Nursery - Darwin Class
Darwin Class
Class teacher: Miss McGibbon
Learning Assistants: Mrs Earl, Mrs Lutchman and Mrs Calvert
This term:
This term our STEAM focus is Technology, and we will be answering the question ‘Can I design and build a structure using my knowledge and understanding of historical periods? Children will explore different sources of light including torches, lanterns and sunlight. They will explore a range of materials to discover which are transparent and will enhance their skills of manipulating a range of materials. Once they have developed these skills, they will make a lantern of their own design to be shown at our STEAM showcase. Our STEAM Hook this term will be a mock camping under the stars event using a starry night light to enable us to have this inside. More details will follow shortly.
By the end of the term, we hope that children will become more confident at the following:
Mathematics |
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Understanding the world |
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People and Communities |
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Technology |
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Expressive Arts and Design: exploring media and materials |
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Reading
This term we will be continuing to build the foundations to early phonics by teaching children to discriminate sounds, including environmental, musical, body percussion and voice sounds. At this stage in children’s development, rhythm, rhyme and alliteration are very important, so do please read lots of Nursery Rhymes at home to support our work in class.
We are very excited to be continuing with our popular and effective ‘Talk through stories’ this term, which provides the opportunity for children to really explore new vocabulary, discuss the problem in a story and how it is resolved. We will focus on the different characters and the plot of each story. Each week, we will share one key text which the children will become very familiar with. We will also bring the stories to life by using role play, puppets, stick characters and by joining in with repetitive phrases.
Our Talk through story key texts for this will be:
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The Diwali Gift and Rama and Sita.
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Owl babies
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Can’t you sleep little bear?
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It was a cold, dark night.
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A night light for Bunny.
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Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
Talking
Below you can find a useful document including activities to help you support your Nursery child's speaking and listening skills.
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Talking with your children |