Corpus Christi Primary School



Welcome To Duckling Class

Welcome to Duckling Class!

In our Nursery class, we encourage all children to engage in learning through a play-based approach, drawing on their natural curiosity and wonder for the world around them. Our indoor and outdoor provision are designed to promote the children's independence skills and children are encouraged to take their learning in their own direction. We ensure that the learning areas are inclusive and accessible to all children and they are regularly enhanced through the addition of carefully planned resources drawing upon pupil voice/interests. 

Class Teacher: Mrs Burton

Teaching Assistants: Miss Rowan-Byrne and Mrs Booth

Our class email address is: duckling@corpuschristi.oldham.sch.uk

(Class emails are to be used for sending pictures or information to celebrate out of school activities. Please note they will not receive a reply from the class teacher.)

School Twitter Page: @corpus1275

Nursery Long Term Planning 2025-2026 

Nursery Curriculum Overview 2025-2026 

Class Reminders

MON £1 EYFS is payable today.  
TUE

 
WED

 
THU  
FRI Weekly updates will be put in communication books with information for the following week. 

Duckling Class - Our Curriculum 2025-2026

Our Class Saint is St Nicholas 

 

Feast Day: 6th December 2025

St Nicholas is widely known as the patron saint of children.

Many of his stories tell of children being rescued from calamity and returned to their families.  

Newsletters 

Autumn 1 Newsletter

 

Phonics 

Phonics in the nursery, concentrates on developing children's speaking and listening skills and lays the foundations for the phonics work which starts in Reception. The emphasis during this early stage, is to get children attuned to the sounds around them and ready to begin developing oral blending and segmenting skills.
Phase 1 is divided into seven aspects. Each contains three strands: Tuning in to sounds (auditory discrimination), listening and remembering sounds (auditory memory and sequencing) and talking about sounds (developing vocabulary and language comprehension). It is intended that each of the first six aspects should be dipped into, rather than going through them in any order, with a balance of activities.
The 7 aspects  are:
  • environmental sound discrimination
  • instrumental sound discrimination
  • body percussion
  • rhythm and rhyme
  • alliteration
  • voice sounds
  • oral blending and segmenting

EYFS Fund

Thank you to all the parents who have paid their £1 EYFS fund.
This weekly donation enables us to source valuable resources for your children to use at nursery. 

Supporting language at home 

Before your child can learn to read and write they need to be able to speak clearly and confidently. Please encourage them to use full sentences at all times, to enhance their understanding and speaking skills. 
Great ways you can help at home: 
  • Singing nursery rhymes 
  • Reading books together
  • Let your child make up their own story using pictures 
  • Talk to your child about what they can see/ hear/ smell/ touch when you are out and about 
  • Paint, draw and create- using their imagination is a great way to bring out their language skills 
  • Play! Children learn best during play, give them memorable experiences such as baking, trips out to the park or local library

50 things before you're 5

50 Things To Do Before You're Five gives 50 activities that parents can do to support their children. Each family will receive a home learning book in which you can record your child's successes and achievements at home. You can also record any activities from the '50 things...' list that you do as a family.

Rhyme TimeMake a Sound maker Woodland Wandering Senses Clay Creatures Nature Crowns Natural Art