Nursery
During the Spring Term, our topic is titled
'Off we go!'.
During Spring, our learning will focus on:
Our Two year-old's classroom time will focus on the following stories:
We're going on a Bear Hunt, Toddle Waddle, Walking Through the Jungle, The Train ride...
Our three and four year old's classroom time will focus on the following stories : We're Going on a Bear Hunt, It's Not a Stick, It's Not a Box, The Train Ride, Naughty Bus. They will have the opportunities to orientate books correctly, turn pages and anticipate story events using the pictures.
During our weekly phonics sessions, we will play many games that will immerse your child with rhyme and alliteration. They will continue to be introduced to phonemes (sounds), exploring objects that have the same initial sound (m, d, g, o, c, k, e). It is important that your child has plenty of experience listening to and joining in with nursery rhymes, stories and poems.
In Number, we will continue to explore the world of Number Land. We will match quantities to numerals. We create Number Lane - ordering and comparing numbers 0-6 and matching objects to numbers by their quantity e.g. a glove on 5 as it has five numbers, a triangle on 3 as it has three sides etc. This supports the children by bringing each number alive and taking it from the abstract to something they can understand.
We start with number 1.
Please visit Numberland.net to find out more.
Our weekly Problem solving sessions involve simple (but meaningful) number, shape or space problems, explored through games and songs. These sessions involve following 2 or 3 step instructions using positional language (on, in, under, next to, behind, in front, in between) and pronouns and nouns (girl, boy, mummy, daddy, she, he). For example - put the girl behind the table?
We also use use comparative language to compare lengths of objects - (long, short, longest, shortest, longer, shorter, biggest, smallest).
Please visit NCETM for more information on the different principles of counting.
Reading and sharing stories
We will share many stories with your child each week, reading one on one, in small groups and all together at home times.
Our home time stories will be - The Gruffalo, Brown Bear Brown Bear, Triangle, We're going on a Picnic, There's a Superhero in my Book, What to do with a box.
In addition, we will of course be enjoying so much more learning through play!
Please do not hesitate to contact nursery.homework@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk
with any questions you have.
What to bring to nursery?
- Named coat
- Named wellies (which can be left at nursery)
- Named bag with spare clothes
- Named sunhat and named sun cream (weather depended)
- If your child is still in nappies then please bring a pack of nappies and wipes to be left at nursery. Alternatively, bring enough nappies and wipes in a named bag for that session.
- If your child is bringing in a packed lunch - named packed lunch box and named water bottle. (those having a school lunch do not need a water bottle.
If you have any questions then please email them to Nursery.Homework@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk
Take care!
The Nursery Team
Mrs Evans, Mrs Nash, Miss Webb, Mrs Beresford, Mrs Chamilla, Miss Nolan
Nursery Curriculum News Autumn 2023
Paying for childcare
Information on how to get help to pay for childcare, including Tax free Childcare
https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/looking-after-someone/childcare/paying-for-childcare.aspx
Activities across Macclesfield Children's Centres
Please follow the link for a weekly timetable of the events happening across Children's Centres in Macclesfield.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Parent’s Evening
Wednesday 28th or Thursday 29th February 2024
(letter to follow)
Nursery Admissions
Deadline for Summer admission
Friday 1st March 2024
Transport Walk
Wednesday 13th March 2024 9.15am -
(letter to follow)
Easter Eggstravaganza SingAlong
Tuesday 26th March - 9.15am/2.30pm
(Letter to follow)
Useful Information
Class Contact Email:
Nursery.Homework@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk