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Nursery Curriculum Evening Thursday 10 July 2014 Agenda 1. Tea and Coffee 2. Welcome to Streetsbrook 3. Meet the Staff • Senior Leadership Team • Morning Nursery • Afternoon Nursery • Streetsbrook Childcare 4. Uniform 5. PTA 6. Overview of the Evening EYFS Themes • A Unique Child – Every Child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self assured. • Positive Relationships – Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and a key person. • Enabling Environments – The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children’s development and learning. • Learning and Development – Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of learning and development are equally important and interconnected. Characteristics of Effective Learning Playing and Exploring - Playing with what they know - Finding out and exploring - Being willing to ‘have a go’ Active Learning - Being involved and concentrating - Keep trying - Enjoy achieving what they set out to do Creative and Critical Thinking - Having their own ideas - Making links -Choosing ways to do things Seven Areas of Learning Three Prime Areas: • • • Personal, Social and Emotional development Communication and Language Physical Development Four Specific Areas: • • • • Literacy (Reading, Writing) Mathematics (Numbers, Shape, Space and Measure) Understanding of the World (Geography, Science, ICT, RE, History) Expressive Arts and Design (Art, Music, Dance, Role-play, Design and technology) Personal, Social and Emotional Development • Making Relationships • Self Confidence and Self-Awareness • Managing Feelings and Behaviour Circle Time / SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) Communication and Language Listening and Attention • • listening to discussions, instructions, stories developing concentration Understanding • • • following instructions understanding questions Responding to ideas Speaking • • • • Developing vocabulary Using more complex sentences Explaining and recalling Asking questions Physical Development Moving and Handling – gross motor skills (co-ordination, control and movement) – Fine motor skills (manipulation, pencil grip, scissor control) Health and Self-Care – Promoting the positive benefits of being healthy and active – Good hygiene, managing personal needs Assessing Children’s Learning and Development • Development Matters – Assessed against development bands – Expectation at the end of Nursery is for children to be working securely within 40-60 months band • Foundation Stage Profile (end of Reception year) • Assessed against Early Learning Goals where children are either emerging, expected or exceeding Observations, not testing! Nursery Day • Register on the carpet • Daily focused activity (Phonics, Circle Time, Numeracy Activity etc.) • Independent choice activities: indoor and outdoor. (During this time one adult will lead a focus activity and children will be encouraged to have their snack) • Family Time (Story, Singing, Rhymes or Phonics) Additionally, we have PE in the hall once a week Check list for Under Fives To be properly prepared for full time education children should be able to: •Sit still and listen •Be aware of other children •Understand the word ‘no’ and the borders it sets for behaviour •Understand the word ‘stop’ and that such a phrase might be used to prevent danger • • • • • • Be potty trained and go to the toilet Take off their coat and put on shoes Speak to an adult and ask for needs Talk in sentences Open and enjoy a book Recognise their own name Phonics – Letters & Sounds Phase 1: – – – – – Sound discrimination Rhythm & Rhyme Alliteration Voice sounds Oral blending and segmenting Writing – Independent writing – Handwriting – Focus on letters in the child’s name Nursery Contributions Voluntary Contributions are used to fund a range of activities above and beyond the curriculum, as well as weekly swimming lessons. In 2014-15, contributions will be £1.50 per each week of term. Any trips that take place will be charged separately. Thank you for joining us! Any questions?