Cultural Curriculum at Earlham Nursery School
At Earlham Nursery School we are passionate about offering our children a broad and rich curriculum, which includes lots of opportunities to explore the local community, the city of Norwich and Norfolk. Children regularly visit the local parks, take their shopping lists to Aldi's, in preparation for their weekly cooking sessions and walk to the post box to post their letters and thank you cards.
We are a member of Marlpit Community Gardens, and have established links with the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.
We are very lucky to be situated in the wonderful city of Norwich, and the children have had the opportunity to explore its riches. We have been knights at the the Castle, enjoyed the wonders of the Cathedral, bought produce for our cooking session at the amazing market, been announcers at the railway station and scientists at the Forum. During the project to developed our dining room, an elected group of children visited a number of cafes and restaurants in Norwich to gather ideas to share with their peers and to inform their decision making. They then took their proposal for improvements to the Headteacher for consideration, and to secure some funding for their improvements.
Linked to class themes children have visited Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens, Wroxham Barnes, Banham Zoo, the Sea Life Centre at Great Yarmouth and taken the train the Sheringham where the children were very brave and dipped their toes in the rather chilly sea!
Swimming in Fox Class
Before the pandemic all the children in Fox Class had the opportunity to swim once a week for half a term. We were very grateful to Harford Manor School for letting us use their pool.
We are hoping to start up again as soon once we can secure funding for the taxi and pool hire.
Hatching Chicks
Each year we are attempt to hatch chicks at nursery. The children care for the eggs, checking them with a torch to observe the if the egg contains a chick and how it is developing. We then care for chicks once they have hatched, returning them to the farm once they are big enough.
Our 80th Birthday Celebration!
In June 2019 we held a party to celebrate the 80th birthday of Earlham Nursery School. We had a fantastic day and were so please to be able to share the day with parents, governors, staff who had previously worked at the school, our friends from Germany and Malawi, friends from our community and local dignitaries. We planted a tree and buried a time capsule and enjoyed a lovely picnic and cake!
Family Science Day
Each year, in addition to the planned science activities included in a our half termly themes, we hold a Science Week. During this week all the children have the opportunity to investigate a wide range of scientific challenges. The week culminates in a family science day, where we invite families to come and join their children to explore a selection of scientific investigations.