Autumn 1

What a fantastic start to the year we have had! The weeks have flown by, and we have already explored, discovered and learnt so much together. It has been wonderful to see the children settling into Nursery, building friendships and growing in confidence.

Here is a little look at what we have been learning across the seven areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) this half term.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

This term, we have been focusing on our learning powers and exploring how we can put each one into practice. This has helped us build positive relationships and develop special friendships across EYFS. Through our play, the children have been practising important skills such as taking turns, waiting patiently and playing cooperatively. We have also been using timers to support turn-taking and help everyone enjoy their play.

Communication and Language

The children have loved bringing in a couple of special items from home to share with their friends. These opportunities have helped us develop our oracy skills by talking about things that are important to us, listening carefully to others and taking turns in conversations. It has also been a lovely way to get to know one another better!

Physical Development

In PE, the children have been exploring different ways to move and travel using their bodies with Mr Stevenson.

Outdoors, we have been digging, climbing and challenging ourselves on the monkey bars. These activities help us develop our strength, balance, coordination and confidence.

Literacy

This half term, we have enjoyed listening to a range of stories linked to our All About Me topic. Sharing stories together helps us develop a love of reading, build our vocabulary and talk about the people and experiences that are important in our lives.

Mathematics

In Nursery, we have been exploring 2D shapes, learning to name and identify them. We then put our learning into practice by going on a shape hunt! We have also been copying, continuing and creating our own simple repeating patterns using natural objects. Why not have a go at making some patterns together at home? We have also been practising using positional language to describe where things are.

Understanding the World

We have been very lucky to welcome lots of special visitors into Nursery this half term! The children enjoyed learning about the important jobs people do to help us, from meeting the police and seeing a police car to learning from a dentist about how to look after our teeth. The children even received a free toothbrush and toothpaste!

A particular highlight was our visit from Little City, which gave the children a wonderful opportunity to bring their learning to life. They used their imaginations, explored different roles and drew on their own experiences through exciting pretend play.

Expressive Arts and Design

We have been busy getting creative this half term! The children created their own self-portraits, carefully choosing skin-tone paints and thinking about their individual features. Our home-corner role play has given the children opportunities to recreate familiar routines and share experiences from their home lives and cultures.

During our music sessions with Mr Dickinson, we have been learning to move our bodies to a beat and enjoy singing some familiar songs together as a group.

Looking Ahead to Autumn 2

Next half term, our new theme will be Let's Celebrate! We are looking forward to exploring different celebrations and discovering more together. Keep an eye out for the key texts we will be sharing, which you can find under the Focus Texts star on our class page.

Thank you for your continued support. We hope you all have a lovely half-term break, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back for another exciting half term of learning and fun!

 

Miss Stachg and the Nursery Team