Nursery
Welcome to Nursery!
We are so pleased that you have chosen West Town Lane Academy Nursery to begin your child's learning journey. Here you will find helpful information regarding your child's learning, key dates and events.
Nursery Staff
From left: Mrs Jackson, Miss Stephens, Mrs Burchill, Miss Chipato and Mrs Galliford
Teachers: Mrs Galliford & Mrs Burchill.
Keyworkers: Mrs Jackson, Miss Chipato
Support: Miss Stephens.
Daily Overview
Please note that we will be working towards the Daily Overview as the year progresses and the children settle into Nursery.
Term 3: What Makes A Good Pet?
Our enquiry this term is 'What Makes A Good Pet?'. We will be learning what kinds of animals make a suitable pet and why. We will be thinking about how best to care for a pet and how to keep pets happy, healthy and safe. We will be welcoming the children's pets into class and we will also be visited by a local vet.
We will be exploring a variety of texts to enhance our learning including 'What Pet To Get?', 'Dear Zoo', 'The Great Pet Sale', 'Thank You For Looking After Our Pets' and 'I'm Thinking of a Pet.' We will be continuing to develop our listening skills using Phase 1 phonics. We will be focusing on rhythm, rhyme and alliteration.
We will begin to deepen our understanding of early mathematical skills by developing fast recognition of objects, begin to match numeral with quantity and begin to compare quantities using language 'more than' and 'fewer than'. We will also look at numbers to five in greater depth looking closely at the composition of each number.
Key Dates:
First Day of the Term: Tuesday 7th January 2025
Last Day of the Term: Friday 14th February 2025
Stay and Play Dates:
Tuesday 14th January from 2:30pm to 3:10pm
Thursday 30th January from 2:30pm to 3:10pm
Celebration event at end of term - The Great Pet Show.
The first half of the week children will hold their Pet Show on Wednesday 12th February at 10:45am.
All other children will hold their pet show on Thursday 13th February at 2:15pm.
Please see below a list of useful links to support you:
FLORA (Families, Local Offer, Resources and Advice) provides information, advice, signposting and support for families who are in the early stages of identifying that their child may have additional needs. Call: 0117 352 6020 Email: FLORA@bristol.gov.uk
ERIC Potty training support https://www.eric.org.uk/guide-to-potty-training
Children's Centre Welcome - South Bristol Children's Centres (southbristolcc.org.uk)
The link below gives you more information on 15 hours and 30 hours of childcare funded by the government;
https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds
The link below gives you more information on 15 hours and 30 hours of childcare funded by the government;
https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds
