Author: Jane Cottle

Nursery Newsletter
Summer Term

Dear Parents/Carers,
The children have settled back into the routines of Nursery really well following the Easter break. The topics that we will be teaching over the summer term provide a broad curriculum and support the children in learning about the world around them. Our main themes and activities for each area of learning and development can be found below.
Please remember to:
Apply suncream before school and provide a sunhat for those sunny days!
Name all personal belongings.
Return books to the Book Nook on a Friday to be changed.
We look forward to a lovely term ahead. Thank you for all your continued support.
Mrs Hawkins, Miss Longdon, Mrs Calvert and Miss Jackson

In Literacy we will be:
Using information and digital books to help us learn about our topics.
Learning about rhyming words and writing our names.
Following the Little Wandle scheme to teach phonemic awareness and oral blending.

In Mathematics we will be:
Learning the names of 3D shapes and talking about their properties.
Extending and creating ABAB patterns using objects and natural materials.
Describing familiar routes and locations, using positional language.
Counting, solving mathematical problems and representing quantities with numbers

In Understanding of the World we will be:
Learning about plants, growing, our family history and the lifecycles of animals.
Exploring different materials, cause and effect in scientific enquiries and forces.

In Physical Development we will be:
Learning to safely use balance bikes and play team games in PE lessons.
Continuing to develop our gross and fine motor skills and a comfortable pencil grip.

In Communication and Language we will be:
Developing a wider range of vocabulary and retelling familiar, longer stories.
Encouraging the use of complex sentences, expressing points of view and how to use words to negotiate.

In Expressive Arts and Design we will be:
Learning how to respond to a stimulus with our artwork.
Singing melodies and pitch matching and creating our own songs.
Playing instruments with increasing control to express feelings and ideas.

In Personal, Social and Emotional Development we will be:
Focusing on relationships and changes in Jigsaw Genie time.
Talking about healthy eating and taking care of our teeth.