Nelson Academy Nursery - Donaldson

Nelson Academy Nursery

Welcome to Nelson Academy Nursery. In our nursery you will find Mrs Limbert (Nursery Room Teacher), Miss Sharpe, Mrs Barber, Mrs Crane and Mrs Liles. 

We are very excited to share with you our new and exciting Curriculum within our EYFS at Nelson Academy! We will be following Norfolk’s 50 things to do before you turn 5, developing skills, language, a passion for learning and resilience through life-long learning experiences, ensuring all children reach their full potential.  

Every child that joins our Nursery and continues their journey through to the end of Reception will achieve Norfolk’s 50 things. These will include #23 See it Live! in our Reception Year, #30 Yummy Picnic in our Nursery and another exciting 48 experiences!  

The Educational Programmes within the EYFS Statutory guidance will be found within every experience ensuring that all 7 areas of learning progress throughout your child’s time in our EYFS.  

We use our ClassDojo page to keep you all up to date with events and news. This is also a great way to keep you all involved in your child's learning. 

Being part of the Nelson Academy also means that we are able to access all aspects of the school e.g. using the hall for physical development activities and the wildlife area to learn about the world around us.  All children are provided with free fruit and milk, and have access to both indoor and outdoor learning environments.  If you are planning to send your child to Nelson Academy, then being in our Nursery will make the transition easier. 

Nursery sessions:    Morning session – 9am – 12noon
Afternoon session – 12noon – 3pm
All day – 9am – 3pm 

Claim your 15 hours FREE education or 30 hours of FREE education (subject to eligibility) – Contact us for more details 01366 383824  

We believe that Nursery should build on the valuable learning experiences that children have at home to give them a head start in their social, physical and educational development. 

Research shows that children learn best when they feel happy, safe, secure and excited about what they are doing. It is our job to encourage children to explore, question, make choices, collaborate and have fun learning. These experiences will allow them to develop a love of learning, build strong friendships with their peers and learn new independent skills. 

Children can start at Nelson Academy Nursery with funding (15 or 30 hours) the term after their third birthday.  However, if you would like to pay extra, your child can start as soon as they turn 3.  All of our sessions are 3 hours long and we understand that every family has different work and home commitments. Therefore, we offer a flexible approach to how these sessions are used. You can choose between morning or afternoon sessions, or a mix of full and half days. 

Sessions and fees 

Our timings are:
Morning session – 9am – 12noon
Afternoon session – 12noon – 3pm
All day – 9am – 3pm 

Additional paid sessions will be available soon at a cost of £15 per session; please call the Nursery on 01366 383824, or ask for more information when you visit us. 

We look forward to meeting you and your child here at the nursery.  

Reception – Attenborough and Anning

Welcome to Reception!

We are very excited to share with you our new and exciting Curriculum within our EYFS at Nelson Academy! We will be following Norfolk’s 50 things to do before you turn 5, developing skills, language, a passion for learning and resilience through life-long learning experiences, ensuring all children reach their full potential.

Every child that joins our Nursery and continues their journey through to the end of Reception will achieve Norfolk’s 50 things. These will include #23 See it Live! in our Reception Year, #30 Yummy Picnic in our Nursery and another exciting 48 experiences!

The Educational Programmes within the EYFS Statutory guidance will be found within every experience ensuring that all 7 areas of learning progress throughout your child’s time in our EYFS.

We have 2 classes within our Reception team – Anning Class with Mrs Sykes and Mrs Smith and Attenborough Class with Miss Gipp. Our team include Mrs Lloyd, Miss Smith, Miss Knapp, Mrs Whiting and Mrs McDonald.  

As well as our 50 things we will all be busy helping your children learn their phonics through our Little Wandle scheme, Maths through our White Rose Maths and lots of storytelling, singing and rhymes.  

If you have any questions or would like to look round our EYFS, please do not hesitate to call the school and ask to speak to us.

Mrs Sykes – Assistant Principal EYFS/KS1

Year 1 – Banks and Goodall

Welcome to Year 1!

We are Miss M-B and Mrs Lawrence, Banks and Goodall class teachers. In our classrooms you will also find Mrs Hattigan, Miss Armstrong and Mrs Carman.

Everyone has started the year with a positive attitude to learning and friendship and we look forward to lots of exciting times ahead.

In our year one rooms, we have created an inviting space for learning, including cosy reading areas, ambient lighting and an outdoor classroom space.

There is so much to look forward to as we start the Autumn term. In English, we will continue to develop the children’s reading and writing skills through the teaching of phonics and a wide range of topics. We will include a number of experience days to help the children to develop their understanding of the world and to further develop their exposure to vocabulary.

In Science this term we will be learning all about animals and their needs, through reading aloud, observations and activities looking at the common characteristics and needs of animals. They will also be making the connection that animals, like plants, need food, water and space to live and grow. We will also be looking at animal classifications, including endangered and extinct animals. This means Dinosaurs!

