Welcome to

Castleton Primary School and Children's Centre

Dragonflies

Welcome to Dragonflies!

Our exciting Nursery classroom is a wonderful place where the children are inspired to learn.

We believe that children should have fun as they discover and explore the nursery setting. We provide a rich and varied environment, where children have the opportunities to work independently, alongside peers and with adult support.

We have many areas of provision such as the creative table, small world, climbing equipment in the outside area as well as sand, water, construction, mark making, painting, reading, music, dough, and home corner role play as well as others! Provision is regularly updated and topics and themes are carefully planned to capture the children’s interest and imaginations and our experienced team work hard to ensure the children are safe, happy and make good progress during their time with us.

Our children are given the freedom, to explore through child-led activities and can take their learning either inside or outside as we operate a free flow system between the indoor and outdoor environments. The resources in each area are clearly labelled with words and pictures to encourage independence. Some children each day will also spend time doing an adult-led activity which could include baking, arts and crafts, a physical activity, music or practising our fine motor skills. The children have access to the outdoors, taking part in focused activities supported by the staff or learning more independently on the equipment to develop their physical development.

Anwen Gair (Teacher)

Anwen Gair (Teacher)

Natalie Carrington-Fletcher (maternity leave)

Natalie Carrington-Fletcher (maternity leave)

Brittany Hampson (Childcare Assistant)

Brittany Hampson (Childcare Assistant)

Autumn 1
This half term we will be welcoming lots of new children and families into our Dragonflies nursery. We are excited to meet them all and to get to know them. We will begin the half term by thinking about ourselves and our Birthdays. We also start to learn some nursery and number rhymes, the children will build walls for Humpty Dumpty and make webs for Incy Wincy Spider. We will finish the half term by thinking about the season of Autumn and reading the book 'Brown Bear, brown bear' learning colour words and the names of the animals in the story.
 
Autumn 2
This half term in Dragonflies Class we will begin by looking at different seasonal festivals and celebrations. First of all, we will be exploring the vibrant festival of Diwali and thinking about the traditions we follow on Bonfire night. We will also be reading the story of 'The Gingerbread Man'.  The children will retell the story using puppets, count his buttons and even bake their very own Gingerbread People. In number, the children will continue to explore simple shapes and the numbers 1 to 5. As the weather grows colder, we will be reflecting on the changing seasons from Autumn to Winter, making our own bird feeders and exploring what happens during wintertime. Towards the end of the half term, we look forward to celebrating Christmas together, exploring Christmas stories and traditions and hope to have a sing-along for all of the parents.
 
Spring 1
This half term we will be reading the story of 'Goldilocks and the three bears'. We will retell the story using a story map and puppets. Everyone is going to make and try some delicious porridge, and we will be playing and making our own special porridge playdough.
We will finish off the half term with a number week as we learn to recognise numbers 1- 10 and count objects. In phonics we are going to look at some letter sounds and continue to build our speaking and listening skills. We are also going to start to learn how to mark make in different ways using different tools.
Next half term we look forwards to acting out the story 'We're going on a bear hunt' using movement, yoga and other resources. As well as celebrating Spring and Easter.
 
Please see our Spring 1 planning below
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Welcome to

Castleton Primary School and Children's Centre

Dragonflies

Welcome to Dragonflies!

Our exciting Nursery classroom is a wonderful place where the children are inspired to learn.

We believe that children should have fun as they discover and explore the nursery setting. We provide a rich and varied environment, where children have the opportunities to work independently, alongside peers and with adult support.

We have many areas of provision such as the creative table, small world, climbing equipment in the outside area as well as sand, water, construction, mark making, painting, reading, music, dough, and home corner role play as well as others! Provision is regularly updated and topics and themes are carefully planned to capture the children’s interest and imaginations and our experienced team work hard to ensure the children are safe, happy and make good progress during their time with us.

Our children are given the freedom, to explore through child-led activities and can take their learning either inside or outside as we operate a free flow system between the indoor and outdoor environments. The resources in each area are clearly labelled with words and pictures to encourage independence. Some children each day will also spend time doing an adult-led activity which could include baking, arts and crafts, a physical activity, music or practising our fine motor skills. The children have access to the outdoors, taking part in focused activities supported by the staff or learning more independently on the equipment to develop their physical development.

