Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery

**This week our learning theme is … 'mess! - continued”

 

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Teacher: Mrs Hardwick  
 
Early Years Practitioner:


Mrs Ray

Week beginning 20.7.26

The theme this week is - ‘mess! - continued’ 

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  1. These are some the things that we will be learning about and exploring.
Monday

Today we will be reflecting on the year in Nursery and how the children have developed and changed. We will also be tidying and cleaning (especially in the outdoor area) - getting ready for the summer break. The children can wear old clothes today.

Tuesday

INSET

Wednesday

 

Thursday

 

Friday

 

Shared reading; 

Word aware words: 

The poem this week is; 

Our counting 

Show and tell: 

Last week’s poem:

 

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What the children say... 

We ask the children about what they’d like to explore, play with and learn about over each week. All ideas are interwoven through planning. 

The children also have the opportunity to discuss what they would like for role play - currently we have a woodland ice cream shop but this will be transforming during the first week after the Easter holidays!

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Other areas of learning in Nursery include....

Physical

PE day is on a Monday for this half term.

The children do need their PE kits in school. 

Physical guidelines for Under 5s

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Throughout the year we will be planning open-ended activities in a technology rich environment to enable the children to have opportunities to explore, tinker and develop their ideas through active learning. We will provide a range of simple technology resources, these will be available for children to explore through their play and during adult led activities. The resources will include real, play and safe/defunct devices to support children’s understanding of technology in the world. We will promote safe and careful use of resources and understanding of who to tell if any use of technology makes them feel uncomfortable.

Other experiences will include

  • exploring programmes and games which require drag and drop skills
  • looking at different uses of technology in
    school and at home
  • using chromebooks, iPads and Mini
    mash (on Purple Mash).

 

RE 

RE will be explored partly through short periods of Adult Directed Activities which highlight key festivals, figures, celebrations, religious symbols and religious vocabulary with reference to children’s own experiences and also through the children's own Child Initiated Play. This half term we will be finding out about what we can learn from stories - from a variety of cultures. During sessions we will support the children in developing an understanding of different cultures and will introduce the concept of festivals and celebrations in a variety of cultures.

 

 

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