Nursery Notice Board

Welcome to the Nursery Notice Board

Current Learning Focus

This half term, we are exploring the theme -Animal adventures

The children will explore the animal kingdom and the world around them. They will learn about animals in different habitats—jungles, zoos, farms, cold climates—and dinosaurs, while also observing seasonal changes in winter. Through stories, songs, and rhymes, children will continue to develop their language, social skills, and understanding of the natural world.

Key Learning Areas:

•  Personal, Social & Emotional Development: Independent dressing, small group play, exploring similarities and differences.
• Communication & Language: Following instructions, using prepositions, resilience in learning.
• Physical Development: Using trikes/bikes, one-handed tools, manipulating small objects.
• Expressive Arts & Design: Exploring textures, colours, and construction; music and dance.
• Understanding the World: Talking about animals, habitats, and seasonal changes.
• Mathematics: Subitising to 2, counting up to 3 objects.
• Literacy: Joining in with repeated refrains, book handling, singing nursery rhymes.

Enrichment Activities: Nursery concert, autumn walk, World Nursery Rhyme Week, and a visit from Santa. 

Explore what your child is learning this term by reviewing our Autumn 2 Curriculum Overview.

Coming Up

Parent–Teacher Consultations

Date: Friday 14th November 2025

Time: Between 9:00am to 5:30pm. Your allocated time need to be booked via SchoolCloud.

Place: Finney Room

Booking opens on Friday 24th October at 6pm via SchoolCloud.

Notices

School Priorities 2025

Please take a moment to view this year’s School Priorities. These have been shaped by feedback from our whole school community — including parents.

Your views are invaluable in helping us move forward together, please share your feedback with us.

Tapestry Learning Journal – Parent Consent 

Tapestry is a secure online learning journal to share your child’s learning with you.

• See photos, videos, and notes from school.
• Upload your own photos/videos from home.
• Each child has a private account for approved family members only.
• All information is secure and follows strict data protection rules.
• At the end of Nursery you can download a PDF keepsake.

Please come along to the Tapestry Workshop on Thursday 23rd October, 9:00–9:20am, School Hall. 

Please complete the consent form as soon as possible. 

Belongings

Please ensure all your child’s belongings are clearly labelled with their name to avoid any loss.

Named Water Bottle

Please ensure your child brings a named water bottle into Nursery every day

Family Photo

Please send your child to school with a photo of their family to share with the class. This helps us build a warm and welcoming community.

School Uniform

Where to buy it and what to wear. 

Please note: This is optional. Children attending the Nursery setting can wear the school uniform or their own clothes.

Cool Milk

School milk is available for all pupils; children eligible for Free School Meals receive milk free but must still register online.

SCOPAY

SCOPAY is our secure online system for school payments. Once your account is set up, you can easily select manage school-related transactions from home. You will receive a unique SCOPAY access code during your child’s first week of school. This code will allow you to create your SCOPAY account and register your child.

- A packed lunch must be provided from home for children attending Full Time Nursery. Please
ensure that no fizzy drinks, glass bottles, sweets or products containing nuts or sesame
seeds are in the packed lunch.

Weekly Newsletter

We will send out a weekly newsletter to keep you updated on all the amazing things happening in Reception. please click here. 

Key Information 

Nursery Opening Hours

Full-Time Start - 30 hours - 8:45am to 3:30pm.

Part-Time Start - 15 hours - 8:45am to 11:45am

Key Letters

• Nursery parent teacher consultation - November 2025 download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineNursery parent teacher consultation - November 2025
• Nursery Reception Tapestry Online Permissiom Letter 2025 download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineNursery Reception Tapestry Online Permissiom Letter 2025

Communication

If you need to get in touch:

Nursery Teacher: Miss Macneil

Nursery Email: nursery@marlborough.hounslow.sch.uk

Welfare Support: welfare@marlborough.hounslow.sch.uk

School Office: office@marlborough.hounslow.sch.uk

Gallery of Recent Work

Coming soon! A showcase of pupils work and memorable moments from this term.