Nursery
We would like to welcome you to South Molton Community Primary School Nursery, where the power of language and wonders of nature come together to create a unique and enriching learning environment for your child. Our Nursery is dedicated to fostering an enquiring mind, encouraging language development, enhancing communication skills and promoting a love for the outdoors,through a carefully designed curriculum.
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Language is at the heart of our curriculum. We understand that strong language skills are the foundation for all learning. Our language-led approach integrates rich vocabulary, storytelling, and encourages children to express themselves, ask questions, and engage in sustained shared thinking opportunities to promote and foster a love for words and communication to demonstrate a curiosity about the world around them.
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We are committed to creating an environment where every child is encouraged to reach their potential and beyond. Our Nursery provides opportunities for children to develop independence, work collaboratively and develop essential skills to listen and communicate as well as building relationships and encouraging essential personal, social and emotional skills. Our dedicated staff support each child's unique learning journey, ensuring they gain confidence and competence in expressing themselves in a supportive and inspirational environment.
Join us at our Nursery, where your child's growth and development are nurtured through the power of language, the joy of communication and the wonder of nature and the world around them. Together, we will create a foundation for lifelong learning and success.
Applying for a Nursery place
If you wish to make an application to the Nursery please submit the notice of interest form below. For further information, please make contact the school office on 01769 572198 or email admin@southmoltonprimary.devon.sch.uk
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South Molton Community Primary School Nursery
Our Learning
Week beginning 3rd March 2025
This week our focus in the nursery has been the concept of COLOUR. The children have started with naming colours as well as talking about mixing colours and developing the complexity of language to talk about shades of colour as well.
The concept language for feelings that we have focused on in the nursery this week is:
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Some of the stories we have been reading in the nursery this week include:
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?, Mixed,
The Day the Crayons Quit, Kippers Birthday and
The Blue Balloon.
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Some of the provision and activities that we have been using this week linked to this concept have included: matching colourful cars to different coloured and numbered parking bays, coloured and scented play dough, sorting coloured objects to matching containers in water with links to floating and sinking, colour mixing using primary colours and working together to create a colour table with a different focus colour each day.
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Our maths focus has included positional language, such as ‘on’, ‘under’, ‘over’, ‘through’ and ‘between’, to describe the position of objects, their own bodies or when describing simple route. The children have been supported to create simple routes around small-world scenes that link to familiar stories or children’s interests, using shape resources, such as pattern blocks and number shapes. The children have freely explored these resources through open-ended activities at first and then as children become more familiar with these, they can begin to use them for a particular purpose.
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Our phonics focus has included listening and syllables, rhyming and alliteration and sound knowledge along with focus activities to encourage oral segmenting and blending and tuning into initial sounds. Our focus nursery rhyme this week has been Baa,Baa Black Sheep.
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If you would like to support your child to develop their vocabulary linked to learning about colours is by integrating fun and interactive activities into daily routines. Encourage colour recognition by naming colours during playtime, mealtime, and while exploring outdoors (e.g., "Look at that red car!"). Provide opportunities for hands-on learning with activities like sorting objects by colour, finger painting, or using colourful building blocks. Reading books about colours and singing songs such as "I Can Sing a Rainbow" also reinforces learning in a playful way. Allow children to experiment and explore freely, praising their discoveries to boost their confidence and curiosity. Keep it fun, natural, and engaging!
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I hope you find this summary useful to continue discussions around this learning concept with your child.
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Thank you for your support
Miss Simpson EYFS Lead
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'We understand that all children develop at their own pace, and that we’re all learning from birth. When it’s time to start school, some children will need more help than others.
There are key skills* that schools expect children to be learning before their first day. Practising these will make your child’s journey to Reception as positive as possible.'
There’s lots you can do at home to build your child’s confidence and independence, helping them feel emotionally and practically prepared to start school.
*We are calling this document the ‘Starting Reception’ definition. Some people/organisations refer to this as ‘school readiness’.
Link to page for more information: https://startingreception.co.uk/
