Welcome to Nursery 

In Nursery we love to learn outside which is where we spend most of our time, exploring our school grounds and local community. Don't forget to dress for the weather and bring lots of spares in a bag. We use lots of resources from the world around us to develop our understanding of lots of different concepts, we love singing songs and reading stories too!

In Nursery there are lots of different adults who are here to help you and chat to your adults about any worries too! Please feel free to contact us at the bottom of this page or at drop off or pick up time. Mrs Laws is  our Teacher, Mrs Steadman and Mrs Scott are our Teaching Assistants and we also have Mr Chirnside, Shelley and Abby who work with us in Nursery too.

See you soon!

The Nursery Team 

  Meet the staff

Hi! I am Mrs Laws, I am our EYFS Lead and Nursery Teacher. I am very excited to be teaching in nursery again! I have taught in lots of different classes but mainly in early years which is my favourite area of school to teach in! In my spare time I love spending time outdoors with my family, walking my dog Bella and eating lots of cake!

Hey there, I am Mrs Steadman. I have worked at Catchgate for almost 9 years, across the school. I am looking forward to starting my second year working in early years. In my spare time I enjoy going for walks and eating good food with my young family. I love being outdoors in all weathers and look forward to getting to know you all better. 

Hello I am Mrs Scott. I love rubgy!! It is my favourite sport and I love to watch my favourite team St Helens. I have 1 pet cat called Jonas who I love to cuddle and he loves to climb! I love reading Harry Potter books too. I have two boys, one who has just became a teacher and the other who is studying for his A-Levels.

Hi Everyone, my name is Shelley. I am the 2 Year room lead but can't wait to start working with you on an afternoon! I love setting up messy play activities and using our whole bodies to explore, exploring gloop is my favourite! In my spare time I spend time with my family and watch one of my little boys play football, where I usually spend the time collecting natural resources to make things for our classrooms. I love eating pizza too!!

Hello, I am Abby! I usually work in the 2 Year room but will be joining you in nursery on an afternoon, reading stories are my favourite- I can wait to help put on shows using the puppets! I have a dog called Bella who I love taking for long walks and climbing mountains with- in all weathers! I love to dance and will often help put on shows when we're playing outside!

Spring Updates

We play out in all weathers. Please ensure that your child has a full set of spares, including socks and underwear, so that children can change if they're wet or muddy. Please send puddlesuits and PE kits into school as soon as possible.

Spring Dates

Welcome back to Nursery! We have lots of exciting things happening this half term and we even have some new friends joining us. 

EVERY WEEK

Thursday 11:20 Nursery Rhyme sing along AM children

Friday 2:50 Nursery Rhyme sing along PM children and 30 hours

Monday 23rd January Library visit

Meet at Nursery 10am for AM  children

Meet at Nursery 1:45 for PM children and 30 hours children

Friday 27th January Careers parents workshop

10:45 AM children

2:15 PM children and 30 hours children

Wednesday 15th January 

Model showcase - times to follow

Autumn 2

This half term we are very excited to light up other peoples world! We are going to spend lots of time in our community helping others and finding out how to be respectful to others beliefs and ideas. 

Autumn 2 Dates 

Stay and play - instead of parents evening Wednesday 17th November

                                    AM Leave Nursery at 8:45-9:30

                                    PM and 30 hours Leave Nursery at 12:00-1:45

Trip to see Santa Wednesday 7th December

Usual session times - Letters have been sent home. £4 due on parent pay

EYFS Christmas Performance at St Thomas' Church

            All children on the AM session and parents meet at Church for 10:30              am start

Panto visit all children to attend from 12:30 

Christmas Party Day

Friday 16th December

Usual session times - dressed in party clothes

Rights Respecting Schools in the Spring term!

Our school has a continued commitment to helping children learn about and understand their rights. Here are the individual rights we will be exploring across the school linking to our weekly themes. Please ask your children about these articles and speak with them about how they impact them at home too.

Links - please click to open