1. Welcome to St Joseph’s Nursery Class

2. A wonderful start to Nursery Thank you
Mrs Holland Miss Keeshan
Pearl Class Teacher & White Class Teacher
EYFS Phase leader

3. Important things to know:
Nursery Hours 8.40am – 3.15pm (Soft Start from am)
Spare set of clothing in your child’s locker. (trousers, socks, pants, shirt)
All long hair to be tied back and NO NAIL VARNISH
Labelled water bottles – only with water
Packed lunches – healthy school – no nuts
Please label ALL clothing items
No toys please
Library books (Monday) .

4. Important things to know:
Birthdays – Own clothes and healthy treats (no nuts – we are a NUT FREE school)
Show and Tell (THREE CHILDREN PER DAY) Important part of our speaking and listening curriculum
ECAT – Every child a Talker setting – Top tips for talking
Time to talk to your teacher
(after pick up)

5. Uniform Lime Green School Sweatshirt with School Logo
Royal Blue Early Years T-Shirt
Navy Tracksuit trousers or navy shorts (Summer)
Grey socks
Black school shoes
Black Velcro plimsolls for indoor shoes
Wellie boots
Coat (dark colours including navy, black or dark grey)
PACT folder (book bag)
Please ensure a spare set of uniform is left in your child’s locker at all times in case of any ‘accidents’.

6. Parental Involvement in the Nursery
Pact Folders- The children place their pack folders – books bags in their lockers.
School Trips.
Tapestry – online learning journal
Special books Star Moments
Focus child sheet – sent home on a Monday to be returned on a Thursday
Show and Tell: Children will take turns to take home a show and tell box.
Reading afternoons – Monday from 2.45 to 3pm.
- Start date to be Confirmed
Stay and Play – Fridays from 8.40 to 9.10am
– Start date to be confirmed

7. What will your child be doing?
First 6 weeks are all about settling in- happy in their environment , making friends, gaining confidence to ask for help, separating from parent/carer with confidence.
PSED focus- making friends, sharing, turn-taking, independent in toilet routine.
Our curriculum is based on learning through play , practical real life activities , counting, mark making and reading for a purpose. For this reason role play is significant in assessing the children's skills.
Maths focus:
Counting 1-20
Recognise 1-10
Recognise basic shapes

8. What will your child be doing?
C&L Focus: Listen and maintain attention at circle time, follow simple instructions.
Literacy focus: Letters and Sounds – Phase 1
Name writing- No capitals please.
Chloe CHLOE
Other areas of learning: EAD, UW, PD, RE...planning and activities develop according to the children's’ development and needs.
Focus activity weeks – focus children

9. Weekly Activities Colour of the week Number of the week
Children bring in an object with our colour of the week
Number of the week
Focused learning to be carried out at home also
Letter of the week
Instruction to the alphabet before phonics

10. Behavioural Expectations in the Nursery
Catholic ethos of the school motivates us to create a peaceful and happy environment
Positive behaviour management strategies
Weather system used throughout the school
Good sitting, good listening… star of the day, make a fuss mum and dad!
Star of the Week Assemblies
Mark making awards
Time Out – will inform Parents of incident
Open door policy- inform any changes at home etc

11. Saint Francis School Houses Saint Anne Saint Benedict Saint Cecilia
siblings, house points, house masses, own clothes day,

12. Dates for your diary
Nursery Welcome Liturgy Wednesday October 11th 9.30 Infant/ KS1 Hall
Parents 1:1 Meetings – Thursday, 19th October 1pm- 7pm (Children to be collected 1pm)
Half- term: 23rd October -27th October
School Outing – 3 in the year – All dates to be confirmed

13. School Website http://www.st-josephs.islington.sch.uk/
Check our website for our curriculum information and our weekly blog.
Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter
Buying uniform and uniform expectations.
Parent Pay Please sign up for this in the school office!

14. Thank you for attending
Finally….
Parent Questions
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