Both our Willow and Oak nurture rooms are established and running well, giving pupils the opportunity to make connections and develop friendships with their peers. Children are happy and participating well in tasks and activities aimed at developing their health and well being.

In the Willow room, our focus for our Welly Wednesdays will be to have more opportunity to explore the great outdoors. We will primarily explore our immediate environment, but may explore areas further away from the school. The children will partake in a Wild Challenge, completing 6 activities linked to the RSPB challenge, which will encourage exploration of the natural habitats of small animals and insects from our local environment. Children will be encouraged to work in small teams, to create housing and gain knowledge of these animal habitats.

The focus for some of our children will be preparing for full time attendance in their primary classroom, reducing time spent in the Willow Room and helping the children find strategies and tools to support them throughout this period of change. For the children remaining in the Willow Room, they will need to time to adjust and chat about the changes taking place and how it makes them feel.

In our Oak room, the discussions and activities supported in the connected classroom materials, will continue to be our main focus, looking at different emotions, the impact these have on our bodies and how to manage big feelings. With time for discussion and sharing of experience, children will develop tools to help them manage feelings and see a positive outcome.

As always, if parents have any questions or would like to chat about any aspect of our nurture provision, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Mrs Travers