Welcome to Nursery

Parents Information Evening

St Andrew’s C of E Nursery Class

OUR STAFF TEAM

Nursery

Class teacher: Mrs Lynsey Cahalan/ Mrs Dymphna Baird (Thurs pm/ Fri)

Nursery Nurse: Miss Caroline Moore

Teaching Assistant: Miss Natalie Packenham

What is the EYFS?(Early Years Foundation Stage)

The Development Matters document along with the EYFS creates a national curriculum for children aged 0-60 months

7 areas of learning

All areas of learning are reflected inside and outdoors

What are the 7 areas of learning?

3 Prime Areas Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Communication and LanguagePhysical Development

4 Specific Areas Literacy

Mathematics Understanding the World

Expressive Arts and Design

PSEDPersonal, Social and Emotional

Development• Making friends and sharing • Learning rules and understanding boundaries• Learning daily routines• Learning about other cultures and respect• Forming relationships with adults

How can you help?• You can help by encouraging your child to do

things independently, for example, go to the toilet, wash their hands, put on and fasten their coats, put on their shoes

• Playing games which encourage sharing and turn taking will help your child to build their social skills

Physical Development• Gross motor skills e.g. throw, catch, roll, • Fine motor skills e.g. pencil control, threading• Malleable area• Mark making area• Shoes and coats• PE and Dance• Dough gym

Communication & Language/ Literacy

• Phonics• Recognising and writing name• Speaking and asking questions• Listening• Reading• Writing• Role play

How you can help? Reading books (stories, information books,

newspapers, magazines, comics etc), encouraging your child to join in and talk about books

Singing songs and nursery rhymes Modelling correct letter formation and

pencil grip Taking time to listen to them talking

about things they’ve done and answeringtheir questions (You can ask them questions too!!)

Mathematics Counting Recognising numbers and what they

mean Calculation Shape Pattern Problem solving Measuring Photos to support

How can you help? Talk about the shapes you can

see in the environment Comparing things which are

heavy and light or long and short Pointing out numbers all around Singing counting songs and

rhymes Counting, adding and subtracting

anything and everything - socks, cars, shopping, cutlery, fingers and toes!

Photos to support

Understanding the World

Exploring Investigating Learning about other cultures, places,

things that happened in the past and living things

Talking about their family Using technology Constructing Educational visits e.g. Safari Pete The chicks!

Talk with your child about the places they go and things they see in the world around them

Answering and asking questions - what if…? Why do you think…? How did you…?

Letting children join in with everyday activities - washing up, cooking, shopping, helping in the garden...

If possible let them have access to technology, e.g. CD players, mobile phones, computers etc

How can you help?

Expressive Arts and Design Building Role play Painting Drawing Dance Music Singing Story Imagination

Photos to support

How can you help?

Talk with your child abouttheir imaginative play andjoin in if possible!

Encourage them to be flexiblein their thinking and use ofmaterials

Praising them for their efforts or ideas as well as the end product

Photos to support

Buddiesfrom Year 3

• 3B will be working with Nursery AM• 3W will be working with Nursery PM• We look to undertake a variety of activities over

the year to enhance the learning of both groups of children

Look @ Me! Observing the children using an ipod Snap! Store! Share! Parents login at the February Parents Meetings Key worker

General Information School day

AM 8:30am doors open (close at 9am) 11.15-11.30am doors open for pick

up PM 12.30pm doors open

3.15-3.30pm doors open for pick up

Spare named clothes on coat peg Nursery library Weekly cooking Parent rota Trips and visits Newsletters

Dates for your diary Thursday 24th Sept – Macmillan Coffee Morning at

9am Friday 4th December – Early Years Nativity

Friday 11th December – Pantomime! £5 per child

Drop off at the Dugdale at 9.30am Pick up from the Dugdale at 11am

There will be no morning or afternoon session on this day Library visit in January – date tbc

Monday 16th March – the chicks arrive!

Reminder Please label all items of clothing and footwear

Please refer to the Early Years Handbook for information on uniform etc

If unsure of anything just ask!

Tonight Look around Nursery

Feel free to ask questions!

Thank

you!