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03/11/23

A fun filled lunchtime today with clubs being run by and pic.twitter.com/4xHKWQp1yS

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28/09/23

Fantastic opportunities to join our growing team. Get in touch to come and meet the team and find out more.https://t.co/myaUPUPA6J

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28/09/23

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery, the best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see. Book your place at our info event here https://t.co/TyHhkcfia1 and with and pic.twitter.com/TfxYjRjnoY

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26/09/23

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery, the best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see. Book your place at our info event here https://t.co/TyHhkcfia1 and with and pic.twitter.com/TfxYjRjnoY

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12/07/23

We have loved the many opportunities this week to look forward to next term. Meeting new Nursery and Reception children and families, and meeting our new teachers on our moving up session this afternoon.

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30/06/23

Our first fantastic cluster inset! We had all teachers and leaders from Forge Wood, Lime Tree, Greenway, Merstham, Salfords and Southgate. Such a great day! pic.twitter.com/tRFxYxxAng

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23/06/23

Fantastic opportunities to join our growing team Check out our vacancies https://t.co/myaUPUPA6J

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26/05/23

What an amazing turnout to the colour sun, organised by the Friends of Kilnwood Vale. The children (and staff) had so much fun! Thanks to the FoKV for organising and to everyone who contributed towards the fundraising. pic.twitter.com/KhHjdKYK2N

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15/05/23

In Nursery, children have been learning all about King Charles and the Coronation. They had their own Coronation tea party, where they created crowns to wear.To support their topic “puddles and rainbows” children created a colourful rainbow in a science experiment. pic.twitter.com/5uKIgUtEj7

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12/05/23

Would you like to train to teach in a local school? GLF Schools Teacher Training has placements available in both Primary and Secondary schools across the trust starting in September 2023. Register for an information event to find out more. https://t.co/6C47lGj18m pic.twitter.com/PKli8250vz

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12/05/23

Are you a West Sussex school looking for an Appropriate Body and provider for your September starters. Visit our website for more information about the support we provide https://t.co/PjU5m2ogpL pic.twitter.com/lcNX40uP4n

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10/05/23

Would you like to train to teach in a local school? GLF Schools Teacher Training has placements available in both Primary and Secondary schools across the trust starting in September 2023. Register for an information event to find out more. https://t.co/6C47lGj18m pic.twitter.com/PKli8250vz

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10/05/23

Are you a West Sussex school looking for an Appropriate Body and provider for your September starters. Visit our website for more information about the support we provide https://t.co/PjU5m2ogpL pic.twitter.com/lcNX40uP4n

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06/05/23

Hot chocolate on a Friday for a selection of children who have demonstrated our 'Excellent' learning behaviours this week! Here are a few photos! pic.twitter.com/14dpu7P4bt

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21/04/23

To celebrate Autism Acceptance Week 2023, the children spent time in their classes talking about their individual differences. The focus of conversation was about being special, unique and having different strengths. pic.twitter.com/F1TNDxv1KU

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21/04/23

Hot chocolate with Ms Burke and to celebrate 6 children from Y1-3 who have been following our Excellent Learning Behaviours this week. Keep it up! 🌟 pic.twitter.com/wrIzO5quU8

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18/04/23

What a delightful start to the Summer Term at Kilnwood! We've been focusing on our Excellent Learning Behaviours as you can see in this photo. Bring on tomorrow ☺️ pic.twitter.com/YVsJs6wdAh

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18/04/23

What a delightful start to the Summer Term at Kilnwood! We've been focusing on our Excellent Learning Behaviours as you can see in this photo. Bring on tomorrow ☺️ pic.twitter.com/K04Cc8GRJL

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17/04/23

Congratulations to everyone who got their Reception offers today, we look forward to seeing our new cohort in September! pic.twitter.com/V64KzgYuaZ

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28/03/23

Today's Year 1 performance based on The Great Fire of London was excellent. It was wonderful to hear so many confident voices and see such lovely smiles. pic.twitter.com/nN89CSuSh8

Nursery Curriculum

The Nursery at Kilnwood Vale Primary School prides itself on the Inspiring, Nurturing and Enabling Environment where our youngest children grow, learn and flourish.

The experienced and dedicated team welcome children into the school, either within the preschool room or our new 2-year-old room where the nurturing and enabling environment, provides endless opportunities for each child to learn and follow their interests and curiosity. 

Within the setting each member of staff takes pride in creating positive relationships with every unique child to ensure that we know all of the children's interests, as well as building positive relationships with parents and carers.

We have an exciting, inclusive curriculum that involves outdoor learning in almost all weathers and follows the Early Years Framework, so every child makes good progress during their time with us. The opportunities for awe and wonder through the wider curriculum provides exciting and engaging opportunities which the children love.

We prioritise the Prime Areas: 

Communication and language: the number and quality of the conversations that children have with adults and peers throughout the day in a language-rich environment is crucial. By commenting on what children are interested in or doing and echoing back what they say with new vocabulary added, practitioners will build children's language effectively. Reading frequently to children and engaging them actively in stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems, and then providing them with extensive opportunities to use and embed new words in a range of contexts, will give children the opportunity to thrive.

Physical development: Physical activity is vital in children’s all-round development, enabling them to pursue happy, healthy and active lives. Gross and fine motor experiences develop incrementally throughout early childhood, starting with sensory explorations and the development of a child’s strength, co-ordination and positional awareness.

Personal, social and emotional development: PSED is crucial for children to lead healthy and happy lives and is fundamental to their cognitive development. Underpinning their personal development are the important attachments that shape their social world. Strong, warm and supportive relationships with adults enable children to learn how to understand their own feelings and those of others.

Reading

It is crucial for children to develop a life-long love of reading. Reading consists of two dimensions: language comprehension and word reading. Language comprehension (necessary for both reading and writing) starts from birth. It only develops when adults talk with children about the world around them and the books (stories and nonfiction) they read with them, and enjoy rhymes, poems, and songs together.

We build the foundations of early phonics by teaching children to discriminate sounds, including environmental, musical, body percussion and voice sounds. At this stage children’s development, rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration are important, so do please read lots of Nursery Rhymes at home to support our work in class.

Please read our newsletters to see which wonderful texts we are sharing with the children each half term. 
 

Title Surname Job Title
Mrs  Doyle  Nursery Leader 
Mrs  Aiken  Nursery Assistant and Family Jigsaw Practitioner
Mrs  Atkinson  Nursery Assistant 
Mrs Brown Nursery Assistant
Mrs  Garrett Nursery Assistant
Ms  Miller Nursery Room leader (2 Year Olds)
Miss Rhymes Nursery Assistant 
Mrs Sussemilch Nursery Assistant
Mrs  West  Nursery Assistant 
Mrs  Wimble Nursery Assistant