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07/03/25

A great match against Warren Road this evening! Back at school just after 6pm pic.twitter.com/hfbNRCbvBA

06/03/25

We’ve made it to Instagram!! Come follow us over there!

06/03/25

Happy ! 🎉📚 We inspire children and young people to read for fun, because it makes a serious difference to their lives. Show us how you and stay tuned for a day full of fun! ✨ pic.twitter.com/YH7ASC5Itf

03/03/25

Want to know how to set up parent locks, joint accounts, screen-time limits and purchasing limits online? Have a look at these guides: https://t.co/pDu4hkL5ya

27/02/25

Our year ones have really enjoyed watching the eggs hatch, and learning about new life! pic.twitter.com/QR5nW9CEIb

26/02/25

World Book Day is next Thursday, 6th March! ✨ we are happy to offer pre-loved costumes for FREE! to our school community :) these can be found inside the gates at pick up and dismissal 📚 🧚✨ pic.twitter.com/RK0pIqaYSw

25/02/25

Getting ready for a very special day.. do you have any guesses as to which day this could be!? 📚 🧚 ✨ 🦸 🧜 🥷 💫 pic.twitter.com/axh4FNKdfq

24/02/25

School Photos this week! 📸Here are the timings and days: pic.twitter.com/ohuduLooIZ

13/02/25

Guess who's helping out with our cake sale after school? Our amazing governor Jane Mines 🥳🎂 pic.twitter.com/gg7wpSo2If

10/02/25

We've come a long way since the worry worms - here are the new bookmarks that the crochet club made today! pic.twitter.com/0ZOGILQURi

06/02/25

Proudly hosting the second session of our very own Harris Orchestra; can you recognise the piece? pic.twitter.com/jkAcpYSW9v

04/02/25

Our Reading Buddies have been spreading the love for reading at HPAKH! 📚 pic.twitter.com/aK9IcXs94F

03/02/25

Our Digital Leaders learning new iPad skills and creating their own emojis! Thanks 🤩🤪💻 pic.twitter.com/mEhhO7LROM

31/01/25

Today in Art, Year 5 learned about the different ways to make browns. They were then able to apply this knowledge to create their own skin tones from just red, blue, yellow and white! pic.twitter.com/nzbtSju9L2

31/01/25

Working collaboratively, exploring solutions, noticing patterns… Year 6 Maths Club absolutely smashing brain teasers on this rainy Friday afternoon! ✏️🔎 pic.twitter.com/XopBQCgc2w

30/01/25

Our creative crochet club have just finished up their worry-worms, don't they look brilliant? pic.twitter.com/FYJtECzTbv

24/01/25

Having the best time learning about nutrition and creating our very own healthy foods! 🥗🌯 pic.twitter.com/uh5Ckssbkk

22/01/25

Midway through, and we are blown away by the quality of the singing! Thank you pic.twitter.com/QMAAl5etfs

22/01/25

We are so excited to be hosting the Royal Ballet and Opera in training London Teachers today! pic.twitter.com/71EAJGVkPM

22/01/25

KS1 love our curriculum assemblies, celebrating all of their amazing knowledge and learning! pic.twitter.com/AgKiG00ovD

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Nursery

Spring 1
Welcome to Nursery Class:

Welcome to Nursery Class  

 

This year nursery class will be known as Buttercup Class.  

Miss Cockell is teaching the nursery class this year assisted by Miss Nunzia, Mrs Heath and Miss Marcia. 

Welcome to Nursery class! We hope you find the information below useful as your child continues their nursery education with us. This information will help you support your child at home with the organisation of their week and their learning at home. 

Spring Term 1 

Key Times 

Homework 

In nursery class, our families are invited to share their home learning by uploading photographs & videos to their child’s learning journal via Parent Share. We also have a mobile library which will be located outside of the Nursery classroom.  Families are able to loan books to share at home.  Reading to your child regularly will develop their attention & listening skills as well as their vocabulary & understanding of the world. 

Key Times 

The nursery school gates open at 8:30 in the morning.  The gate will be locked at 8.45. 

The children going home at lunchtime are collected from the nursery door at 11:25, please be there to collect them promptly.  

The nursery school gates open at 12:30 in the afternoon for children who attend afternoon sessions. 

All children are collected from the nursery door in the afternoon.  

The gates are open by 3:25.  

 

 

 

What are we learning this term?  

Communication and Language  

Physical Development  

 

  • Understand and respond to a two-part question or instruction. 

  • Speak in 4-6-word sentences. 

  • Listen to and recall familiar stories, key events, and characters. 

 

  • Use one-handed tools & equipment (scissors) 

  • To begin to use a tripod grip for more intricate tasks. 

  • To demonstrate a range of movement and ball skills. 

 

Personal, Social and Emotional Development  

Literacy  

 

  • To follow the rules and adapt to changes in routine. 

  • Develop positive friendships with other children. 

  • To talk about their feelings in elaborate ways. 

 

 

 

      
 
 

 

 

  •  Use some print and letter knowledge in their writing. 

  • Recognise logos and familiar words – their own names. 

  • Count/clap syllables in words.  

 

Mathematics  

Understanding the World  

  • Subitising 2 – show me 1,2,3. 

  • Counting 3 – move and label 1,2,3. 

  • Shape, space and measure 3 – explore position and routes. 

  • Pattern 3 – explore patterns. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • To begin understanding life cycles of plants and animals. 

  • To talk about similarities and differences in the natural world. 

  • To talk about people in their community. 

 

Expressive Arts and Design 

 

 

  • To develop small world and role play activities.  

  • To explore mixing colours. 

  • To imprint in malleable materials using a range of resources.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

How can I help at home? 

One of the keyways every parent can help is to ensure that your child is at school every day and on time.  We also encourage the nursery children to be independent when changing shoes – Velcro fastenings enable this, and putting on coats for outdoor learning, please support them at home with their dressing skills.   Other than this, the main way you can help is by making time to read stories and enjoy songs and rhymes every day at home. It is the most effective way of ensuring that your child makes progress in all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Please continue to complete the reading rainbow bookmarks at home! 

Our outdoor learning and gardens are open every day. Please remember a named waterproof coat and wellington boots as we are outside in all weathers exploring the world around us as much as we can.  

Throughout the school year, you will be able to contribute to your child’s learning journal via Parent Share.  You are able to upload photographs and videos of the experiences & learning which takes place at home.