Mid Calder Nursery Class

Meet the Teacher 2017Thursday 7th September

WELCOME!

StaffMrs Leanne Murray

Mrs Lynn Findlay

Mrs Mary Aikman

Mrs Donna Murphy

Mrs Shona Williamson

Helpful Hints!•Your child has been allocated a peg and a shoe box.

•Can you please ensure that all your child’s belongings are clearly named.

•Independence is important – velcro shoes and clothes they can put on/off by themselves.

•If your child has a nursery bag, hang that up on the peg first, with their coat on top.

Helpful Hints!•Outdoors – waterproofs and wellies!.

•Labelled change of clothes.

•Check your child’s box file!

Snack•Varied snack which the children help to choose and prepare. •Keep an eye on the board to see what they have had that day!

•Please pay snack on iPay or see the school office.

Nursery Curriculum

•Learning in the nursery comes through play and interaction with other children and adults. •Our planning comes directly from the children and the things they show an interest in.

•We aim to provide a balance between free play and structured activities.

Learning in Action

Counting outside!

How many people are

on my bus?

Still Life

Number games

Taking turns

Writing a menu for his restaurant!

Nursery Curriculum

•Consultative Planner – please give us feedback!

•Daily Floorbook

•Please have a look at these in the cloakroom area. They are updated regularly.

Parent Helpers

We welcome parent helpers in to our nursery.

•‘Pop in and Play’ days – 22nd November 2017

•Trips

•Area of expertise!!

Talk to the office about getting a disclosure form

Daily Overview• Please ensure all children are in the

nursery by 8.40am/11.55am

• Group Time with key worker

• Free play learning/snack

• Group story time and tooth brushing

• Pick up (am – by 11.10am and 11.33am on Fridays)• (pm – 3.50pm or 4pm for full day children)

Online Learners Journey

• Your child’s journey through nursery is tracked using the Online Learning Journals.

• We aim to record the significant learning moments that your child has with us in the nursery, across all curricular areas.

• You will also be able to add achievements from home to the journal.

• After September break all journals will be activated and at least one observation will be uploaded.

Communication with home

• Online Learning Journals• School blog – QR code in

cloakroom• Consultative Planner• Floor books• SWAY• Talk to a member of staff

Other Activities• Adventure Ted• Nativity• End of year trip • End of year Leavers Assembly• Transition – assemblies, visits to

school, buddies

How to help at home - Literacy

Writing•Recognition of their name•Begin to form some letters of their name•Encourage correct pencil hold•Painting, colouring in, threading, play dough and finger gym are all activities that help their fine motor control

How to help at home - LiteracyReading

When reading regularly with your child please point out and discuss the following:-•Title, author, illustrator•The front and back of the book •Where to start to read and the direction you follow when reading•Discuss the pictures and story, listen to your child’s ideas about the story and why they liked it•Play letter and sound games

How to help at home - LiteracyGames to play

•Eye Spy•Rhyming songs and stories•Looking at sounds at the beginning of words•Magnetic letters and boards•Use lots of different materials to write withReasons for reading and writing•Shopping lists•Notes•Cards

How to help at home - Numeracy• Counting on and back in ones 0-10, orally,

using number tracks and starting and stopping at different points

• Reading numbers 0-10 – practice in environment

• Begin to write numbers 0-10• Positioning and ordering numbers 0-10• Smaller and larger numbers • Counting collections by touching, moving,

putting in to rows and without touching

How to help at home - NumeracySuggested activities:-•Count going up/down stairs•Count buttons on clothes•Count red cars•Numbers on buses•Number songs –1,2,3,4,5, Five currant buns, Five Little Men in a flying Saucer•Number Games – Snakes and Ladders, Dominoes, Orchard Toys•Websites – Education City, Top Marks

How to help at home – Listening and Talking

Children learn a lot from listening and talking.As your child is playing ask questions:-•What are you doing?•What happens next?•How did you build/do that?•How can I help you?•How do you feel?

Encourage your child to tell stories or retell an event.

How to help at home – Listening and Talking

Listening Games:-•Stand quietly – what can you hear?•Tap or clap out sound patterns – can your child copy you?•Give your child silly instructions. Can they follow them? – put your gloves on your feet•Put noisy objects out. Can your child tell you what is making the noise with their eyes closed?

Thank you for coming and

showing your support.