St Mellons Church in Wales Primary SchoolWelcome to Nursery!
Croeso i Dosbarth Meithrin!
Teacher: Mrs Mendonça
Teaching Assistants:
Miss Smee & Miss Ford
Hello! My name is Mrs Mendonça and I am the Nursery class teacher.
Working alongside me is Miss Smee and Miss Ford, our Learning Support Assistants.
Communication
Contact us on:
nursery@stmellonsprm.cardiff.sch.uk
Google Classroom code:
Instagram - @stmellonsciwprm
Our Schoop ID: 13339
About Us
Our learning environment is made up of three main spaces; the main classroom where free play takes place, our quiet room, where we can have calm time and explore in a quieter space and the outdoor area, where we enjoy lots of fresh air!
Our main aim here in Nursery is to enable and share the wonder and magic of early childhood. We want our children to feel happy, engaged and safe whilst developing a love and curiosity for learning.
Wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do and we enjoy genuine and valued relationships with our children and their families.
Overview of the Sessions
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8:45 am |
Doors Open |
12:45pm |
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8:55 – 9:10 |
Registration, session starters, assembly (am session only) |
12:55 – 1:05 |
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9:10 – 9:50 |
Adult led activity, Topic & Play-based learning with Enabling Adults amongst provision |
1:05 - 1:50 |
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9:50 - 10:00 |
Tidy Up Time |
1:50 - 2:00 |
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10:00 - 10:15 |
Phonics/Numbers/Rhymes |
2:00 - 2:15 |
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10:15 – 10:45 |
Snack Time & Outdoor Play time |
2:15 - 2:45 |
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10:50 - 11:05 |
Welsh, Dough Disco |
2:50- 3:00 |
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11:05 - 11:20 |
Story Time |
3:00 - 3:10 |
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11:20 - 11:30 |
Bags, Coats & home time. |
3:10 - 3:15 |
Important Dates
Click here for our diary dates 2026-2027Classroom Routines
Snack
Please send your child to school with a bottle of water every day, clearly labelled with their name. Healthy snacks can be purchased from school at a cost of £2 per week, using Parent Pay or can be sent in from home for the children to enjoy with their cup of milk or water.
Please only send fruit or vegetables for snack as we have various allergies in the school.
Uniform
Please ensure that all items of clothing are labelled with your child's name when they come to school so we can identify who they belong to, should they ever get left behind.
Spare Clothes
Please ensure that your child has a spare set of clothes in their bag every day that includes a top, skirt/dress/trousers, knickers or pants and tights or socks.
P.E
P.E will take place every Friday. Please ensure your child comes dressed in appropriate clothing and trainers for P.E activities.
Our Learning Context
Our topic this half term is “Me and My World".
The theme "Me and My World" encourages children to develop a strong sense of identity, belonging, and wellbeing while exploring their immediate surroundings.
Through hands-on experiences, children will investigate: Who they are and what makes them special, their families, friends, and school community, their emotions, needs, and interests, the natural world around them, Seasonal changes from autumn to winter, how living things prepare for and respond to changing environmentsAs children observe leaves changing colour, weather becoming colder, animals preparing for winter, and shorter daylight hours, they will begin to recognise patterns and changes in their environment. These experiences help them develop curiosity, observation skills, empathy, and an appreciation of the natural world.
Me and My World
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Home/School Learning Links
As part of the learning journey we are continuing to learn our phonic sounds using the RWI Scheme. Below is the chart we use within the class to help us learn. Please support your child at home using the chart to help.
The Four Purposes
In Nursery, we will begin to support ourselves and each other in becoming:
- Ambitious, capable learners who are ready to learn throughout their lives.
- Enterprising, creative contributors who are ready to play a full part in life and work.
- Ethical, informed citizens who are ready to be citizens of Wales and the world.
Healthy, confident individuals who are ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society. We will ensure this with the support of the 5 Developmental Pathways which will allow authentic and purposeful learning for all children
Our Christian Value
Our value this half term is Thankfulness
Ephesians 5:20: "Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Please discuss our termly value with your child at home and encourage them to share how they have been ‘living out’ the value in their daily life.
Communication Pathway
As part of the 'Communication' pathway, our learners will be encouraged to speak clearly and with confidence. We will share stories together daily and ignite a love of books and characters. There will be lots of singing and rhyming, clapping songs and action rhymes for the children to discover and enjoy. Along with this, we will be using Read Write Inc to introduce the children to early sound play. Each week, they will learn a new single letter sound and enjoy a range of play based activities associated with it. Each letter sound has a formation rhyme that accompanies it that the children love to learn, with a bit of help from Fred the Frog!
Exploration Pathway
As part of the 'Exploration' pathway, our learners will be joining in with number rhymes and songs and reciting the number names in order. We will be playing games that help them to realise that anything can be counted, not just objects, e.g. claps, steps. There will be lots of opportunities for pupils to recognise and use the names for 2D shapes (circle, square and triangle) within play activities and they will use and build with 2D and 3D shapes within their play.
Cymraeg
Children will have opportunities to speak Welsh daily in school. We encourage the children to ask and answer questions using our 'Helpwr Heddiw'. We will begin by learning colours in Welsh, saying who we are and greeting our friends & teachers
Our Learning Tools
As part of the children's physical development, we use a Dough Disco session. Dough Disco helps to strengthen fine motor muscles to enable them to develop their pencil grip. This, in turn will help them to develop their writing skills. We all have lots of fun squashing, squeezing, pinching and rolling as each of our fingers goes to the Dough Disco!
Ways you can support your child in Nursery
- Encourage independence with self care - using the toilet, washing and drying their hands and wiping their nose.
- Teaching them how to put their coat on - this will really help in the Winter months!
- Enjoy stories together and inspire a love of books. Talk about the pictures and let them turn the pages as you go.
- Model and encourage the use of 'please' and 'thank you' throughout the day.
- Play games as a family, especially ones that will encourage turn-taking.
- Point out shapes, colours and numbers that you see when you are out about.
- Help them to recognise their name.
- Sing lots of songs!
Internet Safety
Pupils are taught ways to stay safe online in class and Digital Leaders have carried out whole school assemblies about internet safety. Sound advice on internet safety can be found on https://www.internetmatters.org/
Jigsaw
In St Mellons, we use 'Jigsaw' to support our pupils' Personal, Social & Emotional development. It is a whole-school approach that embodies a positive philosophy and creative teaching and learning activities to nurture children’s development as compassionate and well-rounded human beings. Jigsaw is a comprehensive and completely original PSE programme for the whole primary school from ages 3-11.
Picture News
Every week as part of our worship, pupils get a snapshot of the news via Picture News - real stories adapted for children. We talk about what we think is happening and how it makes us feel. Below is an example of a topic we might talk about and the feelings we might start exploring.
Learning Links
Here are some useful websites that provide fun, educational activities that can support your child's learning.
Topmarks BBC Teach Cosmic Kids Yoga
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Nursery/Reception Class September 2026
Following our welcome meeting on Thursday 9th July, below you can find the presentation link for parents/carers of Nursery/Reception class starters for September 2026. This presentation provides useful information on order to prepare your child for starting school.