Topics we will be covering this term
Welcome back and Happy New Year.
Week 1- 6th January-10th January - Communication and Language ( talking about what Santa brought ) The children will be talking about what Santa had brought and what they have been doing in the holidays, expressing their thoughts and ideas.
Week 2- 13th January-17th January- Physical - Bouncy castle and physical activities.
Week 3- 20th January- 24th January- Arts and Dance We will be having a visit from the dance lady, moving our bodies to different music.
Week 4- 27th January- 31st January- Chinese New Year.
Week 5- 3rd February- 7th February- Literacy- National story telling week
The children will be having a visitor from an author called Wendy Garvey.
Week 6 - 10th February- 14th February- Personal Social and Emotional Development
Children will be talking about how they feel and how others maybe feeling. Also celebrating Valentines Day.
Prime areas:
Personal, Social and Environmental Development
Personal, Social and Environmental Development
Personal, Social and Environmental Development
This area involves us helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves and others by:
- Forming positive relationships and developing respect for others
- Developing social skills
- Learning how to manage their feelings
- Understanding appropriate behaviour in groups
- Having confidence in their own abilities
Communication and Language
Personal, Social and Environmental Development
Personal, Social and Environmental Development
In this area we give children the opportunity to experience a rich language environment, to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves, and to speak and listen in a range of situations.
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Environmental Development
Physical Development
Physical development involves opportunities for our children to be active and interactive and to develop their co-ordination, control and movement. Children are helped to understand the importance of physical activity and to make healthy choices in relation to food.
We have an outside space and a garden area where our children have the opportunity to develop their physical development skills.
Specific areas:
Literacy
Expressive Arts & Design
Mathematics
In this area of learning we encourage children to link sounds and letters and begin to read and write. Children are given access to a wide range of reading materials to ignite their interest.
Rising Stars choose a reading book given every week and we also organise trips to the local library.
Mathematics
Expressive Arts & Design
Mathematics
Mathematics involves providing children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems and to describe shapes, spaces and measures.
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts & Design
Expressive Arts & Design
This area involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment.
Expressive Arts & Design
Expressive Arts & Design
Expressive Arts & Design
This area involves enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, dance, role play and design and technology.