Curriculum newsletters

St. Mary’s R. C. Primary and Nursery

Nursery Curriculum Newsletter Class Teacher: Mrs Braisdell HLTA: Mrs Subachus Teaching Assistants: Mrs Ellis, Mrs Napier & Mrs Wilks May 2014

Dear Parents,

RELIGION

Welcome back after the Easter break, we hope you all had a lovely time with your family and friends.

The children will be learning that Jesus rose from the dead and that He went back to His Father in Heaven. They will begin to understand the special gift of joy and peace that Jesus gave to the disciples and can give to us. We will start to explore how we are all part of God’s family.

The topic for the first half term is ‘ANIMALS’. We will be learning about pets, farm animals and wild animals.

The children will learn what these animals look and sound like, the different habitats that they live in and how important it is to care for all different types of animals. We will be reading a variety of books, including Mog and the Vee EeeTee, Dear Zoo and learning the rhyme Old MacDonald had a farm.

If you have any animal photos please can you bring them in for our display board, for example photos of any pets you have in the family or any animals you have seen on holiday.

We are setting up a vet’s surgery in our role play area.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Thank you again for your continued support.

This term we will continue to establish our rules and routines but will be focusing on increasing our independence generally through offering the choice to learn inside or outside, choosing our own activities, putting on our own coats and using the toilet independently.

We will focus on building a happy, cooperative environment by learning to share, wait for our turn, and to be kind to our friends, building an awareness of their feelings as well as our own.

Communication and Language

Mathematics Our focus this term will be on identifying / making repeating patterns and mathematical comparisons i.e. big/small, tall/short, heavy/light, etc. the children will be learning to recognise and name 2D and 3D shapes.

We will be working on encouraging children’s speaking and listening, listening attentively in small groups and responding using appropriate language and sentence structure or using a few words or simple phrases in English for those who are still learning the language.

Physical Development

The children will continue to work with numbers, learning to count to and from 10 and begin to recognise the numerals 0 to 10.

Literacy This term we are working on developing children’s motor skills and we will be encouraging more emergent writing across all areas of the curriculum. The children will be learning to write their own name and simple key words independently.

We will be starting to learn and write our letter sound of the week this term.

The children will learn to use the equipment safely, be aware of their own safety and that of others. They will also be continuing to improve their fine motor skills i.e. pencil control and the use of scissors and other tools, as well as gaining greater control with fastenings on clothes such as zips and buttons.

Understanding the World The children will be learning about animals – domestic, farm and wild animals. We will be learning where animals live, where we can find them and looking at and naming baby animals.

REMINDERS NURSERY FUND Nursery Fund is 50 pence and is collected every Monday.

Clothing Parents can provide a spare set of clothes including underwear if they wish. This should be brought in a bag clearly labelled with your child’s name and kept on their coat peg.

Please can you ensure your child brings a coat to school. The children will be learning in the Outdoor Area in all weathers!

Expressive Arts and Design The children will continue to develop their ability paint and other craft materials to create models and paintings. They will be encouraged to think about what they want to paint ahead of painting it and begin to choose appropriate colours.

The children will also be encouraged to use their developing language when engaging in role play, and work together and share.

During warm weather can you please ensure your child brings a sun hat to Nursery.

HOLIDAY PATTERN 2014 SUMMER TERM 2014 School re-opens Tuesday 6th May2014 School closes Friday 23rd May 2014

Half Term 2014 School re-opens Monday 2nd June 2014

Summer 2014 School closes for the Summer Break on Friday 18th July 2014 AUTUMN TERM 2014 School re-opens Wednesday 3rd September 2014