WELCOME TO

MICKLEY

SUNFLOWERs

WE HOPE THAT

TOGETHER, YOUR

CHILD WILL HAVE

A SUCCESSFUL

AND HAPPY TIME

HERE AT MICKLEY

We would like to welcome you and your child to Mickley

Sunflowers.

We hope you will have a happy time with us.

We work as a team at school and we would like to include

you in our team by sharing in the education of your child.

Parents are always welcome into the Sunflowers, so do not

hesitate to call us – whatever the reason.

Your child must always be brought to school by a parent or

nominated and collected by them from the Sunflowers at

the end of the session.

Please let us know if someone else is collecting your child.

NURSERY MORNING SESSION

Morning Session session: -

9.00am ���� 12.00pm

The children will attend the School full-time from

September when they are 5 years old.

BOOK LIBRARY

At Mickley we encourage all our children to foster a love

of books and as a result we have a book lending library.

This costs nothing and you may choose a book with your

child at any time to suit you.

The books can be changed as often as you would like.

THE NURSERY STAFF

Miss. Karen Dale Nursery Teacher

Miss Joanna Nash Teaching Assistant

Mrs Louise Hardy Teaching Assistant

Miss. Sara Street Headteacher

Mrs. Roberta Goodall Secretary

Mrs. Norleen Morgan Dinner Supervisor

for Nursery children

Regular Visitors

School Nurse Ann Brockwell

Education Social

Worker Joe Redisons

Occasionally Nursery Nurse students will work within our

setting. All students will be CRB cleared.

Our telephone number is 01773 832707

HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD SETTLE INTO THE

SUNFLOWERS

1. Talk to him/her. Tell him/her about the things he/she

will be able to see and do in the Sunflowers.

2. Look at books together, talk about them, look at

pictures, read stories: make this a special time of day.

3. Help them to become more confident in school by

helping them put on their coat, manage shoes and

dress themselves and enabling them to use the toilet

independently.

4. Talk about what they have been doing. Give lots of

praise.

5. Value their pictures and paintings. (It might seem

messy to an adult but it is of great importance to the

child).

PLEASE PUT NAMES IN HATS, COATS, WELLIES AND JUMPERS

Try and dress your child in old clothes. If they have to

worry about spoiling their clothes they will not enjoy

playing.

Try to discourage your child from bringing toys from home

as they may get lost or broken.

PARENTS

Parents are welcome into the Sunflowers. We believe that

links with home and school are very important. We

complete a learning journal about your child’s educational

journey through Sunflowers which we share regularly with

you. Staff are always available to discuss any queries or

problems you may have, so don’t go home and worry, come

in and have a chat.

We have a Parent’s Notice Board in the Entrance Hall and

outside the school building on the walls on which you will

find relevant information for both Key Stage 1, The

Sunflowers, and local information.

Some parents might like to help us on a regular basis. We

are always pleased to have any help with things such as

snacks and cooking.

Please come and see us if you are interested. All

volunteers will need to have a CRB check for the

protection of our children.

EARLY LEARNING GOALS

Whilst in the Sunflowers your child will be introduced to

the following seven areas of learning: Personal, Social and Emotional Development- PSED

Literacy

Communication and Language

Mathematics

Understanding the World

Physical Development

Expressive Arts and Design

Below is a brief detail about each area: Communication and Language – In this area they will

learn to communicate clearly with adults and children.

Children work in small and large groups to encourage

language development.

Literacy -They will learn to listen to stories, instructions

and to each other, to extend their vocabulary and to be

encouraged to use their own imaginations. They will also

learn to listen to sounds and to repeat sound they hear and

link to letters. They will be encouraged to hold a pencil

correctly and learn to form their letters correctly. They

will also begin to learn reading skills.

Mathematics – In this area they will learn to count and

use numbers in practical situations. They will be

encouraged to solve simple maths problems and learn

mathematical language such as shape names, weight and

length.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development – In this

area your child will learn to play and make friendships, to

share and take turns and will discover about other cultures

and beliefs. They will be encouraged to use manners and

consider the consequences of their actions. They will also

be urged to become independent in looking after

themselves.

Physical Development – In this area they will learn to

move safely and with confidence to climb and balance,

improve their ball skills, to handle a variety of tools

safely and recognise the importance of being healthy.

Understanding the World – In this area they will

investigate objects and materials using their senses. They

will find out why things happen and how things work. They

will use a variety of construction kits and recyclable

materials to build with and will be encouraged to use a

selection of tools. They will discover things about the past

and find out about their own environment and those of

other countries. They will have access to a variety of

technological equipment, including tape recorders and

computers.

Expressive Arts and Design – In this area they will

undertake a variety of creative activities such as: painting,

drawing, collage, sewing, dancing, listening to, and making

music, learning songs, acting out role-play situations and

using puppets.

In our Classroom and outdoors we encourage the

children to participate in practical activities. These

activities contribute to Early Learning Goals.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

Large apparatus – bricks / blocks

Small apparatus – Duplo / Lego

IMAGINATIVE PLAY

House, dressing up, dolls, hospital, hairdressers

Playing with models of real things – doll’s house / farm/

trains

Table Games – matching and sorting, threading beads,

jigsaws

BOOKS - Looking at books in our comfortable reading

corner.

MUSIC- Singing, dancing, playing instruments.

COOKING

Through these activities provided, the children will acquire

the skills and concepts to enable them to settle into Key

Stage 1.

Types of activities your child will be experiencing: OUTDOOR PLAY

Climbing, running, jumping, hiding, building, playing with

sand and water, gardening, pretending, wheeled toys.

CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Painting with brushes, string, fingers, sponge and many

more.

Collage with – fabric, wool, paper, pasta.

Model making – boxes, reclaimed materials.

MALLEABLE ACTIVITIES

Playdough, cornflour, clay, spaghetti, foam.

Sand: - indoors and outdoors, sometimes wet /

sometimes dry.

Water: - coloured, soapy, indoors and outdoors.

Through playing in the Sunflowers your child will enjoy

him/herself and we hope will leave the Sunflowers a happy,

confident and independent learner.

Learning through play

Your child will be spending his/her time playing in the

Sunflowers.

This is because: - Children learn through play.

Your child will be free to choose from many activities both

indoors and outdoors – learning new skills all the time.

Through activities such as painting, drawing and modelling,

children will develop skills with their own hands.

They will learn to recognise colour, shape and size, and

begin to understand about number and measure.

Through play they will develop concentration and will be

encouraged to handle, look at and “read” books.

They will be able to dress up and use their imagination – no

jewellery may be worn in Sunflowers.

They will learn to share and take turns.

Once full time your child will have more formal sessions

for part of the day.