About St Thomas More Pre-school
We are a Catholic pre-school where our Montessori teaching and learning reflects our Christian faith. Our motto is “Learning to love, loving to learn”. We will help your child to find their own potential and independence and on this journey of self-discovery, we will aid them in becoming a balanced, well-mannered and confident individual.
Our Promise to You:
- To provide a safe, secure and happy environment for your child.
- To lead your child to the joy of learning and self-discovery.
- To observe your child as an individual and to help them to find their own potential.
- To provide a wide and varied day, incorporating a full learning programme.
- To allow freedom of movement during the learning activities and to provide physical exercise both indoors and outdoors.
- To encourage creativity in art, craft and musical expression.
- To encourage self-discipline, caring for others and social interaction.
- To promote independence and care of the immediate environment.
We want to help your child become a balanced, well-mannered and confident individual, who through the Montessori education system will have a flying start at their next school and for life.
Key Person
Your child will be allocated a key person when they come to St Thomas More, who will help you and your child settle into the routines at preschool, to help you both feel safe and secure at that crucial time of separation.
Child’s Progress
It is very important that we work together to support your child’s learning experience. We individually plan for your child on a termly basis and use this information to construct an ongoing learning journey using our on line record keeping system. This system is securely run using ipads to record visual evidence and observational records of your child’s progress and achievements whilst they are with us at pre-school. The system allows us to plan individually for your child and produce a clear visual record of the activities which have captured their interest.As a parent, you can log in to the system with a unique log in code, to view pictures and observations which have been recorded for your child. The system includes parent notices and which will keep you up to date with the pre-school news and Montessori updates.
We hold informal parent meetings with you upon your request and a parent/teacher consultation during the Spring Term.
Partnership with parents
We have an open door policy and welcome you at any time to share in our nursery day.
We hold coffee mornings, mini concerts, fun days and school trips for you to share in your child’s experience.
We provide regular weekly updates on preschool activities through our online education portal and private Facebook group, sending out regular bulletins to keep you up to date with important information.