Foundation Stage and Little Lambs

We welcome children into school following their 3rd birthday as an Early Riser if we have spaces in our Nursery, providing they have applied for a September place.

All Nursery children are entitled to a 15 hours Government funded place, this can be across 5 mornings each week or 2.5 days within the week, please speak to our Nursery Teacher and Foundation Stage lead to discuss what flexible arrangements are available to enable us to meet your child's needs.

Some Nursery children are eligable for 30 hours funding and Sheep Dip Lane Academy are pleased to offer limited places, please speak to teh Nursery Teacher or the School Office regarding your child's eligibility.

Our Foundation Stage 1 children - also known as Nursery - have their own classroom within our Early Years Provision, please see our meet the teacher guide below:

Mrs Bateman, Mrs Willis and Mrs Buck will be looking after you during the week and they are all looking forward to having lots of fun learning together.

Our Topics this term are 'My Favourite Colours' (all about ourselves, our interests, our families and the wonder of colour in the world around us), and also 'Special Times & Nursery Rhymes' where we will be developing our knowledge & understanding of nursery rhymes & songs. We will also be learning about a range of different events & celebrations such as birthdays, Halloween, Diwali, Remembrance & of course Christmas!

We have a lovely outdoor play area and go across to our very own 'Forest School', which is led by Mrs Mason who is a qualified Forest School practitioner - we call this 'Muddy Mondays!' - please bring wellies and appropriate clothing so you are prepred whatever the weather!

Our Foundation Stage 2 children - also known as Reception, have their own provision within our school grounds, they have their own entrance opposite the shops on Sheep Dip Lane and have a seperate play area to the main school, please see our meet the teacher guide.

Mrs Matthews, Mrs Mason and Mrs Willis will be looking after you each day and are looking forward to having lots of fun learning together.

Our Topics this term are 'Me and My Family' where we will look at everyone who is special to us! Our next topic is  ‘Seasons & Habitats.’ Children will learn all about the changing season and how this affects all the creatures who live within our local habitats.

We will also be doing a focus week on healthy eating and dental hygiene. The children will learn all about the importance of brushing our teeth and choosing healthy food options too.

 

Little Lambs - Some of our young children go into our new class 'Little Lambs' which is held in our Croft building.

Mrs Spiers and Mrs Parkhurst are their teachers and they are supported by Mrs Cosa, Mrs Dunn, Miss Jones and Miss Huthcinson, please see our welcome information below.

 

Welcome to Nursery

Welcome to Reception Class

Welcome to Little Lambs

 

Children who attend our school Nursery and wish to attend our Reception class still need to apply to the Doncaster Local Authority for a school place. 

Please see the admission page on our Website - Parents/Admissions or  complete an online application form:  http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/primary-admissions

If you require further advice please contact DMBC and ask for admissions on 01302 736000

Please see below for links to our EYFS Data Report.

Early Years policies we have in place, for your information, can be foung on the Policies Page.