing environment, we would be delighted to meet you and encourage you to contact the school office so that a visit to the school can be arranged.

For more information about EYFS please go to our policies section for the EYFS policy.

 

Class Overview Document