Welcome to Alloway Nursery Class
Nursery Aims • In Alloway nursery class we aim to provide a service of the highest quality for you and your child by: – Providing a safe, welcoming environment in which your child will feel happy, secure and valued. – Providing a stimulating learning environment meeting the developmental needs and interests of your child. – Offering a range of learning experiences and activities to foster the emotional, social, physical, creative and intellectual development of your child. – Nurturing, challenging and supporting your child in all aspects of his/her development.
Child Friendly Aims The nursery staff look after me and help me. I feel safe. I can take part in The playroom has interesting activities lots of interesting that will help me learn. areas for me to play in.
Nursery session Morning session 8.40-11.50am Afternoon session 12.30pm-3.40pm
Routines • Doors open at 8.40am /12.30pm • Doors will stay open for 15 minutes at drop off time • Morning pick up time is 11.50am – please pick up promptly at 11.50am • Afternoon pick up time is 3.40pm – please pick up promptly at 3.40pm • If parents with school children wish to collect their nursery child, they may do so between 3.05-3.15pm after they have picked up their school child. • Parents of school children are welcome to use the school library facilities at the end of the day - good homework opportunity!
Nursery groups Morning Afternoon 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Present nursery staff Mrs McCarrell – Nursery teacher Mrs Beattie – Senior Nursery nurse Mrs Gibson – Nursery nurse Mrs Ahmed - Nursery nurse Mrs Tyson – Nursery nurse (part time) Mrs Lorimer – Nursery nurse (part time) Mrs Duff – Nursery nurse (part time)
Nursery routine • Sign in by adult and child at group table • Weekly snack money £1.50 • Child posts snack card • Free play • Together time • Free play/activities • Group time • Home time - children collected from group table and signed out
Nursery areas • Playroom – changes to theme • Quiet room – thematic • Outdoor space – physical play, discovery den, literacy and numeracy • School facilities – gym hall, drama room, mental maths room, ICT suite, public library • Outdoor learning in School Eco-Garden/Rozelle
Nursery activities • Library • Free play • P.E. • Role play • Music • Outdoor play • Computers • Group time • Writing • Snack corner • Technologies • Arts and • iPad crafts • Malleable table • Maths corner • Sensory play • Story corner • Science
Each child is an individual • Strong relationship with key worker • Personal profile • Tracking progress by staff • Open door policy for good communication with parents • Informal opportunities to discuss progress • Formal parents meetings twice a year • Termly written care plan meetings with staff • Written annual report for pre-schoolers
Parental links • Coffee and Chat • Stay and Play sessions • Parental surveys and questionnaires • Monthly newsletters • Parental workshops • Nursery concerts • Parent helpers
Parent helpers • Children benefit from the help parents can give nursery • Parents help in a variety of ways • Parent helper rota in nursery • Parent helper rota for tooth brushing • Parent helpers for outdoor learning • We ask our parents to be confidential about what they see and hear in nursery
Communication • Information can be found in the nursery corridor – whiteboard, noticeboards, tree of achievement and policy folder, Nursery Blog • Termly curriculum flyers • Monthly newsletters • Letters will be sitting on the sign in table – please take
Nursery Blog
Curriculum for Excellence • Early Level • Curricular areas – Literacy, Numeracy, Health and Wellbeing, Science, Expressive Arts, Technologies, Social Subjects and Religious and Moral Education • Breadth and depth of experience of Early level outcomes
More information www.educationscotland.gov.uk/parentzone
Outdoor Learning • Children benefit from learning outdoors • Outdoor learning opportunities every day in nursery • Termly outdoor nursery planned using the school grounds • Termly outdoor nursery planned visits to local parks – Belleisle and Rozelle • Wear appropriate clothing – warm clothes, waterproofs, wellies, hats, suncream etc. • We will cancel on the day if we feel the weather is inclement and dangerous.
What do I bring to Nursery? • There is no nursery uniform, children wear their own play clothes. • Gym shoes should be hung in a small gym bag/backpack and kept in nursery. • Parents can leave a change of clothes in a bag on their nursery peg. • Please always supply outdoor clothes that are weather appropriate as we are out every day. • NAMES ON EVERYTHING PLEASE!
Nursery Golden Rules • We share • We walk • We are kind • We listen • We use our quiet voices • We tidy up • We look after our toys
Recycling Centre
We are looking forward to welcoming your child and family into Alloway Nursery!
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