Mrs B Larkin
Hello, my name is Beth Larkin and I have worked at Sandhill for 7 years. As I am Early Years trained, I have had the pleasure of teaching in nursery for the last 7 years and helping to settle our youngest children into school life at Sandhill! I am happily married and have a fur baby called Cheddar who runs the house! I am a massive foodie and have a huge sweet tooth! I drink way too much coffee and love pizza!
Mrs C Swift
Hello my name is Mrs Swift. I’ve worked at sandhill for the last 2 years. I absolutely love working in Early Years. In my spare time I enjoy doing arts and crafts, designing t shirts etc. I am married and have 3 children 2 boys aged 21 and 14 and a girl aged 19. I enjoy cooking but I most enjoy baking and eating cake. I enjoy walking my 2 dogs Willow and Kobi and snuggling on the sofa with my 4 cats.
Hello, my name is Beth Larkin and I have worked at Sandhill for 7 years. As I am Early Years trained, I have had the pleasure of teaching in nursery for the last 7 years and helping to settle our youngest children into school life at Sandhill! I am happily married and have a fur baby called Cheddar who runs the house! I am a massive foodie and have a huge sweet tooth! I drink way too much coffee and love pizza!
Mrs C Swift
Hello my name is Mrs Swift. I’ve worked at sandhill for the last 2 years. I absolutely love working in Early Years. In my spare time I enjoy doing arts and crafts, designing t shirts etc. I am married and have 3 children 2 boys aged 21 and 14 and a girl aged 19. I enjoy cooking but I most enjoy baking and eating cake. I enjoy walking my 2 dogs Willow and Kobi and snuggling on the sofa with my 4 cats.
We are named after:
Eric Carle
Some of their most famous books are:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?, The Bad Tempered Ladybird, The Very Busy Spider
In Spring 2 our text driver story is Giraffes Can’t Dance.
We will be learning facts about Giraffes and other wild animals, such as what body parts they have, what they like to eat and where they live etc. We will be drawing and painting simple representations of Giraffes and other wild animals. We will be learning facts about Africa, such as where it is in the world and what the weather is like there and comparing it to the UK. We will be creating our own African artwork using a variety of media and materials. We will be exploring African instruments and African dance. Some of the linked texts that we will also read are:
Handa’s Surprise
Dear Zoo
Rumble in the Jungle
Elmer
Eric Carle
Some of their most famous books are:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?, The Bad Tempered Ladybird, The Very Busy Spider
In Spring 2 our text driver story is Giraffes Can’t Dance.
We will be learning facts about Giraffes and other wild animals, such as what body parts they have, what they like to eat and where they live etc. We will be drawing and painting simple representations of Giraffes and other wild animals. We will be learning facts about Africa, such as where it is in the world and what the weather is like there and comparing it to the UK. We will be creating our own African artwork using a variety of media and materials. We will be exploring African instruments and African dance. Some of the linked texts that we will also read are:
Handa’s Surprise
Dear Zoo
Rumble in the Jungle
Elmer
Our Class Timetable
Each day children access free flow choosing time where children access provision areas both inside and outside throughout the session.
We have a number of short carpet session each day. Carpet sessions include welcome song, phonics, maths, topic work and story time.
We also gather on the carpet for whole class snack once each day.
We have a nursery rhyme of the week that we practise singing each day.
Other Useful Information
A baseline assessment of each child is completed within the first 3 weeks of them starting nursery.
We visit the library after Friday to change our library book.
We have a basket of story books in the nursery cloakroom if you would like to take an extra story book home to read with your child. Please return this story book when you have read it.
Each day children access free flow choosing time where children access provision areas both inside and outside throughout the session.
We have a number of short carpet session each day. Carpet sessions include welcome song, phonics, maths, topic work and story time.
We also gather on the carpet for whole class snack once each day.
We have a nursery rhyme of the week that we practise singing each day.
Other Useful Information
A baseline assessment of each child is completed within the first 3 weeks of them starting nursery.
We visit the library after Friday to change our library book.
We have a basket of story books in the nursery cloakroom if you would like to take an extra story book home to read with your child. Please return this story book when you have read it.
Learning in action this term
Please take a look at the wonderful learning taking place:
Please take a look at the wonderful learning taking place: