Brookburn Primary School

Staff

Miss Collins – Nursery Teacher
Mrs Wert – Teaching Assistant
Mrs Jones – Teaching Assistant

Literacy

We have different texts each term and we will be starting with: ‘Happy to be me ’by Emma Dodd and ‘Pete the cat’ by Eric Litwin.

Using these stories, we will be finding out about your child’s likes and dislikes and getting to know them and you as a family. We will also be discussing resilience and giving them problem solving strategies.

During our phonics sessions, we will listen to sounds in the environment and discriminating between different sounds. We will also be using musical instruments to support this learning.

Maths

This half term, we will be focusing on colour recognition. We will also be looking at matching different objects and patterns. Alongside this we will start looking at numbers 1-5, recognising them and counting up to them. Maths takes place in all of our learning throughout the day, inside and out. A lot of our Nursery rhymes will be counting based songs to support this learning. I’m sure your child will sing them to you.

Understanding the World

We will talk about families and who they live with, they will discuss activities/ experiences from the past (them as babies/ toddlers). We will share our all about me posters.

We will be learning about Autumn, recognising and discussing the signs. We will also look at our school environment, including naming key features within it.

Expressive Art and Design

This half term, we will be exploring and creating with different materials. We will be encouraging the children to be creative through mark making.

Personal, social and emotional development (PSE)

Transition- We will be ensuring that the children have a smooth transition into Nursery. The children will learn the expectations of School and be taught how to use the equipment. They will learn how to keep themselves and others safe at School. They will learn about routines and become familiar with lunchtime. We will encourage them to be independent.

We will be following the Think Equal programme to explore the children’s sense of self using books to support this. Think Equal is a curriculum that supports social and emotional development in the early years. It is rooted in mental health and social justice and aims to build a strong foundation for individual and societal progress.

Think Equal helps children learn, to:

Manage their own emotions and impulsive behaviours
Build their confidence and self-esteem
Have empathy and show consideration for others
Solve problems effectively and learn to resolve conflicts peacefully
Build critical thinking skills and make responsible decisions
Maintain healthy relationships and learn to collaborate

We are now proud to be a Rights Respecting Gold School. Once the children are settled each child will contribute to a Nursery class charter. A charter is a visual that establishes an agreed set of age appropriate rights-based principles upon which relationships can be based and which provide children with simple language to support it.

Physical Development

The children will explore our outdoor area and become more confident with their gross motor skills.

Later in the term, the children will be taking part in PE sessions on a Tuesday. Children will need to wear clothes that they can easily move in and trainers (No laces). Children will come to school in their comfortable clothes and they will stay in them throughout the day. We will send more information nearer to the time.

Our fine motor skills will be developed through the use of different tools such as scissors and pencils.

Brookburn
Primary
School

Nursery