Nursery Team
Cherry Class - Miss Buss (Head of Year)
Apple Class - Mrs Elliott
Nursery Nurse - Miss E Sutton
Nursery Nurse - Mrs Willis
Nursery - topic overview for the year:
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Term |
Topic |
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Autumn 1 |
Getting to know each other Colour and shape and Nursery Rhymes |
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Autumn 2 |
Our families, Celebrations & Nursery Rhymes |
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Spring 1 |
We are storytellers. Traditional Tales with multicultural variations |
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Spring 2 |
We are story tellers. Families and food from around the world. |
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Summer 1 |
Growth and Change |
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Summer 2 |
Creatures great and small, pets / wild animals and their habitats. |
Enrichment opportunities:
| Term | Enrichment Opportunities |
| Autumn 1 | Share photos of family, cultural diversity. |
| Autumn 2 |
-Woodland explorers - Diwali, visit from family member - Plan a party - Perform Christmas songs to families |
| Spring 1 |
- Woodland explorers - Author / illustrator visitor - Cooking porridge - Celebrate Lunar New Year |
| Spring 2 |
- Woodland Explorers - Number Day - Visitors, exploring occupations: Dental Nurse - School caterers: baking Gingerbread Men - Easter: visit from priest |
| Summer 1 |
- Woodland Explorers - Farm on site - Grow cress, bean plants, tomatoes, strawberries and sunflowers - Prepare a fruit salad |
| Summer 2 |
- Woodland Explorers - Dog Trust - Bring in pets from home - Visitor: Exploring occupations - road safety crossing patrol officer - Live theatre performance. Jungle Adventure |
SOME SUGGESTIONS OF THINGS YOU CAN DO AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD
- Talk to them, listen to them and answer their questions.
- Regularly share books, both story and information. Ask questions about what they have read. Talk about the pictures.
- Visit the local library regularly.
- Read aloud to them; let them see you reading.
- Teach them a variety of nursery and other rhymes.
- Help them to hold a pencil properly once they start to use one.
- Provide a variety of paper and mark making materials to make marks/patterns on.
- Praise and encourage their early efforts at drawing and patterning.
- Let them see you writing in a variety of situations.
- Play board games to help with counting, turn-taking and number recognition.
- Look for different numbers in everyday situations.
- Help with the using of scissors to cut correctly and then be able to follow simple straight lines and then along curved ones.
- Encourage and help them to become independent, dressing, toileting etc.
- Support nursery class topic work by discussion, visits to the library etc.
- Help them to use a knife and fork correctly.
Please see list below for texts to read with your child:
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Pie Corbett Reading Spine Texts |
Beyond reading spine: topic related books |
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Dinosaur Roar – Paul Stickland Shark in the Park- Nick Sharratt You Choose – Nick Sharratt Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? – Bill Martin/ Eric Carle Each Peach Pear Plum – Janet and Alan Ahlberg Where’s Spot? -Eric Hill Jasper’s Beanstalk – Nick Butterworth Hug -Jez Alborough The Trian Ride – June Crebbin We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – Michael Rosen Dear Zoo – Rod Campbell Stick Man – Julia Donaldson Giraffes Can’t Dance – Giles Andrea So Much – Trish Cooke
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Things I love About Me -Tracey Morney Peach at Last – Jill Murphy Whatever Next - Jill Murphy Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Little Red Riding Hood Jack and the Beanstalk The Gingerbread Man The 3 Billy Goats Gruff Elmer – David McKee Handa’s Surprise Titch – Pat Hutchins Jim and the Beanstalk – Raymond Briggs Duck in the Truck – Jez Alborough The Very Hungry Caterpillar Farmer Duck – Martin Waddell and Helen Oxenbury Animals poems The Sunflower Pets – non fiction texts and leaflets Dear Zoo – Rod Campbell |
Useful websites for EYFS children:
Website links for supporting your child's development. If you would like support with any aspects of your child's development please speak with a member of the Nursery Team, so that we can provide you with further ideas and strategies to meet you individual needs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09g447t/yakka-dee
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/playlist-something-special-nursery-rhymes
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm
https://famly.co/blog/10-creative-early-years-maths-activities#video
https://www.teachearlyyears.com/learning-and-development/view/developing-fine-motor-skills
https://bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/eyfs/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/