‘The kingdom of heaven,” said Jesus, “is like a mustard seed, which a man sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it grows, it is larger than any shrub, and it becomes a tree, and the birds of the air build their nests in its branches” 

Welcome to Mustard Seeds!

In preschool, we are always very busy exploring the world and learning through play. We follow the Development Matters framework but interlink it with the whole school curriculum in order to best prepare for Reception.  All of this learning is underpinned by our Catholic faith and values.

To enrich our experiences, we welcome visitors to school, such as librarians, nurses, and authors, and we also go out and explore our community. We regularly visit St Joseph's church, the town market and the library.

Within our indoor and outdoor provision we have plenty of areas to explore; we get messy, construct exciting buildings, create art masterpieces, carry out fine and gross motor movements through mark-making and climbing, make friendships, learn new vocabulary and skills, and use our imagination.

We spend time learning outside in our Early Years garden, making waterways with guttering, working as a team to build a balancing trail with milk crates and large wooden planks, making delicious meals in our mud kitchen, riding the bikes, climbing trees, practising our ball skills and planting flowers and vegetables.

Once a week, we spend time in our wild area where we get to explore the natural world around us looking for bugs and flowers, playing games and sitting round the fire for some treats.

As well as Christmas, Easter and Catholic feast days, we also like to look at other special celebrations throughout the year. For example, Chinese New Year, Armed forces' week, Month of the Military Child, Science week and Earth Day.

Every day, we lay the best possible foundations in preschool for Phase 2 phonics in Reception with nursery rhyme activities, phonological awareness, and oral blending games.

In preschool, you will hear lots of laughter and storytelling and see lots of smiles and friendships blossom!

Miss Hartland

Class Teacher