**This week our learning theme is … 'Settling in’”
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Welcome to Voles Class (EYFS Unit) |
| Teacher: | Mrs Hardwick | |
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| Early Years Practitioner: |
Miss Hardwick |
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Week beginning 8.9.25
The theme this week is - ‘Settling in’
These are some the things that we will be learning about and exploring.
| Monday |
Home Visits |
| Tuesday |
Home visits |
| Wednesday |
Some children will be starting with us today and will be learning about the routine of the day, where the toilets are and exploring the environment. |
| Thursday |
The remainder of the children will be joining us today, learning where the toilets are etc. We will be continuing to learn about the routine of the day and exploring the environment. |
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Friday |
Today we will introduce the concept of ‘key worker’ groups and that we ‘belong’ to this group before splitting into the groups. We will sing the ‘how do you do’ song and will encourage ‘high fives’ with peers as we sing. Then we will play a game and pass a toy round in each group – each child will be encouraged to say their name as they hold the toy. We will then play the ‘roll the ball’ game – encouraging use of children’s names throughout. We will highlight that everyone needs to have a turn and we need to listen to each other. Finally we will ask the children to draw a picture of themselves. We will remind them of the features that they may need to add. These pictures will be displayed in the classroom. |
We usually have shared reading and ‘show and tell’ sessions weekly in the class - keep an eye on the window and website for when these will start (The class letter [see below] also lists the shared reading dates for this term). Adults will model ‘show and tell’ to the children this week …
During our daily walkabout we will be introducing children to the different classroom areas and the resources that they can find there.
Class letter: click here
Home Learning links
- The Hungry Little Minds campaign. It features tips and practical activities that parents can do at home with children to support their early learning. There are many simple ways to help children learn and it does not have to be formal. Having everyday conversations, make-believe play and reading together all make a big difference to children’s development.
- The BBC’s Tiny Happy People and the National Literacy Trust’s Family Zone
- Online Safety for under 5s
What the children say...
We ask the children about what they’d like to explore, play with and learn about over each week. All ideas are interwoven through planning.
The children also have the opportunity to discuss what they would like for role play - currently we have a supermarket.
Other areas of learning in Nursery include....
Physical
PE day is on a Monday for this half term. We will be exploring dance linked to nursery rhymes.
The children do need their PE kits in school.
Computing
Throughout the year we will be planning open-ended activities in a technology rich environment to enable the children to have opportunities to explore, tinker and develop their ideas through active learning. We will provide a range of simple technology resources, these will be available for children to explore through their play and during adult led activities. The resources will include real, play and safe/defunct devices to support children’s understanding of technology in the world. We will promote safe and careful use of resources and understanding of who to tell if any use of technology makes them feel uncomfortable.
Other experiences will include
- exploring programmes and games which require drag and drop skills
- looking at different uses of technology in
school and at home - using chromebooks, iPads and Mini
mash (on Purple Mash).
RE
RE will be explored partly through short periods of Adult Directed Activities which highlight key festivals, figures, celebrations, religious symbols and religious vocabulary with reference to children’s own experiences and also through the children's own Child Initiated Play.
This half term we will focus on 'Special People and me'. We will talk to the children about Moses and Jesus.
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