Sadly we are unable to welcome you back to nursery in person however we are pleased to welcome you back virtually.
Look out for an email that will be coming soon from nursery with important information including a link to our new website page. In the meantime we thought we would start our nursery posts off in 2021 with one of our favourites ‘ Question of the Day ‘.
Do recognise this garden visitor?
Health and Wellbeing
learning about how to look after our health and keep safe
Numeracy and Mathematics
learning about the days of the week and months of the years learning about ordinal numbers through the use of calendars, turn taking games and labelling positions in a line learning to count items in a collection learning to sequence numerals
Literacy
opportunities to ask and answer literal questions about pictures learning to use pictures and repetitive text to help predict what happens next in a storyopportunities to answer simple inferential questions about pictures in a book describing to an adult what is happening in my picture so they can scribe for me learning to use pictures to help me organise my ideas and thoughts for writing developing storytelling through the use of props and pictures
In response to the children’s interest we will provide
different materials for sensory play e.g gluck, flour, shaving foam
hot chocolate at snack and the opportunity to toast marshmallows
Please click on the link below to see the latest photo gallery
October/ November Photo Gallery
Health and Wellbeing
learning how to keep safe in different situations eg in the dark, around fireworks or outside learning about who can help me when I do not feel safe continue learning sign a long , the signs for this fortnight are sorry and toilet
Literacy
continue learning about the different parts of a book 📚continue learning to recognise the difference between pictures and words in familiar stories learning to become comfortable when using a pencil to enable me to use it effectively continue mark making and drawing pictures whilst telling my own story about them learning about the different features of text through the sharing of books e.g reading words from left to right exploring and playing with patterns of sound in language through singing songs and clapping games
Mathematics and Numeracy
learning about the link between routines and events in my world with times and seasons talking about what happens in different seasons sequencing numerals to at least 10 recognising numerals to at least 10 continue learning to work out the number word after and before
In response to the children’s interest we will provide
twigs, leaves and other seasonal materials at gluing area
fluorescent paints
nocturnal animals in small world area 🦔 🐿️🦇🦉
continue exploring the topic of Autumn
Songs
Health and Wellbeing
continue to develop the ability to share, take turns and be patient continue learning sign a long , the signs for this fortnight are stop and toilet learning about the importance of looking after others
Literacy and English
continue learning about the different parts of a book learning to recognise the difference between pictures and words in familiar stories drawing pictures and telling my own story about it learning about the different features of text through the sharing of books exploring and playing with patterns of sound in language through singing songs and clapping games
Mathematics and Numeracy
asking simple questions or gather information that I need learning to organise and display information in a variety of ways sequencing numerals to at least 10 recognising numerals to at least 10 working out the number word after and before set up question of the day in the room
In response to the children’s interest we will provide
resources linked to treasure hunting and metal detectors
different apparatus to create more obstacle courses,
resources to help us find out about the importance of water and why our bodies need water
continue exploring the topic of Autumn
PE
continuing with brief gym times in nursery room
introducing parachute games in the garden
Songs
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St Mary’s RC Primary School, Haddington Joint Campus, Haddington, EH41 4DN
