Week 2

Dear Parents,

The children are now very settled in both morning and afternoon sessions. All members of staff are very impressed with how quickly they have settled into school life! This week I have started assessing the children using the Foundation Phase Profile. We also introduced short focus tasks to the children.

So far the children have been measured to see how much they will grow this year, painted a balloon for our birthday display, drawn a picture of themselves and been for a walk all around the school grounds… which they loved! 

There are still a few with no wellingtons in school, please ensure there are some in school by next week as we are planning to go to Forest School every Monday.

Can I also ask that you label the inside of your child’s shoes? We noticed today that lots of them have no names and this can cause lots of confusion when we get back from the Forest, thank you!

HOME LEARNING TASK

Our topic this term is ‘Celebrations’. We are going to start the topic off by celebrating ourselves! To introduce the topic, please could you and your child create an ‘All About Me!’ poster? Learning at home can be just as fun as learning in school so please make sure you involve your child with the creations, the more input they have the better as they will be discussing the posters with the rest of the class. Be as creative as you like, it can include lots of pictures, drawings, birthday celebrations, siblings, pets, favourite colour etc. Please can all posters be brought into school by 25^th September; I am really looking forward to seeing them!

SCHOOL LIBRARY

Reading books to your children stimulates their imagination and expands their understanding of the world. It helps them develop language and listening skills and prepares them to understand the written word. In school we have a great library full of books for children of all ages. Over the next few weeks I will be grouping the children and visiting the school library with them on set days. The children will have the opportunity to read a variety of books and chose two to take home to read with you at home. On the day your child visits the library, we ask that you send your child into school with a book bag and small teddy (name clearly written) so your child can read to their teddy during the library visits. We will start this scheme on the week beginning the 25^th September. I will post the days your child will be going on the blog so keep your eyes peeled!

SNACK MENU

This weeks snack menu is:

Monday: Yoghurt and fresh strawberries

Tuesday: Melon sticks and oranges

Wednesday: Cornflakes and milk

Thursday: Rice Cakes and soft cheese

Friday: Cheese on Toast

The children also have a choice of water or milk.

WHAT ARE WE DOING THIS WEEK?

Personal and Social Development: Circle time activity

Discuss and decide on important of class rules.

Creative Development: My favourite colours. Create a flower using colourful handprints to display in the classroom.

Mathematical Development: How big are my feet? Measure the size of their feet using counting blocks.

Learn and sing new number and counting songs.

Language and Literacy: What do I look like? Follow simple instructions to paint a self-portrait.

Thank you for your continued support,

Mrs Tucker and the Nursery team. J