Nursery
Welcome to our Nursery. Mrs Nicholson is the class teacher and Miss Sharp is the teaching assistant.
Hello, my name is Mrs Nicholson and I am the Nursery teacher at SSMJ. I have been teaching for 25 years. I love to see the children grow in confidence and ability during their time in Nursery, ready for Reception and Key Stage 1. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family, gardening, watching TV and reading.
Every child deserves the best possible start in their education and through parental and teacher support they can fulfil their potential.
In Nursery we learn through play. Play is an essential component of children’s lives. Through play children learn about themselves, their environment and the world around them. Play helps to develop important skills such as problem solving and turn taking. In addition to this, adults provide well planned activities that are exciting and engaging and that fully take into account the needs and abilities of the children. Nursery children have access to a range of different activities that promote and develop basic skills.
Our Learning
Find out more about our learning in Nursery:
- Nursery Yearly Curriculum Overview – 2025/26
Our Saints
The Holy Family
The Holy Family is Jesus, Mary and Joseph. They lived together in Nazareth, sharing the ordinary joys and challenges of family life while putting their trust in God. Mary and Joseph loved and cared for Jesus, teaching Him and helping Him to grow.
The Holy Family reminds us that families are places where we can experience love, forgiveness, kindness and support, and encourages us to make our own families and communities places of welcome and peace.
Holy Family
Gallery
We are able to balance with the help of a friend
Using shapes to make objects
Getting cosy reading our books
Joining in with hopscotch to learn our numbers to 10
Making patterns in the rice helps our fine motor skills
Using objects to show an understanding of the world
There is always time for looking after one another in Nursery
