Term: Autumn 2
Date: 24.11.14
We will continue with our colour topic. Our colour of the week will be green. Our story of the week is ‘The first Christmas story’, we will continue to sing our Christmas Songs.
The staff and children have been busy developing the role play corner into a Christmas Shop (as requested by the children). The children have also helped to create a small winter wonderland incorporating the polar bears from the Artic and the penguins from Antarctica.
Personal, Social and Emotional
- Remembers where objects belong.
- Expresses own preferences and interests.
- Develops own likes and dislikes in food and drink.
Communication and Language
- Beginning to talk about people and things that are not present.
- Learns new words very rapidly and is able to use them in communicating.
- Beginning to ask simple questions?
Literacy
- Beginning to use three fingers (tripod grip) to hold writing tools.
- Imitates drawing simple shapes such as circles and lines.
- May be beginning to show preference for dominant hand
Physical Development
- Shows control in holding and using jugs to pour, hammers, books and mark-making tools.
- May be beginning to show preference for dominant hand.
- Makes connections between their movement and the marks they make.
Mathematics
- Creates and experiments with symbols and marks representing ideas of number.
- Begins to make comparisons between quantities.
- Uses some language of quantities, such as 'more' and 'a lot'.
Understanding of the World
- Learns that they have similarities and differences that connect them to, and distinguish them from, others.
- Is curious about people and shows interest in stories about themselves and their family.
- Enjoys pictures and stories about themselves, their families and other people.
Expressive Arts and Design
- Enjoys playing with small-world models such as a farm, a garage, or a train track.
- Makes connections between movements and the marks they make.
- Explores and experiments with a range of media through sensory exploration, and using whole body.
Learning Challenge
As mentioned last week, each half term we will be setting our pupils a challenge related to their learning, this is in line with the rest of the school. We believe that it is important for us to provide guidance for parents on how their children's learning can be extended at home.
The learning challenge will include either a nursery rhyme, illustration or a piece of music. Please talk to your child about the challenge and help them to engage in their learning. The children can choose how they present their learning challenge outcomes to their teacher or class however the table below details some ideas for the learning challenge.
Poem/Song to learn: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Person: Mr Tumble
Nursery Rhyme
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Piece of music
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Person
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1.
Learn it off by heart.
2. Draw
a picture to illustrate the rhyme.
3.
Find out about stars.
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- Listen to the piece of
music.
- Create some movements to
the music.
- Draw an illustration to
represent their feelings.
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1. Draw a portrait of the person.
2. Find out facts about the person.
3. Watch the person in action.
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Messages
- Thank you to all of you who sent in a family photo we will continue to talk about them this week.
- Some future dates for your diaries: 12th December – Christmas Jumper Day
Wednesday 10th 10.30- AM EYFS Christmas Performance
Wednesday 10th 2.30- PM EYFS Christmas Performance
- We regularly update our EYFS blog. Please like our Broadford Primary Facebook page every time you see an EYFS blog. Feel free to make a comment on the children’s experiences.
- If you wish to contact a member of the EYFS staff please email them at eyfs@broadford.havering.sch.uk
Thank you for your continued support.
The Nursery Team