Welcome to Foundation Stage 1 Nursery Positive Pandas

Welcome to Foundation Stage 1 (Nursery) Positive Pandas

Meet the Team Miss Gilsenan Foundation Stage Leader Miss Wright Class Teacher Mrs Iqbal TA

The School Day Please be punctual!

The school gate is on Gordon Road Enter school through the front gate. Go through the back gate onto the EYFS playground. The nursery door is the 2 nd along, up the steps. Nursery and Reception

If you arrive after 9 am or 12: 30 pm , you are late! Please sign in at the office.

Mum Please make sure the teacher knows who is picking up your child from school.

? ? ? Please inform the office if somebody else is picking up your child from school.

What will your child learn? There are 17 areas of learning:

Your child will be assessed on HOW they learn

What does a ‘typical day’ look like? Directed Time Children have ‘shortbursts’ of teacher-led sessions. Child Initiated All learning is based on play.

The importance of play Your child will be playing indoors and outdoors all day, everyday

Outdoor Learning Children can choose when and where they want to play. We encourage outdoor play (outdoor learning) as much as possible. We go outside in all weathers. We provide your child with a set of wellington boots (wellies), waterproof coat and trousers.

School Uniform

Black leggings, trainers and jeans are not part of the uniform. Big earrings are not allowed.

Your child will have a PE lesson every week. You will need to provide shorts or tracksuit bottoms, a T-shirt, pumps and a PE bag. You can purchase a red t-shirt and red bag from the office. Red t-shirt Tracksuit bottoms Shorts Red draw-string bag Black plumps

Attendance Take your child to school every day. If your child is poorly, please call the school office to inform us. If you need a day off for any other reason, fill out an Absence Form from the office. We expect 95% attendance from all children.

Please inform the office about any medical condition related to your child. Give us any medicine or an inhaler if prescribed. We do first aid but we don’t give any medicine without your permission.

Being Imaginative Play is absolutely essential. Children DO NOT need expensive toys. Please provide your child with daily play opportunities at home. DO NOT spend lots of money

The Importance of Talking is absolutely essential. The more you can talk, the more your child will learn. Talk about everything and anything! By age 3, children should be putting 3 words together e. g. me go toilet; me see mum

Talk, talk……(in your home language) ü Family ü Themselves ü Feelings ü Animals ü Shapes ü Colours….

How often are you reading with your child? Try to provide your child with books at home. Visit the library!

Singing and Nursery Rhymes Children need good listening skills. Singing will help them to learn. Look for books with repetition Sing your own traditional songs and nursery rhymes.

Mark Making Children need strong hands before they can write. It’s more than just name writing… Sing your own traditional songs and nursery rhymes.

Please encourage your child to hold pencils, pens, brushes, crayons. . Your child needs strong muscles! Have paper, pens and pencils at home for them to play with.

Finger Gym Your child needs strong muscles! Playdough will really help them. Make your own playdough! Flour and hair conditioner.

Getting Messy! Your child will probably come home messy! Please provide your child with spare clothes: ü Pants ü Top ü Trousers ü Socks

We have “family learning” workshops. We have different classes for parents: ESOL English, art and craft, cooking… Come and join-in!

Toileting At the start of Nursery, toilet training should be well under way. Consistency is key!

Self-Care Help your child to begin to: ü Wipe and blow nose ü Wash and dry hands ü Wipe self after toileting

Getting dressed/undressed üButton and unbutton own clothes üPut on own coat üFind own things

Morning and Bedtime Routines üGood bedtime routine (7 pm bedtime at the latest) ü Breakfast/Lunch (healthy) ü Clean teeth Please, NO bottles or dummies! Please, NO pushchairs!

ü Turn-taking and sharing ü Listening and attention ü Tidying-up ü Independent

Please visit our school website. www. stchads. derby. sch. uk/website

Feeling worried? Anxious? . . Tell us if you have any worries or concerns about your child starting school. If your child has any special needs please tell us before they start so that we can prepare for their arrival and help them.

Important Dates Transition Arrangements: Stay and Play with your child Morning children Monday 17 th June 2017 Tuesday 18 th June 2017 Wednesday 19 th June 2017 Thursday 20 th June 2017 Friday 21 st June 2017 9. 15 -10. 30 Afternoon children Stay and Play Session Monday 17 th June 2017 Tuesday 18 th June 2017 Wednesday 19 th June 2017 Thursday 20 th June 2017 Friday 21 st June 2017 Session Time 1. 30 -3. 00 The team will be carrying out home visits for all New Starters during June and July.