Nursery 2020 - 2021

Adults who work here:

Class Teachers: Ms Mrozek (Mon-Wed) Mrs Hand (Thurs-Fri)

Key Workers and Teaching Assistant: Mrs Malik, Miss Lie and Mrs Taylor.

Welcome to our year group page. Here you will get a taste of what is happening in our classrooms each half term. 

Our story this half term in English is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. 

We securing our Phase 1 phonics, especially listening for all the sounds in a word. We are recognising the letters s,a,t,p,i,n,m,d,g,o and c and thinking of words which start with this sound. https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/teachers-area/classroom-toolkit/phonics-songs 

Understanding the world - We will observing our tadpoles closely and watching them change. We will be caring for all the plants and flowers we are growing to celebrate world Earth day. 

Health and Selfcare - We are thinking about what makes a healthy lunch or meal. The Change4LIfe website has some fantastic ideas. 

https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes#lunchbox-recipes 

In Maths, we will be working with numbers up to 5. Learning to quickly recognise small amounts without counting and learning the different ways 5 can be made. 

In Physical Development, we will be focusing on holding  pencil with three fingers and using scissors. We will be writing the letters in our names more clearly.

Reading Books - please remember to sign in the reading record weekly.

Children are now be bringing home a reading book to share. Many of the books will have only pictures and no words. This is to encourage language and comprehension, talking about the pictures together and talking about what is happening.

We will be listening to the children throughout the week so please ensure they have their reading book and record with them each day.  Reading books will be changed once a week. Please make sure you read with your child daily and sign in the reading record.

Brain Builder Homework - Through the children's time at Alma Park, they will have a weekly Brain Builder activity to complete.

Brain Builder tasks are given on a Monday, and must be returned by the following Monday ready for a new activity. 

Bespoke homework tasks are designed by the teacher to maximize the impact on learning. This may be an opportunity to:

• practise or consolidate skills learned in class
• apply skills that have been taught
• carry out own research before or during a topic in order to develop knowledge and practise research skills

To keep in touch, please email nursery2020@almapark.manchester.sch.uk