Week Commencing 30th Sept & 7th October 2024
Main Theme – Autumn
| Small World Corner & ’Belly Play’ Carpet Using imaginative play & language Understanding the world | Vehicle Table Using fine motor skills with co-operative play & language Using imagination to create scenarios | Home Corner Imitating everyday experiences in role-play scenarios Communicating through language & actions Collaborative interactions with peers Cafe, Vets Surgery |
| Construction Tray Using fine/gross motor skills & imagination to build, create & assemble Exploring shape, pattern & size | Puzzles Using critical thinking to match shapes & patterns Using fine motor skills & manipulation to assemble & complete peg, inset & table top puzzles | Understanding the World Experiencing different textures & materials Exploring using descriptive language Finding out about the animals, plants & technology of the world around us Arctic Animals Scene |
| Literacy Table Creative mark-making & early writing Development of tripod grip for control Free drawing & Mark-making Using scissors | Craft Activity Creating with different materials Using fine motor & cutting skills Decorating Autumn Leaves | Mathematics Tray Exploring numbers, counting & comparisons Understanding shape, pattern & measures (SL-2025) Say one number for each item in order: 1,2,3,4,5 (using one number count per finger) (SL-2026) Take part in finger rhymes with numbers (5 little men, hickory dickory dock, once I caught a fish alive) |
| Painting Area Free painting & mark-making Developing brush control Exploring colour mixing | Malleable Materials Table Manipulating materials using hands, tools & equipment Creative model-making Playdough | Book Corner Handling & exploring story, picture & non-fiction books Listening to, understanding & interacting with stories Developing awareness of rhyme & initial sounds Variety of story & picture books |
PSED – Play with one or more other children, extending & elaborating ideas (SL-2025) : Play with increasing confidence on their own & with others (SL-2026)
Physical Development – Go up steps, or climb up apparatus, using alternate feet (SL-2025) : Start to use the steps independently (SL-2026)
PLANNING
Dear parents,
Please see attached our planning for the current two weeks
Curriculum Plans
We are very pleased with how our new children are settling into nursery and also how our older children are providing excellent role models and demonstrating such good behaviour to our younger cohort.
Our plans for the first two weeks of term have mostly focused on enabling the children to be as independent as possible in nursery. When the children arrive at nursery we encourage them to hang up their coats, put their lunch box and water bottles in the right place, wash their hands and find their own name before they go in to play. It is amazing how quickly, with a bit of support, the children learn this routine. You can support your children in their journey to independence by encouraging them to do as much for themselves as possible.
Our plans for the next 2 weeks see us beginning to look at the changing season as Summer moves into Autumn. We have been singing some lovely Autumn songs and talking about the changes that we see in the natural world all around us. When you are out and about with your children talk to them about the beautiful autumn colours, show them conkers and sweet chestnuts on the ground and blackberries growing wild.
Nut Allergy – Reminder
Please note that nursery is a nut free. Please be careful in particular about bringing in hazelnuts, peanuts and almond nuts or products that contain them in childrens lunch boxes.
If you have any questions about whether an item is suitable or not please ask a member of staff.
Childcare Funding
There are lots of changes about to happen in Childcare Funding. This website contains all the information that you need
Childcare Choices | 30 Hours Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More | Help with Costs | GOV.UK