Nursery Newsletter 09.05.16

Term:  Summer 1                          Date 09.05.16

We are coming to the end of our Pirate topic.  This Wednesday we have a Pirate and Princess Day and we have a theatre company coming in to carry out a Pirate workshop.  We will also be making Pirate Pizzas and carrying out other Pirate themed activities.

We will be reading ‘Flynn and the Pirate Dinosaur’ and we will be singing all of our Pirate songs.

We will continue to recap our previous phonemes, therefore this week we will be recapping o and c  and  focusing on our measuring skills. 

 

Personal, Social and Emotional

• Enjoys responsibility of carrying out small tasks.
• Shows affection and concern for people who are special to them.
• May form a special friendship with another child.

Communication and Language

• Can retell a simple past event in correct order (e.g. went downslide, hurt finger).
• Understands use of objects (e.g. What do we use to cut things?)
• Identifies action words by pointing to the right picture e.g. 'Who's jumping?'

 

Literacy

• Recognises rhythm in spoken words.
• Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured.
• Knows information can be relayed in the form of print.

Physical Development:

• Can tell adults when hungry or tired or when they want to rest or play.
• Runs skilfully and negotiates space successfully, adjusting speed or direction to avoid obstacles.
• Can catch a large ball.

Mathematics

• Realises not only objects, but anything can be counted, including steps, claps or jumps.
• Shows an interest in number problems.
• Uses some number names and number language spontaneously.

Understanding of the World

• Talks about why things happen and how things work.
• Builds stories around toys, e.g. farm animals needing rescue from an armchair 'cliff'.

 

Expressive Arts and Design

• Understands that they can use lines to enclose a space, and then begin to use these shapes to represent objects.
• Engages in imaginative role-play based on own first-hand experiences.

 

Nursery Learning Challenge Summer 1

 

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/Princess of own choice

Painting: Axel Scheffler (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 Pirate/Princess in.
Advanced	Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme	To draw a picture in a similar style	Draw a portrait of a Pirate/Princess
Deep	Find out about boats	Produce a collage of other pictures by the illustrator	Find out facts about a Pirate/Princess

 

Messages.

Dates for your diary:

Pirate Day – Children can come dressed as a Pirate or Princess

Wednesday 11^th May

Stay and Play Picnic – All Parents and Carers welcome

(Please bring your own picnic!)

Tuesday 5^th July – 11.30-1.00pm

Sports Day - All Parents and Carers welcome

Monday 11^th July – 10.30am and 2.30pm

 Graduation - All Parents and Carers welcome

Tuesday 12^th 10.30am and 2.30pm

Nursery Summer Closure –

All Children are invited to a final session Wednesday 13th July 8.30 - 11.30am

 

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