Nursery
Nursery in the Autumn Term
Welcome to Highfield Nursery.
Our main aim for your child is for them to feel safe and settled in their new Nursery class. We will spend lots of time supporting your child to learn our daily routine and supporting them to develop secure relationships with adults and their peers, whilst becoming familiar with the Nursery, in hope that they will develop independence through play and self-care.
Each half term we will have a new theme to explore and we will start by exploring the question,
“Who Am I and Where Do I Belong?”
We believe at such a young age, learning starts with children themselves - their name, their likes and dislikes, their emotions and the people who are special to them. We will encourage children to talk about their immediate family, including mum, dad, brothers, sisters and pets, recognising that every family is unique.
As well as this, our exciting outdoor learning includes looking for seasonal changes and experiencing play in different weather conditions. We encourage the children to put on their own outdoor clothing and to make an attempt at fastening zips and buttons. Please reinforce this at home to help your child towards greater independence. We aim to get outside as much as possible and take part in ‘Welly and Wetsuit play!’ on ‘Muddy Monday’.
We will also enjoy listening to a wealth of stories and rhymes. This half term we will have a particular focus on reading 'Owl Babies', 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea', 'Simon Sock' and 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'.
And singing...
Read Write Inc. Phonics
In the Spring term, we will begin learning our Set 1 sounds.
If you follow this link, it will take you to a brilliant video of a young child demonstrating how to correctly pronounce the Set 1 sounds that we will learn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkXcabDUg7Q
Below are the RWI phrases that we use to support letter formation. Again, we will begin these in the Spring term. We will spend lots time in the Autumn term developing fine and gross motor skills in readiness for name writing practice.
Here is an outline of a day in nursery...
8.30 - 8.45
We find our names outside and enter the classroom
8.45 - 9.00
We say 'Good Morning' and talk about the weather and what we are learning about that day!
9.00 - 10.15
We can independently explore the indoor and outdoor provision. We can role-play, create, mark-make, build and much more throughout all our different areas. This is also the time when we will do a focused activity based on our weekly learning outcomes too!
10.15 - 10.30
We sit down in a circle to do relaxation, we have a
short circle time session and have our snack!
10.30 - 11.10
We all go outside to explore the outdoor provision
together.
11.10 - 11.30
We come back inside to sit on the carpet and have a
story or a whole-group activity.
11.30 - 12.15
Some of us will have our lunch now and some of us
will go home!
In the afternoon we have the same routine but
different activities!
Below is an overview of our learning intentions for your child's year in Nursery:
Here are some of the nursery rhymes that we learn and sing throughout the year.
Take a listen and learn at home.
When Goldilocks Went To The House Of The Bears
