Nursery 2026 - 2027
Mrs Jones
Welcome to Nursery
Welcome to our wonderful nursery. We offer places for children who are 2 to 4 years old. Our Saplings room is run by Mrs Jones and Miss Peak where we provide a wonderful, nurturing space for our younger children. Our Cjestnut room, run by Mrs Harrodine is where our 3-4 year olds learn and play.
To enquire about a place for your child, please contact Mrs Reynolds in the school office on 01244 268600 or bursar@malpasalportpri.cheshire.sch.uk
We encourage the children to be as independent as possible in pre-school and there are many things you can do to support this at home. For example, encouraging your child to dress and toilet themselves independently, practice using cutlery, putting on shoes and hanging up coats and bags.
This term our learning is based around the story 'The Gingerbread Man'. We immerse ourselves in this text, both through Literacy learning and within the learning environment. We keep you informed of our learning each week through emailing and uploading weekly letters onto this page every Friday, as well as adding photos to our Class Dojo and Twitter, so that you can be involved in your child's learning alongside us!
Phonics
Our Daily Routine in Nursery
8.30- Door open for funky finger challenges
9:00 - 9:10 - Carpet time - Math challenge games are played (both classes)
9.10-9:50 - Adventure time (free flow play) Maths and literacy focus activities
9:50 - Carpet time - Word aware/Story time (2’s room songs) and RWI for our older children in Summer term
10.00- Snack time /Review of adventure time learning (2’s separate snack L&C)
10:30-11.30 - Garden adventure time and Wellcomm
11.30-11.45 - Literacy Time and Helicopter stories on Thursday and Friday (2’s stories, poetry and songs)
11:45- Lunchtime and free play all together
12:45 - happy breathing and brush our teeth
1:00 - Gross motor (Squiggle while you wiggle/ dough disco) activities
1:15 - Topic Focused Time
1.30-2.25- Adventure time; Enhanced provision set out
2.30 - Snack time /Review of adventure time learning
2.45- Story time/nursery rhyme of week (All together)
3.00- Home
Please note- some days our timetable will differ.
Polite Reminders
- Please ensure your child has brought a waterproof suit and wellingtons into school; a large part of our day involves being outdoors.
- Please ensure that your child has a small healthy snack for the afternoon. E.g. vegetable sticks, cherry tomatoes, breadsticks, cheese cubes, raisins, dried fruit. On Friday we have a small treat!
- Please send in a water bottle each day with your child’s snack.
- We have a lovely family photograph display board in class. Please could you send a photograph of your child with their family that we could add to the board, this helps your child to feel at home within our setting and gives them a sense of belonging.
Please remember that you can get in touch with us via Class Dojo, over the telephone and via email on saplings@malpasalportpri.cheshire.sch.uk we love to hear from you and if you have any worries, concerns or would just like to share something about your child. Our aim is to work with you to achieve the best possible outcomes for your child.
For more information about the Early Years Foundation Stage and about our EYFS Curriculum (Progression of Knowledge and Skills), please see the EYFS tab on the home page of our website.
