Mrs Bowers
Nursery Class Teacher (Monday Tuesday Wednesday) |
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NurseryWelcome to our Nursery class page. Here you can find out about all of our learning and activities for this year. The page will be updated each half term with pictures and information about our topics. If you have any queries please feel free to come and talk to us at the end of the day or email us: [email protected] Take care, Mrs Bowers, Mrs Afzal and Miss Lorenzo. Summer 2 in NurseryOur Nursery topic this half term is Water. We will be looking at two key texts this half term to help with all our areas of learning.
Come on, Daisy! by Jane Simmons and Hey, Water! by Antoinette Portis.
Summer 2 Topics:
Celebrations: Father's Day (15th June). RE: Stories Jesus Heard. Communication and Language Children will continue to develop speaking & listening skills through stories, songs and rhymes. Development of listening skills, responding and developing conversational skills. Develop role-play, turn taking and sharing. To communicate about their feelings and how their actions can affect others. Discuss what it means to be a good friend. Discussions around what we have enjoyed learning in Nursery. What are we looking forward to in Reception? Personal, Social and Emotional Development To show care and concern for living things. Changes – transition to Reception. Prepare children – wearing a uniform, visiting the new class. Meet new teacher, Moving Up Week. Physical Development Children will continue to develop their independence with toileting/coats/snack time. Develop gross and fine motor skills using different equipment and apparatus. Development of letter formation and cutting skills. Literacy To recognise letters in their name, to recognise their name written down and to write their name in the correct direction. Listen to and engage in talk around new stories. Join in with repetitive language in the story and become familiar with new vocabulary. To be able to relate a story to their own life. Numeracy Number Composition, What comes after? What comes before? Numbers to 5. Consolidation. Understanding the World To understand features of the life cycle of an animal (duck). The understand the Water Cycle. Expressive Arts and Design Print artist Orla Kiely. Make and decorate duck puppets (link to 5 little ducks) Phonics At St James' we deliver daily Phonics sessions in EYFS and Key Stage One based on the phonics programme Little Wandle Letters and Sounds. In Nursery we teach Phase 1 phonics looking at the seven aspects:
In Summer 2 we will look at the following sounds: w,y,z,qu,ch,ck. You can find out more about Little Wandle on the Parents Page. |
Our Nursery GalleryNursery Long Term Plans
Books coming homeThere are two types of reading book that your child will bring home every week: Reading book Wordless and first books are a great way to get your child to tell the story Sharing book This book is for you both to read and enjoy together. Letters and sounds for parents 
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Other News
- On Friday each week we will share a Home Activity for you to complete with your child on our Class Dojo page.
- On Friday each week we will be sending home two books, a sharing book for you and your child to enjoy together, to help promote a love of reading; and a reading practice book for your child to read or talk about.
- A weekly school newsletter will be sent out every Friday by our Head of School Miss Westhead by email.
- On Friday each week we will be sending home two books, a sharing book for you and your child to enjoy together, to help promote a love of reading; and a reading practice book for your child to read or talk about.
- A weekly school newsletter will be sent out every Friday by our Head of School Miss Westhead by email.