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Chestnut Class (Preschool)

Welcome to Chestnuts!

Pre-school is run by Mrs Trigg. Mrs Trigg is in Pre-school every day.

We have  our main forest school session on a Wednesday afternoon with Willow class. During the rest of the week we aim to spend sometime in Forest School for outdoor learning, for those who don't attend our main Forest School session. 

We use the online journal Tapestry to take observations of the children’s development and sharing them with you and we also use the schools Instagram account for sharing photographs of our learning.

 

 A typical day looks like this:

8.30 - 10.15

10.15 -11.45

 11.45 - 12

12 - 1

 1 - 2.45

2.45 - 3.00

Arrive, register, Child initiated play (CIP) and Maths activities

Tidy up and snack time, Phonics activities and CIP in playground 

 Story, tidy up and get ready for lunch 

Lunchtime in hall, CIP in Chestnuts room and EYFS outside area

Forest school (Wednesday with Willow Class),

CIP and tidy up time. 

Story time, singing and getting ready for home.

 Our Curriculum

In Chestnuts we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage. Our curriculum is organised thematically, using a book or traditional story as our inspiration. We plan activities linked to the book as well as planning to follow children's interests.  A theme usually lasts a term, with a focus book lasting a fortnight which allows children enough time to become familiar with a text (especially if they are part time attenders). 

Our themes for the Spring Term are:

 Spring term 1  - Eric Carle

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar
  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?
  • The Mixed up Chameleon

 Spring term 2 - Eric Carle

  • Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear?
  • Have you seen my cat?
  • The Tiny Seed
  • From Head to Toe

If you have any of these stories at home, feel free to read them with your child during the weeks that we are focusing on them.

We will also be focusing on a different nursery rhyme each fortnight, to build up the children's repertoire during their time in Chestnuts. 

Spring Term 1

  • Wind the Bobbin Up
  • Down At The Station
  • Five Currant Buns
  • Three Blind Mice
Spring Term 2
  • Jack and Jill
  • Sleeping Bunnies
  • Little Bo Peep
  • I'm a Little Teapot