Welcome to the Spring Term 1 in Year Nursery
Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome to St Anne’s Nursery, or welcome back to those of you returning!
We hope you have all had a wonderful six-week holiday, filled with lots of fun, laughter and special moments, and that you have made plenty of new memories together.
We are so excited to welcome everyone back and begin another fantastic year of learning, exploring and making memories together. We can’t wait to see all of our children and hear about everything they have been getting up to over the holidays!
If you would like to send in any pictures from your holidays so we can share them with your friends in nursery, please send them to r.hart425@st-annes-pri.durham.sch.uk.
Please find below some information about the Autumn Term in our class that you may find useful.
If you have any questions or would like any further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch. We are always happy to help!
Important Information for Autumn Term
School Uniform
Our school uniform consists of:
- Black or grey trousers, shorts, joggers, skirt or dress
- Blue polo shirt
- Burgundy school jumper or cardigan
Please remember that children will get dirty and messy during their time at nursery as they are busy exploring, investigating and having fun!
Our nursery motto is:
“A happy child is a messy child!” 🥰
We would appreciate it if you could provide a bag containing spare clothing, including spare pants, socks/tights and a change of uniform. Please ensure all items are clearly labelled with your child’s name.
Please also bring a water bottle containing water for your child to access throughout the school day.
Milk and snack will be provided during snack time at nursery.
PE Days
Our PE days are every Thursday afternoon.
Following the school’s uniform policy, we recommend that children wear plain joggers or shorts, a plain T-shirt and their school jumper on PE days.
Tasty Thursday
We have noticed that some of our children are becoming a little more selective and picky when it comes to trying different foods. A few years ago, we introduced a special theme day called ‘Tasty Tuesday’ to encourage children to explore, prepare and taste a variety of new foods.
This year, Tasty Tuesday will become Tasty Thursday! Each week, the children will have the opportunity to help prepare food where appropriate, as well as cook, bake and explore different ingredients. Most importantly, we will encourage the children to have a go at tasting something new.
We received lots of positive feedback from parents and carers, and the children really enjoyed getting involved and trying new foods.
We have therefore decided that Tasty Thursday is something we would love to continue as part of our nursery experiences. We hope it will encourage children to develop a positive relationship with food, try new things and have lots of fun along the way
Nursery Donations
At nursery, we love getting involved in lots of exciting experiences, including messy play, playdough, baking, hot chocolate after outdoor play, biscuits, Tasty Thursdays, picnics and much more!
We would really appreciate a small donation of £1 per week to help us fund these experiences and resources, allowing us to make your child’s nursery journey as happy, exciting and fun as possible.
Wrap Around Care
We now offer Wrap Around Care, with two options available:
- 3:30pm–4:30pm – £4.00
- 3:30pm–6:00pm – £9.00
Friday Tuck Shop
Starting Friday 11th September, we will be introducing a Friday Tuck Shop in school.
- Each Friday, children will have the opportunity to enjoy a tasty chocolate treat.
- If you would like your child to have a chocolate treat, please send 50pinto school on the day in an envelope clearly labelled with your child’s name.
- Thank you for your support!
Below, I have listed the books that we will be reading this term. We also have a little library on the Nursery Porch, where you can find copies of these books, along with many other books of interest.
I would love to see pictures of your children enjoying these stories and reading the books at home!
Yours sincerely
Mrs Hart
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