Early Years

Welcome to Early Years - we are Nursery and Reception and our teachers are:
Miss Chandler 
Miss Taylor
Miss C Dodd
Miss E Dodd 
Miss B Hall 
Miss E Hall 
Miss Johnston
Miss Shennan
 
Timetable and Routine 
 
Each day we have a phonics session, story times, singing sessions, maths activities and lots of time to learn through play.  We have access to learning opportunities indoor and outside throughout the day.
 
Tapestry is used to share learning with families.
 
PE 
On Tuesday and Fridays children will need to come to school dressed in their PE kit. 
On Tuesdays we have dance and drama sessions with a specialist coach, Sophie.
 
 
Reading Books
We have a home learning library and encourage children to choose a book to take home to share with parents regularly. Return books on a Thursday and your child can choose a new book.
 
As children in Reception progress with their reading they will bring home the RWI book they have been reading at school.  This should be read daily with parents to support confidence and fluency.
 
Reading is to be recorded on 'boom read' using the codes sent home with the children so they can be monitored throughout the week. Alternatively you can request a paper reading record booklet.
 
Just ten minutes shared reading a day can help your child grow into a happy, confident learner. 
Find out more about sharing stories with your child on the Book Trust website.
 
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/tips-and-advice/reading-tips/
 
  
Maths
Children have daily opportunities to develop their understanding in maths. 
Download the 1 minute maths app here
https://whiterosemaths.com/1-minute-maths#download
 
You can support your child at home by singing number songs .
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-counting-songs/zn67kmn
 
Toys can also support children’s learning of maths, using blocks to build towers or counting them in a line. Parents can also use a child’s interest to count, e.g. if your child enjoys playing with animals or cars, they can be lined up and counted in sequence.
 
 
Phonics
All children have a daily phonics session.  We use the RWI scheme to teach phonics.
 Information for parents can be found at
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/units/56
Please see the booklet below for further information.
 

Autumn Term 2 2024 

Once Upon a Time 

In the Once Upon a Time project, your child will be introduced to the wonderful world of stories. They will listen to a range of traditional tales and have the chance to act out the stories in their play. They will also listen to alternative contemporary stories to see different viewpoints from the characters. They will use the stories to think about how life has changed from when the stories were written. They will also make up their own stories and make masks, props and puppets to act out their stories.

Supporting your child at home

  • Read traditional stories and fairy tales to your child.
  • Visit your local library and choose picture books to share.
  • Talk about the characters in stories and whether they like or dislike them.
  • Talk about how the characters in stories behave and what they could do differently.
  • Share and discuss the Did you know? resource.
Maths Number; Numerical patterns
PD Gross motor skills; Fine motor skills
PSED Self-regulation; Managing self; Building relationships
World Past and present; The natural world
Exp A&D Creating with materials; Being imaginative and expressive
CL Listening, attention and understanding; Speaking
Literacy Comprehension; Word reading; Writing
 
 
 Hungry little minds
 
Simple, fun activities for kids, from newborn to five

Many little things light up hungry little minds. Kids take everything in, and even the smallest things you do with them can make a big difference. 

They love it when you chat, play and read with them, even when they’re too young to understand everything. Whatever the time and wherever you are, you can turn almost anything into a game.

 And every little thing you do together will help set them up nicely for the day they start school.

 

How to look out for your child's mental health

Supporting learning at home
 

Maths

  •  Bud’s Number Garden - Join Bud the bee to explore his magical garden and practise recognising numbers, counting, sequencing and much more. This game is great for children in their first year of school or for pre-school children who want a taste of what they'll be learning when they start.

  •  Counting - A collection of musical films on counting one to 10, 10 to 20, sets and ordinal numbers.

  •  Measuring - Songs for learning the vocab of measuring as well as how to counting time and money.

  •  Space and shape - A collection of musical films on 2D and 3D shapes, movements, shapes and patterns.

  •  Numberblocks - An animated series full of number tricks, available to watch on iPlayer.

  •  Bitz and Bob - Join Bitz and her little brother Bob in their animated engineering adventures. Available to watch on iPlayer.

  •  Bitz and Bob game - Help Bitz and Bob solve fun engineering problems and earn rewards along the way. A great way to explore maths and puzzles.

Literacy, Language and Communication

  •  School Radio: Nursery rhymes collection - A collection of well-known nursery rhymes and counting songs designed to promote joining in with singing and actions.

  •  School Radio: Playtime - Ideal for shared listening to get kids moving. Presented by Andy Day and Steven Kynman of CBeebies.

  •  School Radio: Listening Skills - A collection of 14 audio episodes inviting children to listen carefully to sounds and identify them. An easy way to promote listening skills and sustained focus.

  •  Welsh language - Learn the names of colours , the days of the week and how to count from one to 100 in Welsh.

  •  CBeebies Storytime App - Read over 40 interactive stories including fairy tales, nursery rhymes and stories with CBeebies favourites like Peter Rabbit and the Octonauts.

  •  Alphablocks - Play to learn phonics with the Alphablocks.

Understanding the World

  •  School Radio: Listen and Play - A collection of 50+ audio episodes that include a story, a song to join in with and simple movement activities, ideal for learning at home. Presented by CBeebee's Cat Sandion.

  •  Maddie’s Do you Know - Learn new things with Maddie as she explores the world around us and discovers how stuff works. Available to watch on iPlayer.

  •  Go Jetters - Funky Facts from Ubercorn and the Go Jetters crew to help explore places all around the world help with Geography.

  •  Kit and Pup - Explore the wonderful world around us with Kit and Pup as they learn about everything from bubbles to trees.

Expressive Arts and Design

  •  CBeebies Get Creative app - Get your kids painting, making music, creating stories, inventing toys and building blocks with their favourite CBeebies friends. Perfect indoor activities to inspire creativity.

  •  Bring the Noise - The campaign to inspire music learning and make every child in the UK a musician. Includes songs, quizzes, musical exercises and more!

  •  Ten Pieces - Resources to help your little ones get creative with classical music.

Wellbeing and development

  •  Personal Development and mutual understanding (PDMU) - A collection of 17 films featuring puppets Pip and Declan to help children understand their feelings and emotions and how they can keep healthy and safe.

  •  My first day at school - A great game to play with your child and walk them through their first day at school.

  •  Starting Primary School - Support and resources for parents to help prepare your little ones take the first big step into Primary School.

  •  Teach: feeling better - A collection of clips presented by Dr Radha Moghil that explore feelings and emotions, as well as providing talking points and tools to feel better.

Physical Education and Development

  •  Super Movers - Resources across the curriculum to help get your little ones learning whilst staying fit and healthy! With subjects spanning from Maths to Modern Foreign Languages,these musical videos encourage movement whilst engaging the brain.

  •  See Bring the Noise for more songs with actions to improve rhythm, timing and counting.