Nursery
Nursery in the Summer Term
Welcome to Highfield Nursery.
We hope that you have had an enjoyable Easter break and that all the children are well rested break in readiness for our time in Nursery. Our two main topics are ‘Growing’ and ‘Animals’. Within our ‘Growing’ topic, we will be observing seasonal changes and will be keeping a closer eye on our allotment. Within our ‘Animals’ topic, we will be learning about minibeasts and other animals such as pets and jungle animals.
We will also be finishing our topic 'Traditional Stories' and taking part in lots of activities around 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' and we will be having a Teddy Bears Picnic.
We will also enjoy listening to a wealth of stories and rhymes. This half term we will have a particular focus on reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears, It's The Bear!, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Teeny Weeny Tadpole, Jasper's Beanstalk, Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell and Rumble in the Jungle. And singing...
Read Write Inc. Phonics
Once we have settled back into our Nursery routine, we will begin to learn our Read Write Inc. letter phrases (e.g m is Maisy Mountain Mountain). These phrases help us form our letters correctly. When we have learnt these we will move onto our Read Write Inc Sounds, with the aim to learn at least two a week. 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 learn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkXcabDUg7Q
Beginning on Tuesday 27th February we will start name writing. This will happen every Tuesday and Thursday morning when entering Nursery. Parents/carers are asked to stay with their child to help them with their name writing. We encourage children to hold their pencil with a ‘three-finger grip’ and form the letters in their name using the Read Write Inc phrases. We would like to encourage accompanying adults to try and remember to write the date at the top of each page in order to track your child’s progress. Thank you for your support with this so far.
Below are the RWI phrases that we use to support letter formation.
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
