St Michael’s Nursery St Michael’s Nursery schoolschool

Parent’s information eveningParent’s information evening

Tuesday 6Tuesday 6thth OctoberOctober

7pm7pm

Our MottoOur Motto

““We learn to play, We learn to play,

we play to learn”we play to learn”

WelcomeWelcome

Settling !Settling !

Children have all Children have all started nurserystarted nursery

Everyone is getting Everyone is getting accustomed to accustomed to routinesroutines

Happy childrenHappy children Happy parentsHappy parents Happy teacherHappy teacher Importance of Importance of

encouraging encouraging independenceindependence

Labelling!Labelling!

Parents as partnersParents as partners

Your attendance shows your support Your attendance shows your support and the value you put into your child’s and the value you put into your child’s education. Thank you!education. Thank you!

You can help us, help your child with You can help us, help your child with valuable information, if you have any valuable information, if you have any developmental or speech and language developmental or speech and language concerns, please let us know.concerns, please let us know.

Open door policy.Open door policy. Parental involvement in nursery life.Parental involvement in nursery life.

General informationGeneral information

Labelling uniformLabelling uniform Healthy eatingHealthy eating DinnersDinners Check websiteCheck website Check white boardCheck white board Individual pouchesIndividual pouches Regular head Regular head

checkschecks AttendanceAttendance Extended servicesExtended services

Nursery CurriculumNursery Curriculum

Comprised of 6 different but Comprised of 6 different but interconnected elementsinterconnected elements

TWA

LL

PD

EM

A

PSE

NC

Personal ,Social and Personal ,Social and emotional emotional developmentdevelopment A child’s A child’s

emotional well emotional well beingbeing

RespectRespect RelationshipsRelationships EmotionsEmotions IndependenceIndependence Positive behaviour Positive behaviour

policy- GOLDEN policy- GOLDEN RULESRULES

The artsThe arts

Art and designArt and design MusicMusic MovementMovement DramaDrama DanceDance

Early mathematical Early mathematical experiencesexperiences

NumberNumber

OrderOrder

ShapeShape

SizeSize

QuantityQuantity

TimeTime

PatternPattern

Physical developmentPhysical development

Indoor and outdoor Indoor and outdoor energetic playenergetic play

Fine and large motor Fine and large motor skillsskills

Language and literacyLanguage and literacy

ListeningListening CommunicationCommunication Awareness of Awareness of

text/bookstext/books Pre writingPre writing

The world around usThe world around us

Making sense of Making sense of their worldtheir world

Exploration of Exploration of indoor and outdoor indoor and outdoor environmentsenvironments

Understanding of Understanding of themselves, their themselves, their families, families, immediate immediate surroundings and surroundings and wider worldwider world

Play, talk, play, talkPlay, talk, play, talk

““Play that is well planned and Play that is well planned and pleasurable helps children to think, to pleasurable helps children to think, to increase their understanding and to increase their understanding and to improve their language competence. It improve their language competence. It allows children to be creative, to explore allows children to be creative, to explore and to investigate ………such and to investigate ………such experience is important in catching and experience is important in catching and sustaining children’s interests and sustaining children’s interests and motivating their learning as individuals motivating their learning as individuals and in co-operation with others.” and in co-operation with others.”

Rumbold report 1990Rumbold report 1990

Planning our Planning our curriculumcurriculum ““It is only when the curriculum It is only when the curriculum

evolves from the needs of the evolves from the needs of the children that it can be viewed as children that it can be viewed as being effective in promoting learning”being effective in promoting learning”

Nursery education guidelines 1989Nursery education guidelines 1989 Close observation and record keeping Close observation and record keeping

on a daily, weekly and monthly basison a daily, weekly and monthly basis

Parents and carers get Parents and carers get involved!involved! Going home boxes.Going home boxes. From Monday 12th October doors open From Monday 12th October doors open

at 1.15pm daily for children in class at 1.15pm daily for children in class with no extended services.with no extended services.

Parents are invited to join their child for Parents are invited to join their child for a short play session in the classroom.a short play session in the classroom.

A great opportunity to work alongside A great opportunity to work alongside your child and see the value of play in your child and see the value of play in action.action.

School development School development planplan Target set as a result of the Target set as a result of the

needs identified through needs identified through reflection evaluation and audit.reflection evaluation and audit.

Outdoor play – major area of Outdoor play – major area of development over next few years.development over next few years.

Any expertise? Suggestions? Help Any expertise? Suggestions? Help with funding/ fund raising? We with funding/ fund raising? We need your help!need your help!

Getting ready to go Getting ready to go outsideoutside Children will go out first thing every morning Children will go out first thing every morning

regardless of weather.regardless of weather. Parents should help their child into school coat, Parents should help their child into school coat,

Wet gear and wellington boots before leaving.Wet gear and wellington boots before leaving. To ease congestion- will operate a staggered To ease congestion- will operate a staggered

drop off:drop off: On week your child’s class has extended On week your child’s class has extended

services your child should be dropped off at services your child should be dropped off at 8.4am. When you are on week with shorter days 8.4am. When you are on week with shorter days , drop off will be at 9.00am. This pattern , drop off will be at 9.00am. This pattern reverses the following week and so on.reverses the following week and so on.

Value of outdoor playValue of outdoor play

Supports creativity and problem Supports creativity and problem solvingsolving

Enhances cognitive abilitiesEnhances cognitive abilities Improves academic performanceImproves academic performance Increased physical activityIncreased physical activity Improves social relationshipsImproves social relationships Improves self disciplineImproves self discipline Reduces stress- enhanced well beingReduces stress- enhanced well being

Current statusCurrent status

£10,000 award secured from awards for all. Awaiting installation £10,000 award secured from awards for all. Awaiting installation from EA.from EA.

Legacy-Muck kitchen, willow domes , fruit trees, vegetable Legacy-Muck kitchen, willow domes , fruit trees, vegetable patch, compost bays and outdoor wet gear= Ecoschool status!patch, compost bays and outdoor wet gear= Ecoschool status!

Current bids of £5000 each to Challenge fund and Live here, Current bids of £5000 each to Challenge fund and Live here, love here.love here.

Series of 6 visits to outdoor venues – lady Dixon, Falls park, Series of 6 visits to outdoor venues – lady Dixon, Falls park, Divis Mountain, Colin Allotments, Musgrave sensory Gardens.Divis Mountain, Colin Allotments, Musgrave sensory Gardens.

Need your help! To come along as helpers and to subsidise bus Need your help! To come along as helpers and to subsidise bus costs- fund raising.costs- fund raising.

Development of daffodil and wild flower gardens.Development of daffodil and wild flower gardens. Daily routine – outdoor play each morning and in afternoon. Daily routine – outdoor play each morning and in afternoon.

Help to get children suited and booted- what ever the weather!Help to get children suited and booted- what ever the weather! Welly boots needed.Welly boots needed.

Enhancing the natural Enhancing the natural learning environment.learning environment.

Creating exciting Creating exciting learning opportunitieslearning opportunities

No such thing as bad No such thing as bad weather- just the weather- just the wrong clothing!wrong clothing!

Thank you for Thank you for attendingattending

.Questions.Questions