Reception – Dazzling Dormice

2024 – 2025

Mrs Harris

Welcome Dazzling Dormice

We hope that you all had a wonderful summer break and that you are ready for a new year.

We have really enjoyed having so many new children join our nursery and are looking forward to continuing to welcome more. We can not wait to meet you all and we cannot wait for your new learning adventure to begin here with us at Langley Mill CofE Nursery.

Let the fun begin!

Learning Focus

This term our topic is What Makes Me Special?’

This topic was chosen as it is important for the children to have a really good sense of who they are as an individual and what makes them, them! We will also be investigating who is in their family and what makes their family special to them.

It is important for the children to know why they are special and what makes them unique. They need to know how people are different and similar, starting with those familiar to them then extending to other families in a wider context.  The children also need lots of freedom and choice to practise a range of skills and develop knowledge across many areas.

Our Early Years Team

Teacher: Mrs Poutney and Miss Whitlam (maternity cover for Miss Statham who will be returning in October)

Teaching and Learning Assistants: Miss Hughes (Full Time), Miss Clarke (am) and Mrs Summers (pm)

Important Information

Please ensure you signed up to Dojo as we will use this app as the form of communication between home and class teacher(s). This will include information about awards on a Friday. Please check the app after school on a Thursday to see if your child has been chosen for an award in our special assembly on Friday mornings. Please make sure questions and queries are about learning. Any other issues should be directed to the main school office.

  • Dojo will only be responded to during weekdays between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm.
  • Dojo will be used to notify you if your child has been chosen for an award for our Friday Celebrations – 9am.

Please remember to continue to read at home at least five times per week and practise the sounds and key words in the brown envelope. Once you have 7 stamps your child will receive a brand new book during celebration assembly which you will be invited along to!