Spring Term One 2019
This term we will be learning about Winter, Road Safety, Valentine’s Day and Chinese New
Year
Please send your children in warm coats, hats and suitable
footwear as lots of activities are planned for outdoors.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Making
relationships
We will be welcoming many new children.
We will be
focusing on:
- getting the children to understand and follow new routines.
- making relationships through shared experiences
- forming good relationships with peers
Communication and Language: Listening and Attention
We will be encouraging children to:
- learn each others’ names
- recognise sounds
- anticipate phrases in rhymes
Physical: Moving and Handling
We will be encouraging independence.
Literacy: Reading
We will be filling in missing words in rhymes eg Humpty
Dumpty sat on a .........
We will be discussing characters in books and predicting
outcomes
Mathematics: Numbers
We will be counting objects and comparing quantities.
We will sing counting songs and rhymes using fingers to
represent numbers
Understanding the World: People and Communities
We will be talking about the environment and children's
experiences
Expressive Arts and Design: Exploring and using media and
materials
We will create sounds, talk about texture and move to
music
How can you help your child?
Talk to your child about what happens at Pre-school, ask
them questions and encourage them to ask you questions.
Talk to your child about road safety eg the red man means stop
Count objects on the way to school eg “How many red cars can
you see?”
Sing songs the children are learning at Pre-school
Encourage children to put their own coats on
Remember: Staff
are always available for a chat or advice about your child
