Nursery: w/b 13th June 2022 - Our learning this week

 Learning Theme: Pirates!

This blog shows some highlights from this week including:

• Book of the week

• Nursery Rhyme of the 

• Learning Through Play

• 2 year old Focus

• Preparing for Reception

• Key Information

Book of the week

The children have enjoyed a selection of stories linked to Pirates including this fiction book:

The Pirate who said Please by Timothy Knapman.

Nursery rhyme of the week

This week the children learnt the Father’s Day linked song, here are the words:

Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar,  my dad drives a rusty car. Start the engine, push the choke, Off we go in a cloud of smoke. Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar, my dad drives a rusty car.

Learning Through Play

This week’s learning has involved:

• Two visits from year six

• Using our own words to read stories

• Exploring different ways to transport water ie jugs, bottles, sponges, buckets

• Turn taking and lining up to support this

• Making Fathers’ Day cards

• Mark making in the sand

Ten Town Input

As part of their number understanding learning, the children were introduced to ‘Fiona Five’ this week. They learnt:

• How to form the digit

• How to show the number on their fingers

• Finding sets of five 

• Exploring the numbers that make up five

You may also like to watch Numberblocks number 5.

Phonic Input

The focus for this week was learning to count syllables, the children:

• Used actions to count syllables in words picked out from the bag

• Identifying syllables in words through body movements

Here is an example of how you can learn to count syllables at home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwV5I039az0 

2 year old focus

Literacy: Blue group hae been introduced to letters and sounds. They have been trying to clap the syllables of their name and sounding out the initial phoneme in their name as well as tracing it in the sand, paint and using chalk on a black board.

Expressive Arts and Design: After reading the ‘The Pirate who said Please’ story, with support the children decided to build a pirate ship, copying Jim the boy from the story.

Preparing for Reception

Each week we will include a tip to help prepare your child for reception; although it seems a long way off the summer term will shortly pass and September will be here before we know it!

Tip of the week:

This week the tip is to support your child to understand the importance of wearing sun cream and a sun hat during the hot weather. In nursery we have explained that during hot weather it is important to:

• Drink water

• Wear a hat

• Find shade when outside

• Look out for friends with red faces and remind them to go inside to cool down

Here is a picture of Matthew being a great role model with his hat on:

Focus child Meetings

Each week children will be chosen to be observed by their keyworker. Emails will be sent home to inform parents of the upcoming parent meeting taking place the following week, either in person or via telephone. Parents will have an opportunity to complete a form asking questions and sharing concerns they may have for the key worker to answer during the parent meeting. This form will be sent via email. Please check your emails weekly for school communications and evidence me parents share from your children's teachers. Parents are welcome to upload pictures and videos of their children at home. 

Key Information

• Please LABEL  all your children's belongings, including both shoes and wellington boots. 

• When the weather is forecast to be hot and sunny please provide a named hat for your child and dress them in summer appropriate clothing.

• Please ensure your child has high factor water suncream on before attending school.

Reminder: Strictly no nuts or foods with nuts in packed lunches.

Important dates: INSET Days & holiday dates- Nursery closed to children: Bring a clean and empty tub (ie butter pot/ cheese spread pot) for your child to make a boat with. Pirate Dress Up Day- 22nd June Last day of term - 21st July 2022 Summer Holidays- 22nd July- 31st August 2022

If you have any questions please contact nursery@broadford.havering.sch.uk or for more urgent messages speak to a member of staff or contact the school office: 01708 342880 or office@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Kind regards,

The Nursery Team