Reading Books are given out in the form of E-books. This will be online for you to access every Friday for the upcoming week.

We hope your children enjoy their time in Year One and we are sure they will leave our classes knowing more, remembering more and achieving more!

Miss Murthwaite-Bedding - Banks Class

Mrs Lawrence – Goodall class

Year 2 – Boudica and Cleopatra

Welcome to Year 2!

Our team is made up of two classes: Boudica and Cleopatra. The adults in Boudica Class are Miss Atkinson and Mrs Short.  In Cleopatra Class the adults are Mrs Nyarko and Mrs Plummer.

Our first major topic this term will be Ancient Egypt! We will be comparing our lives to those of the Ancient Egyptians, becoming archaeologists and discovering Egyptian artefacts and learning about the importance of the River Nile.  In geography, we will be finding out about the continent of Africa and comparing it to our own.  We will learn about cultures and traditions, as well as climate, human and physical features and flags. 

In Science, our first topic is forces. We will be learning about gravity, friction, air resistance and how they help us in our everyday lives.

In English, we are now following a scheme called ‘The Write Stuff’’.   Our first unit will be narrative.  Maths, this term will be focused on place value and the four basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division), using lots of equipment to secure an understanding of number and applying this knowledge to reasoning and problem-solving.

We will be continuing with daily phonics/spelling and reading sessions to help develop reading, spelling and comprehension skills.

E-Books or reading books will be set on a Friday and reviewed the following Friday.  E-books will be issued to the children who are still following the Little Wandle scheme and will also be used during their reading practice.  We set weekly spellings and number facts on a Friday for a test the following Friday. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the year Two team. We look forward to an exciting year!

Mrs Nyarko - Cleopatra Class Teacher

Miss Atkinson - Boudica Class Teacher

Year 3 – Archimedes and Drake

Welcome to Year 3! 

Our team is made up of two classes: Archimedes Class and Drake Class. The adults in Archimedes class are Mrs Sykes (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and Mrs Johnson (Thursday and Friday) along with Mrs Clark. In Drake class the adults are Mr Bidder and Mrs Tasker. 

Our first topic this term will be Ancient Greece! We will be comparing the lives of Spartans and Athenians, looking at the ancient philosophers, reading Greek myths, painting Greek mythology and making and eating Greek food. 

Science: This term we will be learning about magnetism and recap forces. 

English: our first unit will be writing a letter linked to our local area followed by a narrative write about Theseus and the Minotaur. 

Maths: This term will be focused on place value and the basic operations of addition and subtraction. We will be using lots of equipment to secure an understanding of numbers and applying this to reasoning and problem-solving. 

Geography: We will be exploring the local area services within our community and land uses. 

Each week we will do SPaG lessons, times table lessons, spelling lessons and also guided reading lessons. Guided reading lessons will usually link to a current world event and include a range of multi-cultural and gender diverse texts. 

Our PE day this year is a Wednesday. Please ensure your child comes to school wearing the correct PE kit. We will also be completing short active sessions throughout the week to ensure your children can remain active. 

Homework will be online and set on a Thursday. This is spelling practice (Spelling Shed) and Times table practice (Timetable Rockstars). Online homework is free to access and can be accessed on all digital devices; phones, laptops, tablets and games consoles. Other exciting home learning projects will be issued and set via our class dojo pages; these will reflect our learning in class. 

Children will have their reading books changed on a Friday. Children will also be able to bring home a school library book on a Friday and these also need to be returned on a Friday. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the Year Three team. We look forward to an exciting year! 

Mrs Sykes and Mrs Johnson - Archimedes Class Teacher 

Mr Bidder - Drake Class Teacher 

Year 4 – Cromwell and Wren

Hello and welcome to Year 4: Wren and Cromwell Classes! 

In Wren, our teacher is Miss. Knapp with Mrs. Gallagher as our TA. 

In Cromwell, our teacher is Mrs. Sekatawa (Mrs. Sek) and our TA is Miss. Jefferies. 

After the summer we will start the year recapping the basics in English and Maths then we will build and develop knowledge throughout the year. After the exciting summer reading challenges, we will build on our experiences by reading a variety of books – both for pleasure and to extend our learning through research. We will continue to have weekly library sessions and will be able to bring books home to share with our family. 

During the Autumn term in History we will explore the house of Stuart, Union of the Crown and Gun Powder Plot. This will follow on from our history learning in year 3 and should be quite exciting! 

In science, we will be exploring and investigating light and sound, so if you have any related books or have been to any museums / on trips where you have seen anything exciting, please let us know. 

We will definitely be getting creative through art lessons, DT and in cross-curricular ways too! Very early on in the year, we will be producing work for the NNOS exhibition on the theme ‘Light and Dark’. We hope you will be able to visit to see our wonderful work! 

Homework challenges will be set on a Wednesday for completion by the following Monday, either on message or in portfolio is fine. We also ask that you spend 5 minutes a night on Timetable Rock Stars in preparation for the MTC later in the year (more about this when we start after the summer). 

