Tuesday 18 June 2013

NURSERY NEWSLETTER

Term:  Summer 2                          Date 17.06.13

We  are excited about our up and coming South Weald Country Park trip, thank you for all your support with that.  This week our story is ‘Commotion in the Ocean, our focus song is ‘A Sailor went to sea sea sea’and the sound we will be learning is ‘i’. 

Personal, Social and Emotional
·         Confident to talk to other children when playing and will communicate freely about own home and community.
·         Initiates play, offering cues to peers to join in.
·         Aware of own feelings and knows that some actions and words can hurt others feelings.

Communication and Language                                                    
  • Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured.
  • Suggest how the story might end.
  • Describes main story setting, events and principles of characters.

Physical Development:

  • Holds pencil with thumb and two fingers no longer using whole hand grasp.
  • Runs skilfully and negotiates space successfully, adjusting speed or direction to avoid obstacles.
  • Draws lines or circles using gross motor movements.

Mathematics
  • Separates a groups of three or four objects in different ways beginning to realise the total is still the same.
  • Sometimes matches numeral and quantity correctly.
  • Uses some number names and number language spontaneously.


Understanding of the World
  • Talks about why things happen and how things work.
  • Develop an understanding of growth, decay and change over time.
  • Knows that some things make them unique, and can talk about some of the similarities and differences in relation to friends of family.

Expressive Arts and Design
  • Explores colour and how colour can be changed.
  • Captures experiences and responses with a range of media, such as music dance and paint and other materials or words.
Literacy
  • Learning about the sound ‘i’.
  • Copy some letters from their name.
  • Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured. 
Messages.

The children have been enjoying learning there sounds. This week the sound will be ‘i’.  Please bring in something beginning with this letter.

As I’m sure you are aware the weather has been very strange lately, changing constantly.  Please ensure your child is coming to Nursery dressed suitable, as you know they do go outside in all weather.

Also just a reminder about the trip, the children can wear their own sensible clothes and shoes and also don’t forget they must have a waterproof jacket and a packed lunch.

Thank you for your continued support.

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