Westbridge Primary School

Nursery Curriculum Information - Autumn 2nd Half 2017

Communication, Language & Literacy Share key books – We’re all going

on a bear hunt, Three little Pigs, Old McDonald, Ginger Bread Man, and Nativity Scene.

Learn lots of new nursery rhymes with actions, and songs linked to stories and calendar events.

Create own stories using imaginative play.

Listen to different seasonal sounds and say what they think they are e.g. Santa’s bells.

Use pens, pencils, glue, scissors, paints to make class book journal and Christmas cards.

Use knives, cutters, potato masher and other tools for cooking Christmas treats.

Experiment with different animal noises.

Mathematical Development Have a number of the week to

explore through craft, play and mark making.

Make a numbered advent calendar and interact with this, marking the days till Christmas.

Make Christmas crackers in a box and invite children to count, add and subtract them.

Make biscuits in different shapes

Personal, Social & Emotional Development

Explore a range of emotions brought up in nursery rhymes and stories.

Take part in school Christmas play.

Look at images and remember experience of last Christmas and past festivals.

Share ideas of how we prepare for celebrations.

Make Christmas cards and gifts to give to each other and their families.

Physical Development Use our bodies to act out characters

and emotions in stories and songs. Make different animal movements. Learn actions to go with songs to

perform in class assembly. Negotiate space when adjusting

speed and changing directions. Hop or jump between hoops and

around obstacles. Push cars and cycle slowly around

track. Know that exercise helps keep us

healthy. Enjoy building 3D models, cut-out

pictures, masks and various decorations.

Thread necklaces and letters and numbers.

Knowledge & understanding of the World

Visit Battersea Park Make a winter display Make ginger bread men

Creative Development Feature color of the week. Make masks and costumes for

Christmas play, exploring materials and textures.

Interact with the class white board to play number games and follow stories.

Use the digital camera to take photos of each other dressed up as characters from nursery rhyme or story, cut them out and make our own books.

Turn role-play area into a stable for story settings.

Join construction pieces together to build props and model houses.

Enjoy playing with small- world models such as a farm, a garage of a train track and puppets linked to stories.

Paint Christmas calendars. Play “Guess what’s in the parcel?”

With interesting objects of different shapes, smells, sounds and textures.

Make 3D Christmas decorations for the classroom and school hall.

Learn songs for Christmas play and play selection of instruments when singing them.

Take part in turning role-play area into the farm

Westbridge Primary School Nursery Curriculum Information - Autumn 2nd Half 2017

Dear Parents,

Our topic this term is –Farm Animals and Traditional Stories. This term will include learning about fireworks, festivals, and different nursery rhymes, such as Goldilocks, Jack and Beanstalk, and The Three Little Pigs. The children are beginning to sound out different letter sounds during phonics and it is important to practice this when reading our home books.

We have an exciting trip to the Battersea Park planned for the 8th of November.

To help your child do their very at school, please ensure that he/she: Attends school ON TIME, EVERY DAY! Actively participates in all school activities.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Home School Communication: I will be at the Nursery door before/after school on most days, if you need any information, or have any worries or concerns please feel free to talk to me. For a more formal meeting, please telephone the office or send a note via your child.

Attendance and Punctuality: We have high expectations for attendance and punctuality. Make sure that your child comes to school ON TIME, EVERY DAY! DO NOT TAKE HOLIDAYS DURING TERM TIME! If you do not send your child to school on time, every day, THEY WILL MISS VALUABLE LEARNING TIME THAT CAN NOT BE REPLACED!

Behaviour: We have high expectations for work and behaviour; therefore it is essential that you give your child a daily reminder about the importance of: excellent behaviour and listening, honesty, treating others and property with respect, working hard and always doing their best.

We look forward to continuing to work in partnership with you.Yours sincerely,

Mr Broughton and Ms Margaret.