In Year 4, we ask that you read as often as you can with our child – a combination of reading to and listening to them is great. Please use the Reading Journals to let us know what you have read and return to school, so that books can be kept up to date and a range of texts are enjoyed. We have special reading rewards for regular reading so let us know what you have read and make recommendations for us in our reading area to get a treat! 

We are very much looking forward to learning with you over the next year. Please come and see us or send us a dojo message if you have any questions or you would like to share some news from home. 

From 

The Year 4 team! 

Year 5 – Hepworth and Tubman

Welcome to Year 5 Tubman and Hepworth Classes.

Our teams are: (Harriet)Tubman Class - Mrs.Melia (teacher) and Mrs.Galley, (Barbara) Hepworth Class - Miss Abbott (teacher) and Miss Veal.

Together we came up with our year group rules. Easy to remember as they are covered by 3 words:

Ready, Respectful and Safe.

The Year 5 team are looking forward to starting the year with an introduction to the Georgian Period: learning why the Georgians replaced the Stuarts… and why some people didn’t particularly think this was a good idea!

We’ll be learning about why the Jacobites and the Red Coats fought (a lot) and how this all came to a very sticky end at Culloden.

In English, our first unit will be a setting description based on ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’ and recapping our learning from previous year grouops and then we are looking forward to writing based on the narrative The Gorilla by Anthony Browne.

In Geography, we will be learning about mountains which links with our Science unit of rock formation. Lots of practical work which is great fun!

Our creative subjects also include links to our topic - Georgian artwork and maybe we should act out a highland charge for some drama!

Our RE learning this half-term is about Judaism – we will learn what Jewish people believe and how they express their beliefs through their daily lives.

We’ll be recapping the basics in French: greetings, vocabulary for around the classroom, colours and musical instrument names.

We are excited to learn recorders in music this half term. Lots of opportunities to read music as well as working on getting those squeak-free notes out.

We really hope you check in to Dojo for regular updates and watch out for pictures in the gallery too. Please remember to let us know if you have any questions or ideas. We are always happy to hear from you.

Miss Abbott – Hepworth Class Teacher

Mrs Melia – Tubman Class Teacher

Year 6 – Darwin and Fleming

Hello and welcome to Year 6!

We have two Year 6 classes which are named, Fleming and Darwin. The Fleming Class team consists of Mr Rossiter, Mrs Jack and Mrs Barnes, while the Darwin Class team is made up of Mr Taylor and Mrs Klyn. The adults in our Year 6 classes are fiercely determined to give our pupils the perfect end to their time in primary school, ensuring outstanding progress with lots of fun along the way!

The year begins with a focus on the basics of English and Maths. The knowledge and skills developed early on will stand our children in good stead as they move onto more challenging Year 6 work. We will also read a variety of books that accompany our learning, as well as providing opportunities to relax and listen to a good story. This year we will be starting with Clockwork (by Philip Pullman) which is always a favourite of our Year 6 pupils and staff alike.

Throughout the school we look at some fascinating topics, and this year is no exception. We start by looking at the processes and life cycles of plants. This is a particularly detailed piece of scientific study that will help to prepare pupils for their science work at high school. In our history lessons, we begin with the Victorian Age before moving onto looking at both world wars and the tremendous sacrifices people made, as well as the impact these conflicts have had on today’s world.

Our geography work focuses on the west of the UK, where we are in relation to the rest of the world and further afield, a study of both North and South America. In RE, we will focus on Christianity and Islam. Our art work will also tie in nicely with our history, researching Victorian artwork and creating our own imitations. We will also be developing our understanding of Renaissance art, looking at famous pieces such as the Mona Lisa. Our language work will continue to focus on French and in PE we will cover a variety of different team and individual sports.

As the year progresses we like to see our pupils become more competitive when participating in team events. Yes, taking part is important but we also love to see that competitive edge that will help children as they grow up and take their place in the world.

It’s going to be such a fantastic year and we are so excited to see what our latest group of Year 6 pupils can achieve.

ASD SRB Unit – Packham

ASD SRB Packham

About us-

Packham class is an ASD SRB is for pupils with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (or who are on the ASD pathway) who need specialist input to enable them to overcome barriers to accessing mainstream lessons.

 

 

Rosen Class

Welcome to Rosen Class! We are very excited about our new class and looking forward to the year ahead. We will be providing your child with educational opportunities which will allow them to develop, flourish and achieve. 

The adults in Rosen Class are: Miss Hare, Mrs Clarke, Mrs Wilson and Miss King. 

We will be creating a immersive environment for the children, where they can be creative, thrive and most importantly enjoy what they are learning. Not only will we be learning the curriculum subjects (Maths, English, History, Science and Geography) but we will also be focusing on life skills, such as looking after ourselves, cooking, road safety and much more! 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the Rosen Class team. We look forward to an amazing year!

Miss Hare - Class Teacher