1. WELCOME TO MEET THE TEACHER
Nursery
WELCOME TO MEET THE TEACHER
October 2017

2. Welcome to our Year Group
The Nursery Team are:
Class Teacher and Assistant Head EYFS/Year One
Mr Humble
Nursery Nurse/HLTA
Miss Iacurci
Teaching Assistants
Mrs Shah
Mrs Bradley
PPA and Leadership Cover
Mr Gallagher
Miss Young

3. Agenda Welcome to Nursery What should your child have every day?
Behaviour
What will our children be learning?
Expectations
Timetable
PPA and Cover
How you can help
Parent Book Look

4. What should your child have EVERY day?
Sensible clothes and shoes – suitable for physical/messy activities such as climbing and painting
Coat
Water bottle
Please ensure everything is named

5. Behaviour We want every child to feel safe and secure at West Acton.
The school has 6 simple rules called the Golden Rules. They are:
We are gentle
We are kind and helpful
We listen
We are honest
We work hard
We look after property
The school focuses on a positive reinforcement approach for all learners which is achieved using the following strategies:
Use of positive praise throughout lessons
Celebration of good work using certificates, stamps, stars, postcards home
Positive comments and peer praise
Individual class reward systems

6. What will our children be learning?
Themed learning topics will be taught termly such as:
Colours
All about me
Toys
Nursery rhymes
People who help us
Animals
We cover the EYFS Curriculum subjects using links and themes where possible.
Prime areas: Communication and language, Physical development, and Personal, social and emotional development.
Specific areas: Literacy, Maths, Understanding the World, Expressive arts and design.

7. Expectations
We have high expectations of our children and we aim to prepare them so they can acquire wide range of experiences and skills. This year, among other things, we will be working hard at raising expectations.
Independent Learning
Having a go
Sharing
Trying new things
Asking for help
Sharing ideas
Good sitting and good listening

8. Timetable Daily Routine: Drop off / inside freeflow Carpet time
Inside/outside freeflow
Milk and fruit / carpet time
Hometime

9. Join in our learning
If you have just an hour or two free a week, we could really use your help in:
Reading with the children
Playing number games with the children

10. How else can I help my child’s learning?
Reading and enjoying books with your child
Joining and visiting the local library
Talking and listening to your child as much as possible about the world around them
Practising self-help skills such as putting coats on and toileting
Drawing / mark-making
Counting out loud
Spotting numbers in the environment

11. Anything else?
If you have any concerns please let me know straight away so I can respond sooner rather than later. You can see me at the end of each day or we can arrange a longer meeting if necessary.

12. Any Questions?
Thank you for coming to support your child’s learning – together we can make a difference.