Curriculum
Our aim is to continue the extremely valuable work you have already put into your child’s early year education and we look forward to working with you to help your child’s success.
The nursery day is carefully planned to give each child the opportunity to experience a wide variety of stimulating activities through play situations so that learning is fun.
The areas of learning and development are broken down as follows:
Personal, Social and Emotional Development:
- Self-confidence and self-awareness
- Managing feelings and behaviour
- Making relationships
We learn to play together
We learn to respect and be kind to each other
We learn to do things ourselves
We learn how to behave in a range of settings
We dress up and pretend to be other people
We learn to express our thoughts, ideas and feelings in our learning circles
We learn to share and take turns
Communication and Language:
- Listening and Attention
- Understanding
- Speaking
We learn to communicate with others in a range of ways
We develop a wider vocabulary
We use descriptive language
We learn to listen and take turns to speak
We listen to stories and rhymes
We learn to follow instructions and answer questions
We learn to communicate our own ideas and stories
Physical Development:
- Moving and Handling
- Health and self-care
We enjoy climbing in our P.E lessons
We use P.E equipment to play games
We develop our fine motor skills by learning to tear, cut and thread
We learn to hold pencils and crayons to make marks
We learn the importance of physical exercise and healthy foods
We learn to be safe
We learn to manage our basic hygiene and personal needs including dressing, independent bathroom visits and washing hands
Mathemathics
- Numbers
- Shape, space and measurement
We learn to sort, match, order and count lots of things
We solve problems
We play with sand and water learning about capacity
We begin to learn positional language
We learn how to make patterns
Literacy
- Reading
- Writing
We learn letters and the sounds they make
We share books
We talk about stories and recognise the difference between pictures and print
We use a variety of tools including pencils to make marks
We begin to recognise phonics
We learn which letters are in our name
We learn to trace then write our name
Expressive Arts and Design
- Exploring using media and materials
- Being imaginative
We sing songs and explore music and dance
We touch and feel different materials
We learn different skills to be creative
We work together sharing ideas
We play in themed topic related settings
We dress up to be a character
Together in a world of imagination we have adventures
The primary goals of our Nursery program are language development and the acquisition of positive social skills. Through play, children learn how to interact cooperatively with other children and adults. Children are introduced to beginning math skills, such as counting small groups of objects, recognising numbers, shapes, and colours. Fine motor skills are developed though drawing, painting, cutting and building structures with a variety of materials and manipulatives.
Understanding the World
- People and Communities
- The World
- Technology
We become aware of our local environment
We love to find and examine insects in the garden
We plant seeds and learn how to care for them
We recognise a range of technology, select and use it for a particular purpose
We learn about our friends and their families
We investigate why and how things work
We use construction kits and different materials
Arabic Classes
The pre-nursery class has Arabic for 30 minutes every day and the nursery classes have Arabic for 45 minutes every day. The Arabic classes are held with an Arabic-speaking teacher. If you do not want your child to take part in Arabic class, please inform the Office so we can make the necessary changes.