 Welcome to Freshers Butterflies (Nursery/FS1) Staff Team Teacher - Miss K Wood Nursery Nurse - Mrs Y Taylor Early Years Lead / Freshers Barnsley Teacher - Mrs K Dunderdale (Miss Mason) Session Times Mornings 8:45am - 11:45am Afternoons 12:30pm - 3:30pm Arrivals & Departures Arrivals Doors will be open for approximately 10-15 minutes at the start of each session. If you arrive later than this and find our classroom door/gate closed, please report to our main school reception where your child can be dropped off and brought down to nursery by a member of staff. Departures Doors will open 15 minutes before the end of each session to hand over information about your child's day and gather together belongings. Mornings 11:30am Afternoons 3:15pm If you are running late to collect, please inform us as soon as possible. Dependent upon how late you are, your child maybe waiting at reception. Marvellous Me App  Further information is available in the video link below - Early Essence Assessment Tool  Early Essence is a vital tool that helps us capture evidence of your child's learning and development within the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum (EYFS). We use it to track their progress towards the Early Learning Goals at the end of reception (Fresher's Barnsley). Parents of children in our early years classes (Freshers Butterflies & Freshers Barnsley) can log in to contribute and view their child's learning journey by clicking on the hyperlink below. Log in details are available from your child's class teacher. Summer 2 - Topic/theme This half term we are exploring the topic Sports. Below is our curriculum map highlighting the learning outcomes -  We will be learning all about - Mr Men's Sports Day during Weeks One & Two, I want to win! during Weeks Three & Four, and I will never not ever eat a tomato during Weeks Five & Six. Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) For further information about the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, please click on the link below -  |
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Nursery (FS1)
Summer 1 - Journeys
Summer 1 - Topic/theme During this half term we explored the topic Journeys. Below the curriculum map highlighting the learning outcomes we covered -  We enjoyed learning all about - Whatever Next during Weeks One & Two, Mr Gumpy's Outing during Weeks Three & Four, and Topsy and Tim go on an Aeroplane during Weeks Five & Six. |
Weeks 1 & 2 -
Here is our key text -  We have had lots of fun learning about space and planning journeys to go see all the different planets in the solar system. Ask your little one about their favourite planet and why they like that one the best. |
Spring 2 - All things bright and beautiful
Spring 2 - Topic/theme This half term we explored the topic All things bright and beautiful. Below is our curriculum map highlighting the learning outcomes -  We learnt all about - Planting & Growing during Weeks One & Two, Life Cycles during Weeks Three & Four, and Mini-beasts during Weeks Five & Six. |
Look the beans have grown!
 We displayed great pride when it was time to take our beans home. We couldn't wait to show our families and teach them how to care for the beans! Miss Wood and Mrs Taylor love hearing all about how the beans are getting on at home. |
Science Week in Nursery
We had lots of fun investigating our science experiments ....  It was exciting...  Lots of observing, curiosity and communication! |
Weeks 3 and 4 - Life cycles
We have had lots of fun learning about the lifecycle of a caterpillar and a tadpole during weeks 3 and 4. Our key text in week 3 was And in week four we focused on   Frogspawn  Tadpoles  Froglets  Frog  We are very good at recalling the stories and relating them to our own experiences. 'Caterpillars turn into butterflies....I like butterflies. They are my favourite'. 'I've got a frog in my garden'. |
Week 2 - Planting & Growing
This week our key text was -  We loved learning all about what a seed needs to help them grow. We know that seeds need soil, sunshine (light) and rain (water). We had lots of fun planting our very own seeds.     Everyday we are making sure we take good care of them. We are also keeping a close eye on them to see if they have started to grow!! We can't wait to see the shoots. |
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