Welcome to Nursery - Champion Class
Champion is a Nursery class and the teachers are Miss Ryder & Mr Fawcett.
Welcome to Champion Class!
Autumn 1:
It has been a pleasure welcoming all of our new pupils to Carlton Primary School and welcoming back some of our current pupils after the summer break.
The half term we have focused on the theme of 'I wonder what is special'. From this we have spent time getting to know each other, learning about each others family, making new friendships and building upon our Nursery routines. The children have blown us away with their confidence and maturity! We are super excited for the year ahead together.
Later in the half term we started to learn about people who help us at school and within our community. We especially enjoyed welcoming a number of visitors into our school to hear all about their special roles. This included visits from a dentist, a vet, a farmer, a refuse collector, the firefighters and the police. We are so greteful for all of our visitors for visiting us in their spare time and providing our children with these rich learning experiences. At the end of the half term we celebrated our learning through a dress up day, where the children came dressed as who they would like to be when they are older. This was a day full of fun and endless role play opportunities!
We are looking forward to Autumn 2, where we will be focusing on the theme of 'I wonder what we celebrate'.
2026 Nursery Autumn 1
🌼 Welcome to Carlton Nursery! 🌼
We had the best time visiting all of your homes, welcoming you into class for a stay and play and seeing lots of your faces at our summer fayre.
We’re so excited to start this wonderful journey with all of our new starters in September and welcome back many of our current friends too!
We are currently getting Champion class ready with lots of fun resources, toys, games, books and much more.
Our first topic will be 'I wonder what is special', where we will spend time getting to know each other and our families, exploring our new classroom and learning about our community and school.
We can’t wait to get to know you and make this a great year together. We will see you all very soon! 🌈✨
OUR PROVISION & DAILY ROUTINES:
Both in the classrooms and in our outdoor area we have a variety of areas of provision so that all the children can access different resources to develop their skills. Children’s interests drive curiosity and exploration, with the environment and provision being key for children to develop and progress their own ideas to help them become capable independent learners. We recognise that every child is an individual and unique and setting challenges and questioning provides children with wider learning opportunities. At Carlton, we believe working together with families and the community is highly important to support children.
Session Times: Providing a safe and secure environment helps children to develop the confidence to begin to explore and experiment. The routines we have are important in developing this sense of security.
- Front Week – Mon/Tue 8.45 am – 3.15 pm and Weds 8.45 am – 11.45 am
- Back Week – Weds 12.20 pm – 3.15 pm and Thu/Fri 8.45 am – 3.15 pm
Some of our children will be with us for 30 hours each week and attend all sessions. You will bring your child to the Early Years Playground entrance and they will be greeted by the class teacher there every morning at the Nursery classroom door. This will be where you come and collect your child on collection too.
CHAMPION CLASS CLOAKROOM:
This is where you will come into your classroom every day, and put away your things before the start of the sessions. Your peg will have your picture and name on it to look for.
CARPET TIME:
Each day starts with ‘Carpet time’ where we will all sit together, do the register and then do a focussed learning activity. This could be based on numbers, stories, speaking and listening, or topic work depending on what we are learning about that week.
SNACK TIME:
We have time set aside in the morning for ‘snack time’ where the children can sit together, have some fruit, milk/water and chat or a story.
DISCOVERY TIME:
After carpet time, children have time to discover and learn through play. The activities and provision put out helps to guide the children’s knowledge but also give them the chance to create their own games and develop their skills. During this time, children are able to interact freely with their friends, both in the classroom and outside. They will also take part in group activities or individual tasks led by staff. Towards the end of the session, we stop for tidy-up time and then settle on the carpet with a small carpet session and a story before getting ready for lunch. This routine is then repeated in the afternoon with different activities.
To find out what we will be learning about check out our topic overviews here.
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