Anwen Gair (Teacher)

Anwen Gair (Teacher)

Natalie Carrington-Fletcher (maternity leave)

Natalie Carrington-Fletcher (maternity leave)

Brittany Hampson (Childcare Assistant)

Brittany Hampson (Childcare Assistant)

Autumn 1
This half term we will be welcoming lots of new children and families into our Dragonflies nursery. We are excited to meet them all and to get to know them. We will begin the half term by thinking about ourselves and our Birthdays. We also start to learn some nursery and number rhymes, the children will build walls for Humpty Dumpty and make webs for Incy Wincy Spider. We will finish the half term by thinking about the season of Autumn and reading the book 'Brown Bear, brown bear' learning colour words and the names of the animals in the story.
 
Autumn 2
This half term in Dragonflies Class we will begin by looking at different seasonal festivals and celebrations. First of all, we will be exploring the vibrant festival of Diwali and thinking about the traditions we follow on Bonfire night. We will also be reading the story of 'The Gingerbread Man'.  The children will retell the story using puppets, count his buttons and even bake their very own Gingerbread People. In number, the children will continue to explore simple shapes and the numbers 1 to 5. As the weather grows colder, we will be reflecting on the changing seasons from Autumn to Winter, making our own bird feeders and exploring what happens during wintertime. Towards the end of the half term, we look forward to celebrating Christmas together, exploring Christmas stories and traditions and hope to have a sing-along for all of the parents.
 
Spring 1
This half term we will be reading the story of 'Goldilocks and the three bears'. We will retell the story using a story map and puppets. Everyone is going to make and try some delicious porridge, and we will be playing and making our own special porridge playdough.
We will finish off the half term with a number week as we learn to recognise numbers 1- 10 and count objects. In phonics we are going to look at some letter sounds and continue to build our speaking and listening skills. We are also going to start to learn how to mark make in different ways using different tools.
Next half term we look forwards to acting out the story 'We're going on a bear hunt' using movement, yoga and other resources. As well as celebrating Spring and Easter.
 
Please see our Spring 1 planning below
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Zoom:
Welcome to

Castleton Primary School and Children's Centre

Dragonflies

Welcome to Dragonflies!

Our exciting Nursery classroom is a wonderful place where the children are inspired to learn.

We believe that children should have fun as they discover and explore the nursery setting. We provide a rich and varied environment, where children have the opportunities to work independently, alongside peers and with adult support.

We have many areas of provision such as the creative table, small world, climbing equipment in the outside area as well as sand, water, construction, mark making, painting, reading, music, dough, and home corner role play as well as others! Provision is regularly updated and topics and themes are carefully planned to capture the children’s interest and imaginations and our experienced team work hard to ensure the children are safe, happy and make good progress during their time with us.

Our children are given the freedom, to explore through child-led activities and can take their learning either inside or outside as we operate a free flow system between the indoor and outdoor environments. The resources in each area are clearly labelled with words and pictures to encourage independence. Some children each day will also spend time doing an adult-led activity which could include baking, arts and crafts, a physical activity, music or practising our fine motor skills. The children have access to the outdoors, taking part in focused activities supported by the staff or learning more independently on the equipment to develop their physical development.

Anwen Gair (Teacher)

Anwen Gair (Teacher)

Natalie Carrington-Fletcher (maternity leave)

Natalie Carrington-Fletcher (maternity leave)

Brittany Hampson (Childcare Assistant)

Brittany Hampson (Childcare Assistant)

Autumn 1
This half term we will be welcoming lots of new children and families into our Dragonflies nursery. We are excited to meet them all and to get to know them. We will begin the half term by thinking about ourselves and our Birthdays. We also start to learn some nursery and number rhymes, the children will build walls for Humpty Dumpty and make webs for Incy Wincy Spider. We will finish the half term by thinking about the season of Autumn and reading the book 'Brown Bear, brown bear' learning colour words and the names of the animals in the story.
 
Autumn 2
This half term in Dragonflies Class we will begin by looking at different seasonal festivals and celebrations. First of all, we will be exploring the vibrant festival of Diwali and thinking about the traditions we follow on Bonfire night. We will also be reading the story of 'The Gingerbread Man'.  The children will retell the story using puppets, count his buttons and even bake their very own Gingerbread People. In number, the children will continue to explore simple shapes and the numbers 1 to 5. As the weather grows colder, we will be reflecting on the changing seasons from Autumn to Winter, making our own bird feeders and exploring what happens during wintertime. Towards the end of the half term, we look forward to celebrating Christmas together, exploring Christmas stories and traditions and hope to have a sing-along for all of the parents.
 
Spring 1
This half term we will be reading the story of 'Goldilocks and the three bears'. We will retell the story using a story map and puppets. Everyone is going to make and try some delicious porridge, and we will be playing and making our own special porridge playdough.
We will finish off the half term with a number week as we learn to recognise numbers 1- 10 and count objects. In phonics we are going to look at some letter sounds and continue to build our speaking and listening skills. We are also going to start to learn how to mark make in different ways using different tools.
Next half term we look forwards to acting out the story 'We're going on a bear hunt' using movement, yoga and other resources. As well as celebrating Spring and Easter.
 
Please see our Spring 1 planning below
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Zoom:
Welcome to

Castleton Primary School and Children's Centre

Dragonflies

Welcome to Dragonflies!

Our exciting Nursery classroom is a wonderful place where the children are inspired to learn.

We believe that children should have fun as they discover and explore the nursery setting. We provide a rich and varied environment, where children have the opportunities to work independently, alongside peers and with adult support.

We have many areas of provision such as the creative table, small world, climbing equipment in the outside area as well as sand, water, construction, mark making, painting, reading, music, dough, and home corner role play as well as others! Provision is regularly updated and topics and themes are carefully planned to capture the children’s interest and imaginations and our experienced team work hard to ensure the children are safe, happy and make good progress during their time with us.

Our children are given the freedom, to explore through child-led activities and can take their learning either inside or outside as we operate a free flow system between the indoor and outdoor environments. The resources in each area are clearly labelled with words and pictures to encourage independence. Some children each day will also spend time doing an adult-led activity which could include baking, arts and crafts, a physical activity, music or practising our fine motor skills. The children have access to the outdoors, taking part in focused activities supported by the staff or learning more independently on the equipment to develop their physical development.

Anwen Gair (Teacher)

Anwen Gair (Teacher)

Natalie Carrington-Fletcher (maternity leave)

Natalie Carrington-Fletcher (maternity leave)

Brittany Hampson (Childcare Assistant)

Brittany Hampson (Childcare Assistant)

Autumn 1
This half term we will be welcoming lots of new children and families into our Dragonflies nursery. We are excited to meet them all and to get to know them. We will begin the half term by thinking about ourselves and our Birthdays. We also start to learn some nursery and number rhymes, the children will build walls for Humpty Dumpty and make webs for Incy Wincy Spider. We will finish the half term by thinking about the season of Autumn and reading the book 'Brown Bear, brown bear' learning colour words and the names of the animals in the story.
 
Autumn 2
This half term in Dragonflies Class we will begin by looking at different seasonal festivals and celebrations. First of all, we will be exploring the vibrant festival of Diwali and thinking about the traditions we follow on Bonfire night. We will also be reading the story of 'The Gingerbread Man'.  The children will retell the story using puppets, count his buttons and even bake their very own Gingerbread People. In number, the children will continue to explore simple shapes and the numbers 1 to 5. As the weather grows colder, we will be reflecting on the changing seasons from Autumn to Winter, making our own bird feeders and exploring what happens during wintertime. Towards the end of the half term, we look forward to celebrating Christmas together, exploring Christmas stories and traditions and hope to have a sing-along for all of the parents.
 
Spring 1
This half term we will be reading the story of 'Goldilocks and the three bears'. We will retell the story using a story map and puppets. Everyone is going to make and try some delicious porridge, and we will be playing and making our own special porridge playdough.
We will finish off the half term with a number week as we learn to recognise numbers 1- 10 and count objects. In phonics we are going to look at some letter sounds and continue to build our speaking and listening skills. We are also going to start to learn how to mark make in different ways using different tools.
Next half term we look forwards to acting out the story 'We're going on a bear hunt' using movement, yoga and other resources. As well as celebrating Spring and Easter.
 
Please see our Spring 1 planning below
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