Tuesday, 15 September 2009
This term our theme is " All about us". The following overview will give you some ideas of the varied activities we will be enjoying:
Mathematical Development
- ABACUS scheme activities
- Count, recognise and name numbers 1 – 10.
- Count, match, order sets of objects.
- Learn number/counting rhymes to support number work.
- Number games/flashcards/jigsaws/templates.
- Computer/IWB/Plasma screen for number activities.
- Compare objects by size/weight.
- Recognise and name 2D shapes.
- Recognise and continue simple repeating patterns.
- Use play money in role play areas.
Language, Literacy & Communication
- Self portraits for autumn term.
- Begin to recognise and write own name.
- Read/listen to a variety of topic related stories (also
taped/CD/online).
- Develop vocabulary in role play areas
- Develop correct pencil grip & left-right orientation through
directed pre-writing activities e.g. writing patterns, colourings.
- Develop speaking & Listening skills through singing Nursery
rhymes, sharing news, circle time activities, listening lotto.
- Emergent writing activities e.g. ‘write’ birthday invites/Christmas
lists/orders in café.
- Pre-reading activities e.g. jigsaws, looking at/handling books correctly.
- Computer/IWB/Plasma screen activities for language activities
Knowledge & Understanding of the World
- Plant bulbs.
- Discuss cold/warm weather clothing.
- Taste a variety of foods (familiar and unfamiliar).
- Identify and name body parts.
- Sequence days of the week/daily routines.
- Observe seasonal/daily weather changes.
- Discuss where we live/our addresses.
- Become familiar with a new environment.
- Computers/IWB/Plasma screen activities to develop language,
mathematical and basic computer skills.
- ‘Bee-bot’ roamer activities
Creative Development
ART - ‘Flumps’ for Welcome display.
- Theme-related craft activities/painting/drawing/friezes/models.
- Printing.
- Christmas Craft – cards and calendars.
D.T – Design an elephant friend for Elmer (home task – half term)
- Make an Elmer with a split-pin trunk.
- Junk modelling using various materials.
MUSIC – ‘Music Express’ activities.
- Learn to sing a range of simple songs, general & theme related.
- Learn the names of some percussion instruments – how to hold
and play them.
- Listen to music of different genres and cultures.
DANCE – ‘Val Saben’ dance activities
- Respond to different stimuli e.g. walk like an elephant.
- Explore a variety of simple movements e.g. folk dancing, moving to music from different countries.
Personal & Social Development
- Make new friends.
- Learn to share and take turns.
- Adapt to school routines and become independent in personal
needs.
- Identify different feelings and emotions.
- Develop an awareness of food/clothes/celebrations in other
cultures.
- Develop self confidence.
- Begin to understand right and wrong.
Welsh Language Development
- Introduce ‘brawddeg yr wythnos’ (sentence of the week) on a weekly
basis.
- Develop a range of topic-related vocabulary e.g. colours, numbers,
greetings, weather.
- Watch Welsh language videos/DVD’s (‘Ding Dong’, ‘Fflic a Fflac’) to
enhance and develop language and extend vocabulary.
- Choose a ‘Helpwr Heddiw’ (today’s helper) and ‘Seren y dydd’ (star
of the day) daily.
Physical Development
- gym, games and dance activities.
- Develop spatial awareness.
- Awareness of body parts.
- Various activities to develop and refine fine manipulative and
gross motor skills e.g. using small tools / large apparatus.
- Practise lining up for hall/assembly/lunch/playtime.
- Outdoor activities including play fort, bikes, climbing frames,
walks, etc.
- Practise putting on/taking off coats and painting aprons
independently.
Mathematical Development
- ABACUS scheme activities
- Count, recognise and name numbers 1 – 10.
- Count, match, order sets of objects.
- Learn number/counting rhymes to support number work.
- Number games/flashcards/jigsaws/templates.
- Computer/IWB/Plasma screen for number activities.
- Compare objects by size/weight.
- Recognise and name 2D shapes.
- Recognise and continue simple repeating patterns.
- Use play money in role play areas.
Language, Literacy & Communication
- Self portraits for autumn term.
- Begin to recognise and write own name.
- Read/listen to a variety of topic related stories (also
taped/CD/online).
- Develop vocabulary in role play areas
- Develop correct pencil grip & left-right orientation through
directed pre-writing activities e.g. writing patterns, colourings.
- Develop speaking & Listening skills through singing Nursery
rhymes, sharing news, circle time activities, listening lotto.
- Emergent writing activities e.g. ‘write’ birthday invites/Christmas
lists/orders in café.
- Pre-reading activities e.g. jigsaws, looking at/handling books correctly.
- Computer/IWB/Plasma screen activities for language activities
Knowledge & Understanding of the World
- Plant bulbs.
