Nursery
A warm welcome to St Malachy's Nursery
In our nursery, we strive to create a nurturing and positive environment where all children can grow their personal, social, emotional development, faith, friendships, and their learning. St Malachy's nursery class is a place where every child is recognised as special, unique, and loved by God.
Meet The Nursery Team
Class Teacher - Miss Richardson
Teaching Assistants - Mrs Russell, Miss Barker, Miss Robertson, Miss Carter
Our Day at Nursery
Our school day begins at 8.45 am
Parents and guardians collect children at 3.00 pm
An Outline of Our Learning This Term - Autumn 2
Literacy
During Autumn 2 in Literacy we will be focusing on the following stories: Room on the Broom, We're Going to Find the Monster and The Gingerbread Man.
Phonics
In Phonics, Nursery will continue to play environmental sound games, sing, rhyme and begin to develop a phonological awareness, recognising words with the same initial sound.
Maths
This term the children will continue to work on their numeracy skills, beginning to subitise up to 3. As well as matching, sorting and recognising pattern.
Kinetic Letters
The children will be making their bodies stronger for learning letter shapes using the Kinetic Letters handwriting scheme.
Personal Social Emotional Development
Nursery will continue to develop their sense of self and community.
Understanding the World
During Autumn 2, Nursery will have opportunities to explore the natural world around them.
RE
Nursery will continue to pray each day, noticing God's wonderful things and learn that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.
Expressive Art and Design
The children will create artwork inspired by our Literacy stories and rhymes. Nursery will also be working together on Christmas music projects in preparation for our Christmas Nativity!
Physical Development
The children will take part in weekly football sessions with Manchester City, where they will have opportunities to play games and refine a range of ball skills including throwing, catching and kicking.
