Wood End School

Welcome to Nursery

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NurseryLearn

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If you are not familiar with Wood End School, the

Nursery has a separate entrance to the left of the

school office.

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Mrs DurrantTeaching Assistant

Mrs KatechiaTeaching Assistant

Mrs BolderoTeacher

Miss De Vergori

Teaching Assistant

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All children will need to be collected from the Nursery entrance. The morning session( Seedlings) starts at 8.45 am and ends at 11.45 am. The afternoon session (Saplings) starts at 12.30pm and ends at 3.30pm.

The Nursery door will open for the morning session at 8.45 and close at 8.55 am. For the afternoon, the door will open at 12.30 p.m. and close at 12.40p.m. If you arrive after this time you will need to enter via the school office.

Although not statutory, we require attendance every day and expect children to be punctual at 8.45 a.m. or 12.30 p.m

Both the teacher and EYP/teaching assistants are available at the end of the morning/afternoon sessions to talk should you wish. We are happy to schedule a meeting if required.

The Early Years Foundation Stage

Curriculum

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The foundation stage curriculum is split into seven areas of learning

Prime Areas are fundamental to the development of a child

Specific Areas are the skills and knowledge for a child to participate successfully in society

Personal, Social and Emotional Developmento Making relationshipso Self-confidence and self-awarenesso Managing feelings and behaviour

Literacyo Readingo Writing

Physical Developmento Moving and handlingo Health and self-care

Mathematicso Numberso Shape, space and measure

Communication and Languageo Listening and attentiono Understandingo Speaking

Understanding the Worldo People and communitieso The worldo Technology

Expressive Arts and Designo Exploring and using media and materialso Being imaginative

Characteristics of Effective Learning

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Developing an effective and motivated learner

Playing and Exploring - EngagementFinding out and exploringPlaying with what they knowBeing willing to ‘have a go’

Active Learning - MotivationBeing involved and concentratingKeep tryingEnjoying achieving what they set out to do

Creating and Thinking Critically - ThinkingHaving their own ideasMaking linksChoosing ways to do things

READY

WILLING

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Assessment for Learning in Nursery and Reception o Pupils are assessed against the early year’s outcome which looks at the ‘typical

behaviours’ of the child according to their age. o A child’s development is monitored over a 2 year span – from Nursery through to

Reception. o A baseline assessment of a child entering Nursery will take place within the first 2

weeks of the Autumn Term or January Term.

Entering Nursery Exiting NurseryA child entering nursery is expected to be showing ‘typical behaviours’ of a child between 30 to 50 months.

An autumn intake child is expected to exit nursery showing ‘typical behaviours’ of a child entering into 40 to 60 months.

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Handwriting

In Nursery and Reception, we will develop both gross and fine motor skills.Improve upper body strength and finger muscle strength, to prepare children for handwriting.We then learn to recognise the handwriting patterns, taking about the shapes and movements of each individual letter.Practising the 3 basic letter shapes:

L the long ladderC the curly caterpillarR the long armed robot

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Phonics

Letters and Sounds High Quality Phonics – 6 phases taught throughout Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1.Nursery – Most children will be working within phase 1, and will be introduced to elements of phase 2.Reception – Most children will work through phases 2 and 3, and will enter phase 4 by the summer term.Phase 1:

Listening activities including songs, stories and rhymes.

Learn how to distinguish between speech and sounds.Oral blending and segmenting the sounds in words.

Phase 2: The children will be taught the first 19 letter sounds (s/a/t/p/i/n/m/d/g/o/c/k/ck/e/u/r/h/b/f/ff/l/ll/ss)

Learning Creatively Through Topics

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Weather

Let’s Celebrate

Mini beasts

Animals

Enrichment Days

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The Animal Experience

Role of a Policeman

The Learning Environment

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Inside

A Story Teller

Using Technology

A Writer and Designer

A Mathematicia

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The Learning Environment

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Outside

The Boat

The Den

Water AreaMusic

The Learning Environment

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Outside

Role Play

The Shop

Graphics Studio

Mud Kitchen

The Learning Environment

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Physical

The Forest

What does my child need?

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Sensible and comfortable clothing including a Wood End polo shirt. No open toe shoes, long skirts or ballerina skirts.

Yellow book bag – purchased from the school office.Water bottle – containing water onlyPE Kit: PE is taught each week and your child will need a white t-shirt, black joggers or shorts and a black sweatshirt. They will come to school in their PE kit on their PE day.Change of clothes in a named carrier bag – to be left on pegWellington boots brought to school in a carrier bag and a named peg (to hold the boots together).

Please name all of the above

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Please can parents leave their child at the door as the cloakroom area is not big enough to house parents and children.

Please can you inform us if your child is being picked up by a friend, grandparent or any other member of your family that is not known to us. If you have several different people collecting our child from school please can you put this in writing, stating the day and the person collecting your child.

RoutinesLearn

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A typical day

Your child will need to put their book bag in the box outside of the Nursery. The children hang their coats up in the cloakroom.They self-register by finding their name. Help your child to recognise their name over the summer.They will then join their group for ‘Busy Fingers’ a fine motor activity.Calendar and visual timetable.Carpet time (phonics, PE session).Free flow CHIL (Child-initiated learning) inside and outside .Carpet time (maths, story time, PSE circle time, music).Celebration of achievements.Home.

Behaviour System

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Positive praise for good behaviour.

Golden Rules

We listen to people. We don’t interrupt.We are kind and helpful. We don’t hurt anyone's feelings.We look after property. We don’t waste or damage things.We respect adults in school. We do as they ask.We are gentle. We don’t hurt others.

Thinking time is given for children who need support following these golden rules.

TapestryLearn

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On-line Learning Journal

A Learning Journal is a celebration of your child’s achievements throughout their time in Nursery. It records those special moments keeping you involved in a partnership as your child blossoms and grows.These Learning Journals are presented using an on-line system called Tapestry. Each observation or page appears in a pleasing and coherent way and can include notes, photographs, EYFS assessments, characteristics of learning and videos.To be able to view your child’s Learning Journal online, we will give you a personal, secure login and password which would allow you private access to just see your child’s entries.There is a link to Tapestry on our class page of the school website.

TapestryLearn

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Parent Voice

Within Tapestry you can contribute to the Learning Journal in two ways:You can comment on observations posted on Tapestry by teachers. (Please note that these comments should be a message to your child about their amazing work posted on their Learning Journal, not a message to the teacher).You can also post your own observations of exciting things you do at home/during holidays.

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Stay and Play – We invite you to come into the Nursery to play alongside your child. Curriculum letters emailed to parents at the beginning of each half term.You will find dates and a range of information on the school website.Consultation evenings are held in the autumn and spring terms.You will receive an annual report in the summer term.Whole school Open Evening takes place in the summer term.At home share a book with your child. Each child will take home a new library book each week.Fred Bears adventures.

How can you help at home?

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Put their own coat on. Begin to use the toilet independently; practise flushing the toilet and washing their hands.Recognise their name.Practise holding a pencil, paint brushes and scissors correctly.Look out for numbers and shapes in the environment.Practise counting e.g. When climbing the stairs, food items at the supermarket.Play simple board games.Sing number rhymes and songs together.Share books and promote a love for reading.

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Wednesday 2nd September 2015 INSET dayThursday 3rd September 2015 Term startsFriday 23rd October 2015 INSET dayMonday 26th -

Friday 30th October 2015 Half term Friday 20th November 2015 INSET dayThursday 17th December 2015 Last day of term

(Rest of school end of term is Friday 18th December 2015)

Wood End School

Thank you for coming.We look forward to

welcoming your child and working with you in

partnership.

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