Learning

We offer a broad a varied learning environment for all of our children. In addition to the daily activities listed below, trips are arranged to local places of interest during the year. Recent outings have included Haslemere Library, Pizza Express, The Granary, pond dipping at The Witley Centre, trips to Sherbourne Farm and a train trip towards Portsmouth.Visits by the local fire department and police are always very popular with the children.

Children's birthdays are celebrated with cake and candles and there is a Christmas nativity play and party at the end of the autumn term. At the end of the spring term we have a spring celebration including spring hat parade.

During fine weather we are able to make use of our enclosed outdoor play area, the village green, school woodlands area and the village playground.

Below are examples of some of the learning opportunities children have at our nursery together with the 'learning benefits' for the children.

Activity or Resource Develops & Encourages
Painting, collage, box-building. Creativity, self-expression, experimentation.
Adult-led craft activities, join-the-dots activities, pictures for colouring, scissors, sewing cards etc Manipulative skills, hand-eye co ordination, concentration, fine movement, ability to follow instructions, pre writing skills.
Pencils paper and crayons. Creativity, pre-writing skills, fine movement, manipulative skills.
Construction toys and materials. Creativity, manipulative skills, problem solving, spatial skills.
Climbing-frame and other large apparatus, beanbags, balls etc.. Stamina, muscle strength, co-ordination, balance, confidence.
Sand, water, play-dough, clay etc. Discovery and experimentation, understanding of volume and the properties of different materials.
'Home Corner', dressing up, dolls, puppets, other role-play toys. Imagination, creativity, , self-control, ability to come to terms with life experiences, self-esteem, social skills.
Interaction with adults and children. Language and communication skills, social skills, vocabulary and self-confidence.
Stories, songs and books. Listening skills, concentration, vocabulary, pre-reading skills (eg. understanding that print carries meaning).
Jigsaw puzzles. Manipulative skills, problem solving, concentration, spatial skills, observation, shape & pattern recognition.
Sorting and matching, measuring, lotto, counting games and songs. Number concepts, recognition of numerals, understanding size and shape, grouping into sets.