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The Early Years section comprises the Nursery and Reception classes and the Daycare unit.
Tracey is the Form Tutor for the Pre-Nursery class. Maritza is the Form Tutor for the Nursery class and Sara for the Reception class. Tracey, Maritza and Sara are assisted by Rebecca, Tanya, Latifa, Sage and Olivia.
Pre-Nursery is for children from 30 to 36 months, Nursery is for children from 3 to 4 years old, and Reception is for children from 4 to 5 years old.
Every morning starts from 8.35 with Circle Time in either French or English. Circle Time is a special time to remind pupils of the things they did yesterday, share news that has happened in the meantime and discuss the day ahead. The children also share chants and rhymes, songs, read a story, and participate in movement games and relaxation activities. Circle time provides a time for listening, developing attention span, promoting oral communication, and learning new concepts and skills.
The day then generally continues with English, French and mathematics before lunch.
The afternoon contains variety of activities; including sport, art, music and drama with specialist teachers in English or French. Exposure to a range of languages at this early stage is ideal for the development of linguistic ability later in life.
Art class in Nursery
Children are taken out of lessons for individual reading lessons. We ensure they are seen at least three times per week and their progress is logged in their Reading Record. This is important as their reading must be supported at home. Children who read at home every night with their parents develop a lifelong love of reading and make the best progress in school.