Nursery Rhymes AUTUMN 1 2014

1. Communication & language • Nursery rhyme a day • Create new names for Humpty • Dumpty • Sequence nursery rhymes • Role play ; Home / Doctors Personal, social & emotional development • Set new class rules & routines • Induction time for new children • Working /playing together • Likes /dislikes • School values Understanding the world Mathematics • Grandfather clocks into size order • Language small/medium/large • Number rhymes & songs • Number boxes; home school link • Times of dayordering • Measuring capacity using egg cups. ICT Children to take camera home with nursery rhyme characters to document N- Free experimenting with games on PC, adults to monitor R- /www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/#/lb/misc /nurseryrhymecollagemaker Children to create nursery rhyme collage using mouse skills. Nursery Rhymes AUTUMN 1 2014 • Introduce Phonic activities • Phase 1 ; Nursery • Action rhymes ; Nursery • Weekly news • Emergent writing • R- Can they recognise and write name • N- Can they recognise and overwrite name Literacy • Children to experiment independently in • new creative area. • Learn new nursery rhymes • R – Create life size collages of themselves • N – Spider web biscuits • Humpty Dumpty collage activity • Experiment with malleable play independently. • Write dance • R – PE with SK • Nursery rhyme hunt round school to • involve balancing, jumping etc. • Chalk patterns Physical development Expressive arts & design

2. WELCOME TO RECEPTION Water bottles and snacks All Reception children are given a named water bottle which they keep in class. This is filled daily with water and they can access at any point throughout the day. In Key Stage 1 the children are given free fruit every day, we encourage children to try this fruit. We hope you all had a lovely summer. We’d Like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Reception and inform you of the curriculum this half term. Show and tell Show and tell is on a Friday. Children may bring something they would like to share and talk to the class about. This can be anything from a photograph to a favourite toy. • Our PE day is a Tuesday • PE Kit • White t-shirt • Black shorts • Pumps • Black jogging bottoms and jumper • Please ensure all PE kit is named thankyou. • Please ensure that long hair is tied back on PE days. Open doors Starting next Friday we will open the gate earlier at 3.00pm. This allows parents to come in and see what the children have been up to during the week. You will have the opportunity to look at displays, view their learning wall and look through books. This is also an opportunity to ask myself and Mrs Goodson any questions. Reading We will be sending home individual reading scheme books, these are picture books initially and the focus will be discussing the pictures and developing language.