Cadbury Class
Welcome to the Nursery Class Page
We are Cadbury Class!
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Mrs Heatlie - Class Teacher (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) |
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| Mrs Nair - Teaching Assistant |
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| Mrs House - Teaching Assistant |  |
| Mrs May - Teaching Assistant |  |
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Mrs Vaughan - Teaching Assistant (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) |
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Miss Willson - Teaching Assistant (currently on maternity leave) |
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The nursery offers both 15 hours and 30 hours per week during term times, depending on individual funding. These are provided in either a morning, an afternoon or all-day sessions. The Nursery offers an early drop for a £2 Charge. Extra sessions can be offered depending on Nursery availability. These sessions will have an extra charge of £15 for 3 hours. We do not accept children under 3 years of age.
- AM: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 12:00
- PM: Monday to Friday 12:00 to 15:00
- All-day: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 15:00
Please see our Nursery Admissions policy below. Please note that Shatterlocks Nursery is open term time only in line with Shatterlocks Infant School and will be closed for bank holidays and up to 5 inset days (staff training days) per year.
Nursery-Admission-Policy-2022.pdf
Our topics this year are:
Term 5
Welcome back we hope you had a great Easter break and are looking forward to a fun new term.
This term we have lots of exciting activities planned.
This terms topic is Gardens and Growing
This term we will be learning about gardens and growing. We hope to plant our own seeds and grow some beans and sunflowers. Not only will we be seeing how plants grow, but we will also look at ourselves, how we have changed since we were babies. We will try different foods that we might get from the garden. We will also learn about a variety of stories and songs linked to gardens and growing.
We will also be learning some Makaton signs they are for please and thank you.
Special Events
7th May – New intake Meeting for Shatterlocks Reception Starters
8th May – VE day Celebrations – more info to follow.
Please could children bring in sunhats and have suncream applied before they arrive at nursery. Many thanks
Term 4
Welcome back we hope you had a lovely break and are looking forward to a fun new term.
This term we have lots of exciting activities planned.
This terms topic is All Creatures Great and Small
We will be learning about different types of animals from dinosaurs, jungle and farm animals to our own pets. We will be learning all sorts of fun facts and information. To add to the excitement there will be an opportunity to watch some caterpillars grow and change into butterflies.
Special Events/Activities/News
World Book Day – Thursday 6th March
Science Week – 10th- 14th March
Red Nose Day – Friday 21st March
Easter Bonnet Parade and crafts – Monday 31st March at 2pm
Term 3
Welcome back we hope you have had a lovely Christmas break and look forward to a fun new term. Also a warm welcome to our new January starters and our new Teacher joining us Mrs Heatlie.
This terms topic is People who help us!
We will be learning all about different people in our community that help us in different ways. We will be sharing our own experiences at the doctors and dentist and talking about the importance of cleaning our teeth. We will also be exploring other jobs including police officers, fire fighters, the RNLI and builders. We will be exploring these job roles using the help of the Paw Patrol! If you have any expertise in these areas, please share we always like to welcome visitors to tell us how they help our community.
Information for the term:
Special Events/Activities/News
Multi Cultural Arts week – 27/01/25
Class photographs – 28/01/25
Reminders
PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE APPLIED FOR YOUR SCHOOL SPACE IF YOUR CHILD
IS STARTING SEPTEMBER 2025! If you need support with this please speak to
Mrs Buddle and you can come into the Nursery office and we can help.
Primary school places - Kent County Council
The Closing Date is 15th January 2025
· Nursery Bag to be brought in every session with a change of clothes.
· Nappies and wipes to be brought in with enough to cover for their
session.
· Can we ask that clothing is labelled with your child’s name clearly
displayed.
As we enter the winter, please can you ensure your child has a warm coat, hat,
gloves and wellies if needed. We like to be outside and exploring in all
weathers.
Term 2
Colours and Materials
We will be learning all about colours and materials through lots of different stories including ‘The 3 little pigs’, ‘Elmer’ and ‘Brown bear, brown bear’. We also look forward to our special activities including fireworks, Poppy day, Children in Need and of course Christmas!
Reminder on the 5th November school applications open! Please see Mrs Buddle if you need any help.
Here is the link for applications:
Special Events/Activities/News
We have some exciting things coming up this term.
Children in Need Friday 15th November Stay and play afternoon
All parents and children are invited in to do lots of fun activities with their children and we also hope to raise some funds whilst having fun!
We will be closed on Friday 29th November as this is a staff development day.
It’s never to early to mention CHRISTMAS! We will be inviting you all parents and children to join us in our Christmas songs and craft afternoon. This will be on the Friday 13th December in the afternoon.
Christmas party date will be Thursday 19th December – ALL children are welcome to attend. We will be playing lots of fun games as well as having some party food (the list will go up a week before).
As we enter the winter, please can you ensure your child has a warm coat, hat, gloves and wellies if needed. We like to be outside and exploring in all weathers.
Term 1
Marvellous Me!
We have had a busy first full week at nursery! This week we have spent some time getting to know our teachers and making lots of new friends! We have thoroughly enjoyed playing with the toys in our nursery and getting to enjoy our brilliant outside area too! Please speak to any staff member if you need any support or guidance with starting Nursery.
