Preschool

Welcome to Preschool! 

Our Teacher is Mrs A Merry and our HLTA is Mrs H Burke.

Our Curriculum

We cover a range of interesting topics across the school year. Our topics are based on the interests of the children and focus on enhancing vocabulary and communication within preschool.

Class Information

PE Lessons

We take part in fun, active play sessions that encourage movement, co-ordination and confidence using simple games, music and equipment to develop gross motor skills in a safe and supportive environment.

Phonics

We teach phonics daily using Bug Club Phonics. Every day, the children will have a range of opportunities to lay the best possible foundations in Nursery for Phase 2 phonics in Reception. We achieve this through nursery rhyme activities and awareness of sounds including oral blending games.

Reading 

At Wingate Primary School, we aim to foster a love of reading and to increase exposure to different types of texts. Through regular story times, we aim to increase vocabulary and give children experiences through books.

Maths 

In Preschool, we develop ‘Number Sense’ building a deep, intuitive understanding of numbers through play, songs, and everyday activities, focusing on concepts like quantity (more/less), comparing, recognising small groups, and counting, rather than just rote memorisation.

Activities involve counting fingers, building towers, using counters, playing dice games and sorting objects.