Areas of Interest for Children to Follow – Nursery Rhymes/Autumn/ Christmas. Autumn 2014 Personal, Social and Emotional Development Leaving carer and settling into Nursery. Developing relationship with key person, and with this support, exploring the Nursery environment and becoming familiar with Nursery expectations and routines. Beginning to respond to the feelings and wishes of others, focusing on positive behaviour, turn taking and caring for others and for the Nursery environment. Begin to manage feelings and behaviour with support, stopping them from doing something they should not do. Staying safe (Things that go on or in our bodies/ when we are poorly/ bonfire night) SEAL – ‘New Beginnings‘ & ‘Say No to Bullying’ Physical Development Use a range of tools and equipment with increasing control, including jugs to pour, dough tools and mark making tools, appropriate scissors and threading activities. Beginning to draw circles and lines, beginning to use a 3 fingered grip when using mark making tools. Turn pages to look at books, and handle books with care. Run and stop safely. Develop confidence on Nursery play climbing equipment. Begin to put on own coat and help with clothing. Communication and Language Developing language use as a means of widening contacts, sharing feelings, experiences and thoughts. Sharing interest time to develop conversation skills Using simple questions and sentences. Listening and joining in with simple stories, songs and rhymes. Listening to and exploring different sounds. Literacy Share stories, rhymes and songs, beginning to establish some favourites. Join in with words & phrases from familiar stories, songs and rhymes. Talking about and handling books, holding them the right way up. Mark making in a wide range of contexts and media. Encourage children to begin to talk about marks they have made. Mathematics. Counting 1-5 and beyond through play and through number rhymes and songs. Matching 1-1 Beginning to count objects 1-3 Comparing quantities, developing language such as more, and a lot Beginning to recognise some numerals, especially those of personal significance. Colour recognition Beginning to use language of size. Beginning to sort objects using properties such as size, shape and colour. Understanding the World Beginning to make friends Through pretend play, explore actions and events from own family and culture. Explore and begin to notice detailed features of environment. Through pretend play with small world models, explore different aspects of the world. Explore a range of mechanical toys, and technological toys. Experience the touch screen computer and children’s digital camera within play. Harvest Stories from the Bible including Creation and the story of Noah. The Christmas story Judaism – Shabbat Begin to understand that we have similarities and differences to others yet we are all valued, unique and special. Expressive Arts and Design Join in singing favourite songs. Create sounds by banging, shaking, tapping/blowing, indoors and out. Explore the way that different musical instruments sound. Experiment with colours, blocks and mark making, including painting in a variety of ways, rubbings, cutting and sticking, stamping and printing, chalking and mixing. Experience a range of construction materials. Make believe by pretending in role play, small world and throughout play opportunities. LEARNING GUIDE FOR NURSERY

ST. ANN’S C.E. PRIMARY SCHOOL NURSERY CENTRE AND EARLY LEARNERS SCHOOL INFORMATION NURSERY CENTRE HOURS 08.45am – 11.45pm 12:15pm – 3:15pm HEAD TEACHER Mrs K. Keen Deputy Head Mrs R Pimblett CHAIR OF GOVERNING BODY Rev. S. Parish SCHOOL ADDRESS Lathom Avenue Warrington WA2 8AL SCHOOL TELEPHONE (Nursery Centre) – Please let us know as soon as possible if your child is unable to come to school for any reason. SNACK SNACK MONEY IS £1.20 PER WEEK – THIS CAN BE PAID IN ADVANCE,OR WEEKLY ON A MONDAY MORNING. NURSERY TEAM Class Teachers Mrs Griffiths Mrs Williams Teaching Assistants Mrs Nicholson Mrs Jones Mrs Knight Mrs Duxbury Miss Jinks Mrs Zubairi Mrs Cannell SCHOOL DATES Holidays Things you can do to help your child at home Naming colours, counting and recognising number 1 and beyond Teach them to put their coat on and off Reinforce the letter sounds we are doing in Nursery s, a, t, p, i, n Help them to hold a pencil correctly to scribble and mark make Read stories to your child and sing rhymes with them We are aware that the older children may be able to do many of these targets already. All children will be moved along the learning curve at their own rate and level through play and activities linked to their interests. Please come and chat to us if you have any queries, questions or suggestions! CULTURAL PATHWAY Author – Michael Rosen Composer – Marc-Antoine Charpentier Artist – Jackson Pollock SCHOOL VISITS Christmas Trip – Reindeer Lodge and the giant Christmas tree EXTRA INFORMATION – ST ANN’S WEBSITE: To access the St Ann’s website & VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) type in Here you will find Nursery and School information updates, along with an area dedicated to each class with learning guides, activities, along with ideas and links on how to help your child.