Randlay Primary School and Nursery
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Welcome to Nursery!
Hello everyone and welcome to Nursery!
Your teacher this year is Mrs. White who is joined by Miss. Reid and Miss. Mincher as key workers. You have already been informed of your child's key worker, but if you are unsure, please ask us in Nursery. We are more than happy to help.
We will also be supported by Mrs Ashton and Miss. Kimberley.
In Nursery, Play is at the heart of everything we do! We plan hard to meet children's needs and interests so if your child develops new interests please do let us know!
We love to be independent, to explore, to learn and to grow and we can't wait to show you everything we have been learning!
PE
Our PE days this term are:
Tuesday Morning (for both 30 hour children and morning children)
Friday Afternoon (For both 30 hour children and afternoon children)
Please can you insure that on these days children where clothing that is easy to move in (leggings or joggers) and shows that they can take off and put on again themselves (no laces please).
Little Explorers
Little Explorers is Randlay's version of 'Forest Schools'. With the EYFS framework it is more important now than ever to get children outside learning and exploring nature. Each session we will plan activities with your child that relate to our theme or the book of the week.
Our Little Explorers day is Friday. We endeavour to go out whatever the weather, but if it is very wet or cold we may decide it is not wise to go based on a risk assessment. On this day, please provide wellies in a named bag for your child. If you would like them to stay in school, please notify a member of staff.
Here are some photos of what we have done so far...
What we are learning this term
Our themes for the Summer term are
Minibeasts-First half term
We’re all going to the Zoo-Second half term
In our Minibeast theme we will be learning about the key features of the lifecycle of butterflies and know the names of different minibeasts. This half term we will be finding out about the festival of Eid-al-Fitr. We will be making soup from a variety of produce some of which we will have grown in our garden. In mathematics we will continue to work on our knowledge of the number system to 5 and make comparisons between objects relating to weight, length and capacity. Our key texts this half term will be-The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle), Snail Trail (Ruth Browne), Yucky Worms (Vivien French, Aargh a Spider (Lydia Monks) Mad about Minibeasts (Giles Andreae). In Physical Development we will be developing our bat and ball skills.
In our We’re Going to the Zoo theme we will be learning about animals from different habitats. We will hopefully make a visit to the Exotic Zoo. We will find out about David Attenborough and why he is important. Our key texts this term will be-Dear Zoo (Rod Campbell), Handa’s Surprise (Eileen Browne), Oi, Get off our train (John Burningham), Greedy Zebra (Mwenye Hadithi) and My Village- Poems from around the world (Mique Moriuchi). We will find out more about Jesus and share some of the stories he told. In mathematics we will continue to work on our knowledge of the number system to 5 and find out more about 2D and 3D shapes and pattern. We will continue to work in our garden and hopefully be able to make salad from our garden produce.
We love to be independent, to explore, to learn and to grow and we can't wait to show you everything we have been learning!
Our Summer Term Theme is ....
Castles and Crowns
Story focus within this theme:
Within this theme, we will look at different traditional stories and how traditional stories are structured. We will use story maps, story sacks, props, dressing up and role play to retell the stories. Can they come home and tell each story to you?
Ask your child what happened at the beginning, middle and ending.
Who are the main characters.
We will also be using the stories to investigate other areas of learning such as Understanding of the World. In the Frog Prince, the princess drops her golden ball in the well, so we will be investigating floating and sinking. Why do some things float and some things sink?
PE
Our PE days this term are:
Wednesday Morning (for both 30 hour funded children and morning children)
Friday Afternoon (For both 30 hour funded children and afternoon children)
Please ensure your child comes to school wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for PE.
This term we will be focussing on listening and attention skills. Children will be able to follow instructions and explore what their bodies can do.
We will also look at ball skills. Can your child throw and catch large objects including balls. Can they aim at a target?
Little Explorers
Our Little Explorers day is MONDAY. We will endeavour to do Little Explorers fortnightly. On this day, please provide wellies in a named bag for your child. If you would like them to stay in school, please notify a member of staff. We may not do Little Explorers every week but please ensure your
Little Explorers is Randlay's version of 'Forest Schools'. With the new EYFS framework it is more important now than ever to get children outside learning and exploring nature. Each session we will plan activities with your child that relate to our theme or the book of the week. Here are some photos of what we have done so far...
