We are so excited to begin this new school year together. Our classroom is ready to be buzzing with curiosity, laughter and new friendships.
Our priority is to make sure every child feels happy, safe and cared for, while also being encouraged to try new things and develop a love of learning.
We can’t wait to share lots of stories, songs, adventures and creative activities as we begin this exciting journey together.
This term in Nursery, our topic is ‘Let’s Celebrate!’ We will be exploring a range of special celebrations that people enjoy around the country, including Bonfire Night, Carnivals, Diwali, Birthdays, Weddings and Christmas. Through stories, art, music and play, the children will discover how different people celebrate in their own ways.
In Literacy, we will enjoy plenty of protected story times, which will include a weekly focus text, daily Super Six rhyme sessions and a wealth of other opportunities to nurture a love of books. To support this further, the children will continue with Phase 1 phonics moving on to Aspect 3 from Letters and Sounds, which marks the very start of their exciting reading journey. Through stories, songs and play, they will be learning how to listen carefully, share their ideas and build conversations with friends and adults. The children will be practising to write the initial letters of their names correctly, as well as learning to give meaning to their marks and use mark-making as part of their everyday play and exploration.
In Mathematics, we will begin to order and name numbers, join in with repeats, and explore position and shape in fun, practical ways. Our fluency lessons will focus on reciting numbers forwards and backwards, recognising numbers to 5 and subitising pictorial images or numbers up to 3.
In Personal, Social and Emotional Development, we will continue to strengthen our skills in self-regulation and self-management, learning how to talk about and express our emotions clearly and kindly. Through circle times, games and role play, we’ll be exploring feelings, friendships and how we can use kind hands, kind words and kind feet. Alongside this, we will be sharing and modelling our school values of Respect, Independence, Dedication and Integrity, helping children to understand how these look in action each day.
Our fortnightly Woodland Mornings will give us the chance to keep exploring the natural world, noticing the seasonal changes as we move further into autumn and prepare for winter. These sessions allow the children to explore nature, develop independence and enjoy learning in the outdoor environment. They will encorage the children to build teamwork, resilience and curiosity, while giving them freedom to learn through hands-on experiences in the natural world.
Outdoors, the children will continue to strengthen their gross motor skills with climbing, riding bikes and scooters and playing movement games.
There will be many wonderfulopportunities for the children to express themselves creatively this term through painting, drawing, sculpting, printing and collage. We will practise these in many different ways, including our weekly Drawing Club sessions. We’ll also be enjoying plenty of music, exploring instruments, singing, repeating rhythms and dancing together.
It’s going to be a wonderful and joy-filled term, full of curiosity, celebration and creativity as we continue to learn, explore and grow together at Charnwood! 🌟
To see some important dates that are coming up this term, useful information about our class or current topic and hints for helping your child at home, please check out the Useful Documents & Links section on this page.
We love to share the children’s learning journey with you, so regular photos and videos will be added to the ‘Stories’ section on our Class Dojo page. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to send me a message on Class Dojo or ring the school office — we are always happy to help.
Welcome Song:
We sing the first verse of this song together every morning.
“Hello, Hello, how are you? Hello, hello, how are you? Hello, hello, how are you? How are you today?”
Days of the Week Song:
SUAT supports and leads in the set-up of new academies joining the partnership. The services provided by the central support function cover both educational and non-educational support. In terms of educational support, SUAT is linked to the School of Education of Staffordshire University, which is an outstanding ITT provider.