Weekly Nursery Newsletter 22.06.15

Term:  Summer 2                          Date 22.06.15

We will be reading many texts this week including  ‘The Dawn Chorus’.  We will be singing various songs in preparation for our Graduation Ceremony.  Furthermore we have decided to revisit all of the phonics that we have covered over the last few weeks and focus on orally blending simple CVC words.

 Personal, Social and Emotional

• Enjoys responsibility of carrying out small tasks.
• Can usually tolerate delay when needs are not immediately met, and understands wishes may not always be met.
• Demonstrates friendly behaviour, initiating conversations and forming good relationships with peers and familiar adults.

Communication and Language

• Is able to follow directions (if not intently focused on own choice of activity).
• Focusing attention - still listen or do, but can shift own attention.
• Listens to others one to one or in small groups, when conversation interests them.

Literacy

• Imitates drawing simple shapes such as circles and lines. Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured.
• Shows awareness of rhyme and alliteration.
• Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipates key events and phrases in rhymes and stories.

Mathematics

• Knows that numbers identify how many objects are in a set.
• Shows interest in shapes in the environment.
• Uses some number names and number language spontaneously.

Physical Development

• Can tell adults when hungry or tired or when they want to rest or play.
• Feeds self competently with spoon.
• Holds pencil between thumb and two fingers, no longer using whole-hand grasp.

Understanding of the World

• Shows interest in the lives of people who are familiar to them
• Developing an understanding of growth, decay and changes over time
• Knows how to operate simple equipment, e.g. turns on CD player and uses remote control.

Expressive Arts and Design

• Beginning to be interested in and describe the texture of things.
• Imitates movement in response to music.
• Uses talk in pretending that objects stand for something else in play, e.g. 'This box is my castle.'

Nursery Learning Challenge Summer 2

 

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.

 

Person: A Pirate/Princes of own choice

 

Painting: Janet Ahlberg (illustrator)

Poem/Song to learn:

Row, row, row the boat. 
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

	Nursery Rhyme	Painting	Person
Basic	Learn it off by heart	To find out 2 facts about the illustrator	Read a story with the person in
Advanced	Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme	To draw a picture in a similar style	Draw a portrait of the person
Deep	Find out about boats	Produce a collage of other pictures by the illustrator	Find out facts about the person

Messages

Early Years Picnic – 11.30-12.30 – Friday 26th June

We look forward to seeing you at the Early Years picnic. Your child must be accompanied by an adult if they wish to attend. Morning children need to be collected at the usual time and then the accompanying adult can come back in until 12.30. Afternoon children can come to school at 11.30 as long as they have an adult with them. Please don’t forget your picnic!

Thank you.

The Nursery Team