- Discuss cold/warm weather clothing.
- Taste a variety of foods (familiar and unfamiliar).
- Identify and name body parts.
- Sequence days of the week/daily routines.
- Observe seasonal/daily weather changes.
- Discuss where we live/our addresses.
- Become familiar with a new environment.
- Computers/IWB/Plasma screen activities to develop language,
mathematical and basic computer skills.
- ‘Bee-bot’ roamer activities
Creative Development
ART - ‘Flumps’ for Welcome display.
- Theme-related craft activities/painting/drawing/friezes/models.
- Printing.
- Christmas Craft – cards and calendars.
D.T – Design an elephant friend for Elmer (home task – half term)
- Make an Elmer with a split-pin trunk.
- Junk modelling using various materials.
MUSIC – ‘Music Express’ activities.
- Learn to sing a range of simple songs, general & theme related.
- Learn the names of some percussion instruments – how to hold
and play them.
- Listen to music of different genres and cultures.
DANCE – ‘Val Saben’ dance activities
- Respond to different stimuli e.g. walk like an elephant.
- Explore a variety of simple movements e.g. folk dancing, moving to music from different countries.
Personal & Social Development
- Make new friends.
- Learn to share and take turns.
- Adapt to school routines and become independent in personal
needs.
- Identify different feelings and emotions.
- Develop an awareness of food/clothes/celebrations in other
cultures.
- Develop self confidence.
- Begin to understand right and wrong.
Welsh Language Development
- Introduce ‘brawddeg yr wythnos’ (sentence of the week) on a weekly
basis.
- Develop a range of topic-related vocabulary e.g. colours, numbers,
greetings, weather.
- Watch Welsh language videos/DVD’s (‘Ding Dong’, ‘Fflic a Fflac’) to
enhance and develop language and extend vocabulary.
- Choose a ‘Helpwr Heddiw’ (today’s helper) and ‘Seren y dydd’ (star
of the day) daily.
Physical Development
- gym, games and dance activities.
- Develop spatial awareness.
- Awareness of body parts.
- Various activities to develop and refine fine manipulative and
gross motor skills e.g. using small tools / large apparatus.
- Practise lining up for hall/assembly/lunch/playtime.
- Outdoor activities including play fort, bikes, climbing frames,
walks, etc.
- Practise putting on/taking off coats and painting aprons
independently.
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Area of study outline for Summer Term 2009
Theme:-"Up, Up and Away!"
Mathematical Development
· Counting to 20 and beyond
· Reinforcement of recognition and formation of numbers to 10 and beyond
· Recognition of 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1, £2
· Number rhymes/games/jigsaws
· Computer/IWB/Plasma for number activities
· Dot-to-dot pictures
· Measuring activities using non-standard units (Cups,cubes,buckets,feet,hands,etc)
· Produce pictograms
· Simple symmetry (butterflies)
Language, Literacy & Communication
· Listen to theme related stories/rhymes/poems
· Class/group speaking and listening activities
· Role–play areas – Giant’s castle, aeroplane/airport, spaceship
· Nursery rhymes, finger rhymes, simple songs, action songs e.g class moves
· Pre-writing activities - Continue to trace simple outlines/colour bold outline pictures, emergent writing/mark making, rubbings, free drawing
· ‘Letters and Sounds’ scheme – Phase 1 activities
· Continue to recognise and write own name by tracing/overwriting/copying/writing independently
· Pre-reading activities – re-telling stories, jigsaws, etc
· Computer/IWB/Plasma screen for language activities
Knowledge & Understanding of the World
· Science – Lifecycle of a butterfly, blow bubbles, changes as we grow, grow beans/seeds, make bread and watch it rise, look at rainbows
· History – Sequencing activities, compare old/new transport, reinforce days of the week (names and correct order)
· Geography – Weather/seasonal changes/Rainbows, Barnaby Bear travel stories, look at clothing for different holidays
· R.E – Noah’s Ark, Stories from New Testament, continue to develop sensitivity and responsibility
· I.C.T – Computers/IWB/Plasma board activities and games/simple programs to develop language, mathematical and computer skills, Use ‘Beebot’ programmable toy for directional activities, CD/Taped stories
Creative Development
· Art – Theme related craft activities, painting, drawing, self portraits, play dough activities
· Collages
· Sand pictures
· Mixing colours
· Father’s day cards
· Cooking
· Music – theme related songs/action songs. ‘Music Express’ activities
Personal & Social Development
· Circle time activities
· Talk about feelings
· Show and Tell time
· Continue to develop social skills (sharing, taking turns, table manners, etc)
Welsh Language Development
· Continue to introduce greetings/simple greetings
· Continue to count in Welsh
· Discuss the weather daily
· Watch Welsh Language videos (‘Ding Dong’ and ‘Fflic a Fflac’ to reinforce vocabulary
