On this page you will find the overview of Nursery themes, safeguarding and SEND information. There is also a link to whole school policies at the bottom of the page. For admissions to the Nursery please see the admission page.
Nursery overview of themes
(Please also see the EYFS page under Curriculum and Learning for further information)
In nursery we build on the children’s interests and also introduce themes and texts to help develop their love of reading and create purposes for learning.
| Terms |
Themes/Fiction and non-fiction texts |
| Term 1 |
Being me:
Family
Opticians
Doctors
Vets
People who help us/jobs
Our village
Autumn |
| Term 2 |
Diwali
Winter – science – melting and freezing
Tea shop – ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’/cooking and instructions
Christmas post office – ‘The Jolly Christmas Postman’/post office visit
|
| Term 3 |
‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ – habitats and caves
Chinese New Year – non-fiction books
‘The Gingerbread Man’/cooking and instructions
Spring – growing
|
| Term 4 |
Mini-beasts – ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’/healthy eating/mini-beast books
‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’/books on bears
Holy festival/Easter – Bible Story
|
| Term 5 |
Noah’s Ark – Bible Story
Animals – ‘Dear Zoo’/’Owl Babies’/habitat books
Dinosaurs – ‘Harry and His Bucketful of Dinosaurs’
Summer
|
| Term 6 |
Seaside/under the sea/pirates- ’10 Little Pirates’/’Rainbow Fish’/sea animals
Ways of travelling – ‘The Snail on the Whale’/’Whatever Next’/transport books
Holiday postcards – ‘The Jolly Postman’ |
Safeguarding
Please follow the link below to our whole school safeguarding page:
Safeguarding Information
SEND and Inclusion
Our job is to help your child achieve the very best they can at school. The SEND Local Offer and Bishops Lydeard Nursery provide you with information about the types of support available to your child at Bishops Lydeard Church School Nursery. It will help you to understand who can help and how this support can be accessed.
For more information on anything you’ve read above, please look at the SEND Local Offer page from Somerset Choices.
School Policies
Please follow the link below to access our whole school policies.
