Welcome to the Early Years Foundation Stage!​

Introducing the Nursery Class...

Miss Halima Begum

Nursery Teacher

Faye Kitchener

Nursery Nurse and Forest School Coordinator

Mary Leahy

 Nursery Teaching Assistant
Hello. My name is Miss Halima and I am the Nursery class teacher this year.
I have always had a great interest in EYFS. Therefore, I decided to pursue my education and achieve qualified teacher status (QTS) in early years. 

I love how children use their imaginations to create fabulous ideas, I love their passion whilst exploring learning through indoor and outdoor play. Childhood is such a vital part of life so it must be celebrated. 
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I am honoured to be a part of their childhood journey and grow together as a team! ​

A Typical Day in Nursery

  • Within the classroom you can expect to see children participating in a variety of child initiated and teacher led sessions. 
  • Your child's class teacher and TA’s will be observing the children and documenting their achievements. 
  • At different points throughout the day your child will work directly with one of the teachers or TA’s in either a small group activity or whole class activity. ​

Food and Snacking

  • All children in Reception, KS1 and KS2 are entitled to a free school dinner in Tower Hamlets schools. At this present time this does not include Nursery aged children.
  • A hot 3 course meal is provided daily. (£2.30 per day)
  • Menus will be sent home each term or alternatively, can be viewed on the school website.
  • If you prefer your child can bring a packed lunch.
  • All meals are eaten in Nursery Classroom.
  • Nursery children have access to water, fruit and a healthy snack throughout the day. 
  • If your child has a food allergy or cannot have a food item please inform the school office.
  • Snack money is 50p per week and paid termly to the Nursery Class Staff directly.

Things to consider...

  • Many children will have similar clothes, please make sure that items of clothes are clearly labelled, especially jackets and coats. 
  • Please ensure that your child can manage their own clothing and foot ware. (No belts or laced shoes!!!)
  • Please remember to inform the school office before 9.00am if your child is ill and will be absent from school. 
  • Inform the school immediately of any change of address, email, home telephone number, mobile telephone number, or any other emergency contact information. (English)
  • If your child needs medicine during the day you will need to fill in a consent form. 
  • We are unable to apply sun cream, please make sure that you apply this before school if needed.

A Typical Timetable...

  • Welcome and self register.
  • Communication Language and Literacy 
  • Numeracy 
  • Free flow – Continuous Provision
  • Purposeful Play (Focussed Activities)
  • Singing 
  • Topic / RE
  • Story 
  • Forest School

How can I support my child?

  • Talk and read with your child.
  • Sing counting rhymes and songs.
  • Help your child to become independent with dressing/undressing  and going to the toilet.
  • Help your child to recognise their own clothes, coat, bag and belongings.
  • Give lots of praise!
  • Don’t rush your child through the learning.
  • Use the correct vocabulary.
  • Attend workshops to support your child’s learning.
  • Practise using a knife and fork.
​Please send into school any empty cardboard boxes (flat packed and no bigger than cereal packet size for ease of storage), empty egg boxes, kitchen rolls or any other unusual packaging! No glass please. These useful items go in our creative making areas so the children are able to produce their own models.

Downloads

What to Expect, When? - fabulous guide which takes parents through the expectations of each age band in the EYFS and how you can support your children. Please have a read!
What to Expect When EYFS.pdf
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