Welcome to Southey Nursery!

Class Teacher: Mrs Ward and Miss Wall 

Our nursery is a vibrant, nurturing space where curiosity and creativity come to life. We provide a safe, stimulating environment designed to give every child the best possible start to their learning journey. Through play-based activities, hands-on experiences and plenty of opportunities to explore, our children develop confidence, independence, and a love for learning. From building early language and communication skills to fostering social interaction and problem-solving, our dedicated team ensures every child feels valued and supported. Outdoor adventures, imaginative play, and exciting themed days make every moment at Southey Green Nursery full of fun and discovery. We believe that strong foundations lead to bright futures—and it all begins here!

At Southey Green, we believe that strong values shape successful learners. From the very earliest stages, children begin their journey by learning what it means to be Ready to Learn, Respectful to All, and Responsible for Ourselves.

• Being Ready means listening carefully, taking turns, and showing curiosity in every activity.
• Being Respectful is all about sharing, showing kindness, and treating others as we would like to be treated.
• Being Responsible helps children make thoughtful choices, tidy up after themselves, and take care of their classroom and belongings.

These simple steps lay the foundation for a positive, caring community where every child can thrive.

Our Yearly Plan provides a comprehensive overview of the exciting learning opportunities and key milestones your child will experience throughout the academic year.

At Southey Green, we promise to provide our children with 6 unique  experiences in each year group. We call these 'Southey Super Six'.   These tasks give our children something to look forward to each year and in places, provide an opportunity that the children may not have had previously.

Autumn 

We have had a lovely start to the new year. The children have enjoyed learning about owls and the autumn. We have created our own owls in different formats. We learnt that owls can make different noises not just ‘twit twoo’. We had fun being artists, doing some leaf rubbings and discovered we had to use the crayons differently to make the leaf appear. We have had fun dancing using 'Danny Go' and copying the moves he makes and have enjoyed exploring the shapes to make our own owl homes.  

Road Safety

We have learnt all about road safety this week, we discovered that we need to hold an adults hand, press the button and wait for the green man. When we cross the road we must walk too. We did great listening and all got to take part in crossing the road

We have been very busy in nursery this term. We completed one of our Southey Super Six by creating felt owls by sewing. We took great care to go in and out without getting all in a muddle. We learnt all about the Gruffalo and loved creating our own paintings to represent the Gruffalo talking about the features of the creature as we painted. The children were very careful to stay in the lines and add the details in the appropriate spot. We learnt a new skill by learning how to use the vegetable peeler to peel our apples and the special child friendly cutter to cut up our apple to create an apple crumble.  

We had two wonderful visitors: Little City and the Owls. We loved learning all about the different occupations with Little City and were astounded by the owls and how we even were allowed to hold them.