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 Mrs El Bark. Summer 1 in NurseryOur Nursery topic this half term is Minibeasts. We will be looking at two key texts this half term to help with all of our areas of learning- Superworm by Julia Donaldson and Walter's Wonderful Web by Tim Hopgood.
Summer 1 Topics RE: Talking and listening to each other; hearing and discussing stories of all kinds, including religious stories. Communication and Language: Children will continue to develop speaking & listening skills through stories, songs and rhymes. Introduce imaginary play and new vocabulary. 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. Discuss observations from a Minibeast hunt. What do we notice? How many legs does the Minibeast have? Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Children to become more assertive and play with one or more children, extending and elaborating play ideas. Children to find solutions to conflicts and rivalries with continued support from adults using Restorative Practise. 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. Children will continue their development of letter formation, working towards the end of year goal of writing their own name independently. Literacy: Continue to develop mark making opportunities. 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: Capacity, sequencing, positional language, more/fewer, 2D shapes, 3D shapes & consolidation. Understanding the World: To continue to care for the environment and all living things. Continue to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and all living things. Learning about minibeasts. Talk about what they see, using a wide vocabulary. Expressive Arts and Design: Create their own songs, or improvise a song around one they know. Phonics At St James' we deliver daily Phonics sessions in EYFS and Key Stage One based on the phonics programme Little Wandle, in Nursery we teach Phase 1 phonics looking at the seven aspects. This half term we will be looking at the following sounds: u,r,h,b,f,l If you are unfamiliar with the Phonic sounds here is a link to videos that model the correct pronunciation Little Wandle - Phase 2 |
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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. Parent and Carer Information 
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