Heartsease Primary Academy

Heartsease Primary Academy part of The Heart Education Trust

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Early Years

We have one Nursery class, Bishy Barney Bees, offering morning and afternoon sessions and two Reception classes. Children in Nursery and Reception are taught in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile which covers children’s development in these areas:

The prime areas are:

  • Communication and language
    • Listening, Attention and Understanding
    • Speaking
  • Personal, social and emotional development
    • Self-Regulation
    • Managing Self
    • Building relationships
  • Physical development
    • Gross Motor Skills
    • Fine Motor Skills

The specific areas are:

  • Literacy
    • Comprehension
    • Word Reading
    • Writing
  • Mathematics
    • Number
    • Numerical Patterns
  • Understanding the world
    • Past and Present
    • People Culture and Communities
    • The Natural World
  • Expressive arts and design
    • Creating with Materials
    • Being Imaginative and Expressive

We aim to ensure that we are providing an appropriate and high quality experience for our youngest pupils. We set out to provide learning opportunities which are imaginative and offer direct teaching balanced with opportunities for children to choose activities for themselves. Research shows that early opportunities for children to learn in such an environment can have long term educational and personal benefits.

Nursery and Reception staff liaise closely together to ensure as smooth a transition as possible into the main school.

Preparing for School

To make your child’s first few days at school try to help your child to

  • Put on and take off a coat and manage the fastenings
  • Tidy up toys
  • Go to the toilet alone and wash their hands
  • Dress and undress themselves
  • Manage a knife and fork
  • Look after books

Teaching your child the names of colours, to count familiar objects, sing nursery rhymes, listen to stories, share books with you, will help your child with their early learning.

Preschool Visits

Potential new entrants are invited to visit the school with their parents/carers to meet the headteacher and be shown around the school. Contact office@heartseaseprimary.co.uk to book your visit.

Starting School in Reception

All new Reception pupils and their parents/carers will have an opportunity to meet the class teachers prior to starting school.

Children are encouraged to explore and engage with the variety of activities provided, in a practical and purposeful way. We encourage them to become increasingly independent and to communicate and cooperate with others. Literacy and Numeracy are taught at appropriate times throughout the school day, in addition children will have regular opportunities to share and handle books, listen to stories, and learn nursery rhymes, and songs. Children will learn how to write, draw and paint with increasing control; recognise symbols, letters and sounds. They will develop mathematical language, practise counting, matching and sorting activities.

Nursery

We offer places for children who are 2 year olds. Please enquire for further information.

Many children start with us at the beginning of the term following their 3rd Birthday.

There are two part-time sessions, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. There are a total of 65 part time places available. There will be a maximum number of children per session.

The nursery aims are the same as for the main school. The emphasis is on ensuring that the children start to gain independence and learn through purposeful and practical play activities.

We know that every child passing through Heartsease Primary Academy and Nursery will find it a happy and enthralling experience. We aim to ensure that by the time your child leaves our school they will take responsibility for themselves and those around them; be flexible in their thinking and appreciate diversity.

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Curriculum

  • Curriculum Overview
  • Early Years
  • Curriculum Framework

Heartsease Primary Academy is a trading name of The HEART Education Trust,
a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 08286818.
Registered office address: Heartsease Primary Academy, Rider Haggard Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR7 9UE.

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