nursery early years curriculum meeting welcome to
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NurseryEarly Years
Curriculum Meeting
Welcome to
Our aim for this meeting• Working Partnership • What is the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum and
how it is used. • Opportunities for supporting your children• Our Early Years Foundation Stage at St Joseph’s • What a day and week in Nursery looks like… • Our Uniform & Expectations • Supporting you to support your children• Library Service • Sharing wow moments • Supporting us to support your children• Questions & Sharing
Working Partnership
It is very important to us that all children feel safe and secure whilst at nursery.
It is therefore important for us to have good working relationships with you as
their parents.
Together we are here to make your child’s time at school an enjoyable, challenging
and stimulating experience.
Working Partnership
Therefore, we aim to establish secure relationships with each child in our
care through Key Workers.
Each child has a key worker, who will be available for you to speak to;
either at the beginning or at the end of each session on alternate days.
If you are unsure of who your key worker is please do not hesitate to ask.
What is the Early Years Foundation
Stage Curriculum? • The EYFS• Development Matters in the Early Years
Foundation Stage • Prime areas of learning 1. Personal, Social and Emotional Development 2. Communication and Language 3. Physical Development
• Specific areas of learning4. Literacy 5. Mathematical Development 6. Understanding of The World 7. Expressive Arts and Design
How you can support the Prime areas of learning at
Home
Personal, social & Emotional
Development
Communication and Language
Physical
Development
Socialising with other children will encourage their making relationships, sharing and turn taking skills.
Encouraging your children to help with tidying up at home.
Singing nursery rhymes
Playing games like I spy Discussing shopping trips, cooking/ baking together
Using scooter, bikes and walking places.
Visiting adventure parks – using climbing equipment
Fine motor skills – through cutting, painting, using play dough and so on.
Encouraging your child to be independent in dressing, putting coat and shoes on.
The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum
Specific areas of learning - Literacy
Reading
Writing
-Mathematical Development Numbers
Shape, Space and Measure
-Understanding The World People and Communities
The World Technology
-Expressive Arts and Design Exploring and Using Media and Materials
Being Imaginative
Literacy
Mathematical Development
Understanding the world
Exploring Arts and Design
How you can support the Specific areas of learning at Home
Drawing pictures of favourite stories and characters.
Reading and sharing stories
Talk about numbers on buses, door numbers, shapes you may see whilst out and about.
Singing number songs and counting games.
Cooking, baking & planting
Taking care of a pet, discussing caring for babies or older adults in the family.
Dressing up or playing and pretending to be in character – Role Play
Opportunities to be creative with colour and different media.
Our Early Years Foundation Stage at St Joseph’s
• Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Prime areas of learning - Specific areas of learning
• We aim to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum based on the children’s interests.
- We do this through observations of the children, play based learning opportunities and differentiated learning tasks supported by an adult in the setting.
• We build a profile of every child’s learning journey that starts in nursery and goes with the children to reception.
- These will be available for you to look at during parents consultations.
What a day in Nursery looks like…
Nursery Timetable 9.00 – 9.10(10mins)
Key Worker TimeWelcome,
Registration & Settling in.9.10 – 9.15(5mins)
All chn on carpet for welcomeSplit into phonics groups x3
9.15 – 9.40(25mins)
Phonics Learning in Groups(MK to float between groups and support where necessary)
9.40 – 10.45(1hr 5mins) Independent Learning Time &
Adult Focus Tasks
10.45 – 11.30 (45mins)
Rotational SnackSnack in Key Worker Groups x3
Including story time andSpeaking & listening time
11.30 – 11.40(10mins)
Tidy up time
11.40 – 11.50(10mins)
Carpet Time
11.50 – 11.55(5mins)
Prayers and Preparing for home time – letters etc
11.55 – 12.00 (5mins)
Key Worker TimeCarpet & dismissal
What a day in Nursery looks like…
The children have access to inside and outside play.
Carpet sessions are for whole class teaching & learning time.
Activities are set up to reflect the children’s interests and are planned to allow for independent play and adult supported tasks
Snack times
Prayers to end our day at school
What a week in Nursery looks like… Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday
9.00 – 9.10(10mins)
Key Worker Time
9.10 – 9.15(5mins)
All chn on carpet for welcome
9.15 – 9.40(25mins)
Phonics Learning in Groups
EYFS AssemblyInfant School hall
Phonics Learning in Groups
9.40 – 10.45(1hr 5mins) Independent Learning Time &
Adult Focus Tasks10.45 – 11.30 (45mins)
Rotational Snack
Rotational Snack
Cooking Day
Rotational Snack
LIBRARY Service day,
Rotational Snack
11.30 – 11.40(10mins)
Tidy up time
Tidy up time
Whole class snack
Tidy up time Tidy up time
11.40 – 11.50(10mins)
Carpet Time
Carpet Time
Carpet TimeRE Time
Carpet Time Carpet Time
11.50 – 11.55(5mins)
Prayers and Preparing for home time – letters etc
11.55 – 12.00 (5mins)
Key Worker Time
Our Uniform & Expectations • It is important that all children are dressed in the right
school uniform- Maroon jogging bottoms - Maroon sweat shirt with school logo- White t- shirt with maroon trim - Black or white shoes with a Velcro strap- A school fleeced maroon coat
• Each item should be clearly labeled - including their coats.
• If children are not in the correct uniform a letter will be issued
• As part of our home school agreement we would like to remind all parents of NO:
- Jewellery- Hair extensions,- Beads in hair,- Coloured hair bands etc. - That all children with long hair should have it tied back at all times!
Please
Supporting you to support your Children
further
•We have for you to take home today a ‘Parents’ Guide to the EYFS’
•We will be starting library service after half term.
•There are a number of workshops for parents coming up over the year. Please check the letter you have and attend as many as you want. IF there are any other areas that you feel you would like support in then please let me know.
How we can help
Library Service • Children will borrow books from the book corner
• Library service will take place once a week on a Thursday starting after half term.
• To encourage children’s love for reading- We suggest that you use this book to read to your child, share it
and enjoy it together. - We will record the date and the title in your ‘Reading Diary’ - please use this space to encourage your child to draw a picture
about the story and as they progress through the year this could develop into writing words related to the stories they choose.
- We will be sharing and celebrating your child’s effort in this book and award a stamp for every time your child records in their reading diary.
• Books will only be changed if you return them on Thursday.
Sharing WOW Moments!
We would like you to share with us any ‘WOW’ moments you have with your child.
These can include:
Trips to parks
Visits to zoos, farms, museums
Brushing their teeth
Looking after a pet
But most importantly these should include learning moments!
We will be celebrating your efforts and the children’s learning that takes place beyond nursery. These will be displayed in our new notice board in the nursery garden.
[email protected]@st-josephs-inf.croydon.sch.uk
Our School Website Log in
Parents RoomInformation, helpful hints & links,
parent forum.
We’d love your input!
Supporting us to support your children
• We are keen for you to engage in dialogue as often as possible with your children
• So we are suggesting aMobile Free Zone!
How you can help
• Can you volunteer your time? This could include: - Cooking, - reading, - sharing a book, - helping maintain garden areas, - making resources - or any other suggestions you may have… there’s lots
you can do to help.
Questions and Sharing
Please take this time to ask any questions or queries you
may have.
We hope this meeting has been helpful and look forward
to working with you