Wonder, Believe, Shine & Achieve - Welcome to Nursery!
Autumn Term
💛 Regulate Me – Settling In & Belonging
Our first priority is helping the children to feel happy, safe, secure and that they belong in our nursery.
We will spend time getting to know one another through circle times, stories, songs and play. We will learn our nursery routines, talk about our likes and dislikes and begin to develop our listening and conversation skills.
We will explore who we are and what makes us special through activities such as drawing ourselves, sharing our interests and talking about our families and the people who are special to us. We love displaying the children's artwork as soon as possible so they can see that this is their nursery and they belong here.
Families will be invited to contribute to our Family Tree by adding a photograph and information about their family. You can also share photographs and learning on Tapestry so that we can celebrate these experiences together in class.
❤️ Understanding Feelings & Each Other
Through stories, characters and Mantle of the Expert, we will explore different feelings such as happy, sad, angry and scared. We will talk about how we recognise our own emotions and discover ways we can help ourselves and others.
We will also begin our Think Equal programme, developed by Leslie Udwin. Through carefully chosen stories and activities, the children will explore equality, kindness, empathy, respect, diversity and positive relationships. We will celebrate what makes each of us unique while helping children understand that everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and respect.
Please take a look at our Curriculum Story to see the books we will be sharing throughout these weeks.
🔵 Maths – Colour
We will explore colour, matching and sorting, as well as shapes and patterns through playful activities and our continuous provision.
🔤 Phonics
Once the children are settled, we will begin our Floppy Phonics programme. We will develop Phase 1 listening skills through playful experiences including environmental sounds, instruments, voice sounds, body percussion, rhythm, rhyme and oral blending and segmenting.
🌍 Understanding Our World & Belonging
We will talk about families, people who are important to us and the world around us, developing positive attitudes towards others.
In Religion, we will explore Creation and talk about how God created our wonderful world. We will go outdoors to find things that make us say “WOW!”, create artwork inspired by nature and think about how we can care for God's world.
We will also explore our local community, including our parks, library, shops and church, and talk about belonging to the Christ the King school and church family. We will meet Father Chris, learn some prayers and practise being thankful.
🏃♀️ Physical Development
Movement is a big part of our nursery day! We use a movement-based approach including Squiggle While You Wiggle, Dough Disco, dancing, body percussion, parachute games, climbing, jumping, bikes, rolling tyres and building with crates.
📚 Our Nursery Provision
Alongside our focused learning, children will enjoy nursery rhymes, Poetry Basket, small world play, autumn animals, home corner and construction, developing their confidence, imagination, communication and independence through play.
🏠 Sharing Learning at Home
Each child will bring home a book to share with an adult. The books are an opportunity to enjoy stories together, talk about the characters and what is happening, and develop a love of books and reading.
We will also send home poems, number songs, story maps and maths activity ideas linked to our learning.
We love seeing your home learning on Tapestry and sharing it with the children in class. ❤️