CHERRY - NURSERY

Cherry class is a fantastic classroom that is full of learning opportunities for our younger children. Mrs Harris, our incredibly talented and experienced Nursery Nurse, ensures that the continuous provision in this classroom and the adjoining outdoor space enables our children to learn through play and develop their:

•  Communication and language
•  Physical development
•  Personal, social and emotional development
•  Literacy
•  Mathematics
•  Understanding the world
•  Expressive arts and design

 

TERM 3 PROJECTS 

Long Ago

In the Long Ago project your child will learn about their history and how they have changed from when they were babies. They will learn about their family history and heritage and find out what life was like when their grandparents were children. They will learn about what it was like to go to school in the past and how everyday objects, such as clothes, toys and vehicles have changed.

Supporting your child at home

• Look at photographs of the children as babies and discuss how they have grown and changed.
• Look at family photographs so the children can see family members when they were children.
• Talk about what your life was like when you were a child.

Stories and Rhymes

In the Stories and Rhymes project your child will be introduced to the wonderful world of stories and nursery rhymes. They will listen to and learn a range of traditional tales and nursery rhymes and work creatively to solve problems for the characters they meet.

Supporting your child at home

• Share a wide range of stories and retell favourite stories using repeated phrases.
• Sing nursery rhymes and songs.
• Talk about favourite stories and story characters.

Maths	Number Rhymes; Identifying 3,4,5 and 6; Length and height; Capacity
Literacy	Traditional tales and nursery rhymes; We're going on a bear hunt; How to catch a star
Understanding the World	Family histories; Yearly changes; Stories from the past; Time team explorers
PD/ PE	Dance; Agility, Balance and Coordination; Fine motor skills
PSED	Family; Grandparents; Heritage
Expressive Arts and Design	Singing; Nursery rhymes; Lullabies;
Communication and Language	Listening, attention and understanding; Speaking; Working in small groups; Taking turns in discussions; Telling fairy tales
Religious Education	Our theme this term is Celebrations Our Big Question is: How do people celebrate?
Memorable experience	Life in the Past arterfact handling

Our PE days this term are: Tuesday (Indoor) and Friday (Outdoor). 

 

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Term 3: How do people Celebrate?

This term we are learning about celebrations in different cultures and exploring worldviews. We began our first lesson by celebrating the new year! We talked about different traditions, made hats, flags, decorations and made New Year’s resolutions:

Arlo ‘I want to be better at phonics.'

Rufus: ‘I want to be better at swimming’

Jaxon ‘I don’t want to be scared of Butterflies’

Term 2: What is Christmas?

We began this project by thinking about giving. We thought about if had ever recieved a present and how it made us feel. We then talked about who we would give a special present to and why. We then practiced wrapping a special present for someone we love. 

Term 1: Special People

Big question - What makes people special.

We have thought about what makes people special. We have thought about who is special to us, and then explored Christianity, Judaism, and Islam and thought about special people in these religions. 

Moses

Bertie Owl asks children to think about ‘rules’ in nursery. What rules do we have here? Why do we have these rules? How do they help us?

We learnt that Jews believe a long time ago, a man called Moses was given 10 rules from God to help him show his people how to live their lives well. We found out they were called The Ten Commandments. We discussed: 'Is it good to have rules to follow?' What would happen with no rules?

 

Mathematics

Maths is taught daily to challenge and inspire all. Maths resources are available for children to access at all times and enhanced provision activities linked to our weekly maths focus are provided to encourage children to develop their skills independently. 

 

Expressive Arts and Design

Children can access an assortment of creative and fine motor activities in our creative area. A range of materials are available at all times to encourage their imaginations. Enhanced provision activities linked to our current project are provided for the children to engage with. 

 

                              

Understanding the World

Understanding the World is an exploration of the natural world, past and present, and different cultures and communities. Understanding the World is taught through our project lessons. Children will find an investigation task in their enhanced provision each week linked to their project or something they have expressed an interest in. 

   

 

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Creating bird feeders.

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Clean teeth egg investigation

Outdoor Learning

We have a wonderful outdoor area that extends across two levels and has a range of equipment to encourage the development of gross and fine motor skills. 

 

 

 

Reflections and Prayer Space

Children in Cherry Class are encouraged to access our reflection area when they would like a quiet moment to sit and think. If they choose too, they can light a candle to help them think about our Collective Worship value. This term our value is Thankfulness. 

We have discussed what prayer is, what people may pray for, and the different ways in which people pray. We have a collection of activities to access, or we simply sit and reflect.

We have been developing our spirituality in a variety of ways during prayer space, learning in both our indoor and outdoor reflection areas. We are thinking about big questions such as, "Why am I here?" and "Who made the world?". 

Tapestry

Weekly observations of your child will be recorded on Tapestry. Any home learning ideas and messages from the class teachers will be left on here. Please aim to access Tapestry at least once a week to ensure you are up to date with your child’s learning.

If you need help with accessing Tapestry then please talk to Miss James, Miss Carvell-Turner, or ask in the school office.