· Weekly incidental Welsh phrases (Brawddeg yr wythnos)
Physical Development
· Gym, dance and games activities
· Various activities to further develop and refine fine manipulative/gross motor skills
· Making lines for hall, assembly, lunch, playtime, etc
· Outdoor activities - bikes, scooters, play fort, etc
· Put on/take off coats and zip them up
· Put own shoes on
· Practise cutting skills and refine
· Explore travelling–high/low, climbing up/down,
· Spatial awareness activities
· Making dens
· Parachute games
Mathematical Development
· Counting to 20 and beyond
· Reinforcement of recognition and formation of numbers to 10 and beyond
· Recognition of 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1, £2
· Number rhymes/games/jigsaws
· Computer/IWB/Plasma for number activities
· Dot-to-dot pictures
· Measuring activities using non-standard units (Cups,cubes,buckets,feet,hands,etc)
· Produce pictograms
· Simple symmetry (butterflies)
Language, Literacy & Communication
· Listen to theme related stories/rhymes/poems
· Class/group speaking and listening activities
· Role–play areas – Giant’s castle, aeroplane/airport, spaceship
· Nursery rhymes, finger rhymes, simple songs, action songs e.g class moves
· Pre-writing activities - Continue to trace simple outlines/colour bold outline pictures, emergent writing/mark making, rubbings, free drawing
· ‘Letters and Sounds’ scheme – Phase 1 activities
· Continue to recognise and write own name by tracing/overwriting/copying/writing independently
· Pre-reading activities – re-telling stories, jigsaws, etc
· Computer/IWB/Plasma screen for language activities
Knowledge & Understanding of the World
· Science – Lifecycle of a butterfly, blow bubbles, changes as we grow, grow beans/seeds, make bread and watch it rise, look at rainbows
· History – Sequencing activities, compare old/new transport, reinforce days of the week (names and correct order)
· Geography – Weather/seasonal changes/Rainbows, Barnaby Bear travel stories, look at clothing for different holidays
· R.E – Noah’s Ark, Stories from New Testament, continue to develop sensitivity and responsibility
· I.C.T – Computers/IWB/Plasma board activities and games/simple programs to develop language, mathematical and computer skills, Use ‘Beebot’ programmable toy for directional activities, CD/Taped stories
Creative Development
· Art – Theme related craft activities, painting, drawing, self portraits, play dough activities
· Collages
· Sand pictures
· Mixing colours
· Father’s day cards
· Cooking
· Music – theme related songs/action songs. ‘Music Express’ activities
Personal & Social Development
· Circle time activities
· Talk about feelings
· Show and Tell time
· Continue to develop social skills (sharing, taking turns, table manners, etc)
Welsh Language Development
· Continue to introduce greetings/simple greetings
· Continue to count in Welsh
· Discuss the weather daily
· Watch Welsh Language videos (‘Ding Dong’ and ‘Fflic a Fflac’ to reinforce vocabulary
· Weekly incidental Welsh phrases (Brawddeg yr wythnos)
Physical Development
· Gym, dance and games activities
· Various activities to further develop and refine fine manipulative/gross motor skills
· Making lines for hall, assembly, lunch, playtime, etc
· Outdoor activities - bikes, scooters, play fort, etc
· Put on/take off coats and zip them up
· Put own shoes on
· Practise cutting skills and refine
· Explore travelling–high/low, climbing up/down,
· Spatial awareness activities
· Making dens
· Parachute games
Friday, 22 May 2009
Key stage 1 sports day
Dear Parent(s),
Please note that the Key Stage 1 sports day is to be held on Tuesday 2nd June.
Please note that the Key Stage 1 sports day is to be held on Tuesday 2nd June.
Friday, 6 February 2009
Chinese New Year celebration
To celebrate Chinese New Year - the year of the 'ox' we tasted different Chinese foods. We tried prawn crackers, fried rice, crispy seaweed, lychees and spring rolls. Our favourite was the green crispy seaweed! May Ling came to visit us and told us all about the celebrations for Chinese New Year and we watched a video of a little boy who told us all the fun things they do over this time. They have lucky money wallets under their pillows in the morning, they decorate their houses with pretty lanterns, watch amazing fireworks and see the lion and dragon dances in the street. We danced to Chinese music with ribbons and painted our feet and printed them onto a large piece of material to make our own dragon or lion.
Our 'snowy' fun!
When we got to school on Tuesday this is what our yard looked like. Not long afterwards it started snowing again!! We all rushed down and threw snowballs and made a snowman, it was great fun! Then it started snowing heavily and we had to go home! But look at all the fun we had in such a short space of time..... Can you see the fresh snow and then all of the footprints we made?
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