This year you are lucky enough to have Mrs Russell teaching you. 

You will also have Mrs Stringer and Miss McLoughlin each day. 

Our current topic is: All About Me and Celebrations

This half-term we are continuing to learn all about ourselves and our senses. Now that we are familiar with our classroom and environment, we will be exploring more about each other and what makes us unique.  We will explore all of our senses using a range of sensory experiences and learn more about celebrations that are significant to us and the world around us. 

Our Learning focus will be: 

Personal, social and emotional development 

-To introduce the colour monsters to the children in the moment, labelling the emotions that the child/adult feels, using the mirror to support this understanding.

-Showing engagement with feeding a drinking – encourage children to become more independent during this part of the routine – using forks etc.

-Engage within nappy changing time – understanding the routine more and using the now/next.

-Antibullying week – being kind. What is it like to be kind? Gentle hands, sharing, giving, turn taking etc.

-To give an object to an adult when an activity has finished.

-To engage more within shared learning experiences – once daily.

Communication and Literacy

- PECs – Continue two images using PECs at snack time. Use this when it is bubbles/ribbons time too.

-To explore the key text “colour monsters” and begin to make connections with things from the book, colour monster teddies and our emotions.

-To respond in a way that can be interpreted to mean “more”.

-Communicate needs through crying, babbling, talking, squealing.

-Starts to show an interest in photographs – related to the celebrations and topic.

-Responds in a way that can be interpreted as rejection – when trying different foods/smells.

Physical

-Can stand on one foot momentarily.

- Can avoid obstacles by changing directions – when we are learning about road safety.

-Claps hands independently.

-Squeezes toys or instruments to make a sound.

-Able to build small towers using bricks – humpty dumpty’s wall.

Mathematics 

-To engage in activities using joint attention.

-To show an awareness of 2D shapes – circle, square, rectangle and triangle.

-To become confident with numbers to 10.

- Number bonds to 10 for children who are ready for this.

-Shows awareness of number rhymes and songs – 5 little speckled frogs, 3 cheeky monkeys’ etc.

Understanding the world 

-To understand the senses that we have and explore these using a range of activities.
-To become aware of different celebrations and festivals that happen in the world around us.

-To be aware of some things that are not safe when in the community – road safety week.

-Is curious about people and shows an interest about other people and their families – family customs and routines / celebrations.

-Knows that things are used in different ways.

-Uses an IWB to create a range of marks.

Expressive Arts and Design

Art: To create some printing using different types of food and paint. Explore a range of media. Knows that their movement can make marks. Explores a range of textures.

Music: To make a range of different sounds using the musical instruments and body percussion.

 

Our curriculum is flexible and unique to each individual and will be adapted to suit the different stages of development that the child is currently working at. 

Our routine will be flexible based on the needs of the children. However, there will be structured elements to the day. 

You can drop your child off between 8:40am-9am through the entrance to the classroom. 

Children will take part in indoor and outdoor play each day, so please send in coats/hats/sun cream etc. depending on the weather. 

Children will have access to snack each day, as well as take part in our toothbrushing programme. 

They will do phonics daily, access their specific interventions as well as learn new concepts and skills within their current topic. 

Specific learning activities will be mapped out throughout the week for your child to access, depending on their developmental level. Our activities will be ambitious to encourage all learners to reach for the stars! 

Communication and language will be at the heart of everything that we do, removing barriers and encouraging communication within all elements of the school day. 

Children will have the opportunity to work with staff, build relationships with other children and integrate into different social situations with tailored support. 

The children will have lunch within the classroom and will be supported by staff when doing so. 

Children can be collected between 3pm-3:15pm at the latest, via The Nurture Centre entrance. 

Should our routine change in any way, Mrs Russell will inform you of this. Children will be prepared for any changes, whether this is planned or at the last minute. 

We will be doing lots of intervention that is specific to your child during their time at school with us. This will involve 1:1 activities, small group and larger group scenarios, depending on where your child is currently working at. We will assess each child throughout the half-term on their engagement with this and adapt where necessary. We will have a focus on communication and language and this will be threaded through the curriculum and the interventions that we will engage in. 

We will be communicating through Tapestry each week. Please look out for observations, photos, messages and letters. We would love for you to add some of your own pictures. Share with us your weekend adventures. We will use these as a talking point within the class.