The Nest

At St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery, we believe every child should feel valued, included and supported to flourish. Our NEST provision offers a nurturing environment designed to maximise each child's engagement, wellbeing and opportunities for learning. It supports children with special educational needs (SEN), including those with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), who find learning within a mainstream classroom challenging. Each child receives a tailored support plan that builds on their strengths, interests and individual needs, with carefully adapted teaching to help them overcome barriers and make meaningful progress. We develop children's confidence, communication and independence, while ensuring they remain connected to and included in our wider school community.

Rooted in our Catholic belief that every child is uniquely created and loved by God, the NEST is a place of belonging, where each child’s gifts are celebrated and they are supported to learn, grow and flourish.

Our Staff

Dates for Your Diary 

9 Oct: Mental Health Day. Wear what makes
you happy.
14 Oct: Individual and family photographs
from 8am. 
20 Oct: Flu vaccination Reception to Y6. 
23 Oct: Last Day of Term. Tag Day. Cake Sale. Cultural Food Celebration.
26 Oct-6 Nov: Autumn Break.

Our Learning 

Week Ahead information

• Our key text will be Handa’s Surprise.
• We will explore the story using pictures, objects and sensory activities.
• We will name and describe the different fruits and animals in the story.
• Children will be encouraged to communicate their likes, dislikes and choices through speech, signs, symbols, gestures or pictures.

• We will explore and identify different shapes and colours.
• We will begin to recognise numbers and understand that numerals represent different amounts.
• Children will take part in practical matching, sorting and counting activities.

• Our focus sound will be s.
• We will practise listening for, recognising and saying the s sound.
• Our focus words will be sat, sad and sit.

• We will explore doodling and practise controlling the marks we make.
• Children will be encouraged to give meaning to their marks and communicate what they have created.

General Information 

• Tuesday – PE Day: Children should come to school wearing their PE kit.

• Friday – Forest School Day: Children enjoy outdoor learning and exploring the natural world.

• Daily Reading: Please share at least 15 minutes of reading every day. This can include your child reading to you, you reading to your child, or a combination of both. Sharing books helps develop vocabulary, confidence and a love of reading.

• Learning Journals: Please sign your child’s learning journal to show that reading has taken place, so that house points can be awarded.

• Key Words: Please help your child practise the key words stuck into their learning journal and shared in the Week Ahead. Revisiting these regularly helps reinforce their learning.

Thank you for your continued support with your child’s learning.

Celebration of the Word