Curriculum Meeting

8th February 2017

To give parents an outline of the curriculum followed in Nursery and Reception

To share the end of year expectations

To talk about learning through play

To give some ideas about helping at home

A curriculum from birth to 5

7 areas of learning

Each area of learning and development must be implemented through planned, purposeful play and through a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activity.

Practitioners must respond to each child’s emerging needs and interests, guiding their development through warm, positive interaction.

As children grow older, and as their development allows, it is expected that the balance will gradually shift towards more activities led by adults, to help children prepare for more formal learning.

quality and consistency in all early years settings, so that every child makes good progress and no child gets left behind;

a secure foundation through learning and development opportunities which are planned around the needs and interests of each individual child and are assessed and reviewed regularly;

partnership working between practitioners and with parents and/or carers;

equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice, ensuring that every child is included and supported.

Children will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demonstrating their understanding through 7 areas of learning. All are vital and inter-connected.

The 3 Prime AreasPersonal, Social and Emotional development.Communication and Language.Physical Development

The 4 Specific AreasLiteracyMathsUnderstanding the WorldExpressive arts and design

Birth – 11 months

8-20 months

16-26 months

22-36 months

30-50 months (beginning of Nursery age related expectation)

40-60+ months (end of Nursery / beginning of Reception age related

expectation)

Early Learning Goal (end of Reception expectation)

By the end of the Reception year children are expected to reach the ‘Early Learning Goal’

Children go through many developmental steps towards the Early Learning Goal

We have some “age related expectations” which teachers will report individually to parents

Learning is a process… children need to go through the steps of development before they reach the end point!

Listening and attention

Understanding

Speaking

Communication and language development involves giving children opportunities to experience a rich language within a thriving environment; to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves and to speak and listen in a range of situations…

Moving and handling

Health and self care

Physical development involves providing opportunities for young children to be active and interactive; and to develop their co-ordination, control, and movement. Children must also be helped to understand the importance of physical activity, and to make healthy choices in relation to food.

Making relationships

Self-confidence and self-awareness

Managing feelings and behaviour

Personal, social and emotional development involves helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves, and others; to form positive relationships and develop respect for others; to develop social skills and learn how to manage their feelings; to understand appropriate behaviour in groups; and to have confidence in their own abilities.

Reading

Writing

Literacy development involves encouraging children to link sounds and letters and to begin to read and write. Children must be given access to a wide range of reading materials (books, poems, and other written materials) to ignite their interest.

Numbers

Shape, space and measures

Mathematics involves providing children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems; and to describe shapes, spaces, and measures.

People and communities

The world

Technology

Understanding the world involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment.

Exploring and using media and materials

Being imaginative

Expressive arts and design involves enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials, as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, movement, dance, role-play, and design and technology.

Phonics programme

Children in Reception work in groups with other children at the same level

Smaller groups than 30 (about 15-20)

Children will also bring home red words –these are words children should recognise by sight (not sounding out)

http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/parent-information-understanding-phonics/

Reading and writing are a process

Children must go through important developmental stages

Being a good role model is crucial – how often does your child see you reading for pleasure? How often does your child see you writing for a purpose?

We do not want children to copy perfect spellings!

Can your child hold a book the correct way up, turn the pages one at a time, tell a story from

the pictures?

A child’s writing might not mean

anything to us… but before you tell

them it is wring, askthem what their

writing says…

Play can help children to develop these positive dispositions for learning:

finding an interest

exploring and finding out

finding help

being inventive

being flexible – testing

being engaged and involved

concentrating – being interested and keeping

on going - even when it is challenging

planning and choosing

working with others - sharing

finding different ways to do things

understanding other people

Outdoor learning has equal value to indoor learning:

Unique environment healthy and active lifestyles physical activity, freedom and movement; Contact with the natural world; Experiences of weather and seasons; Supports creativity and problem solving; A chance to take risks in a safe

environment.

Download from the school website

www.welldonparkprimary.harrow.sch.uk

To say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

To get dressed by themselves

To go to the toilet and manage their hygiene needs

To wait their turn in a conversation

To use a knife and fork

To look after toys and possessions

Tolerance of other people who may be different to them

That they can do anything they put their minds to

That they are special and unique and loved!

We would like to invite parents to a series of workshops to help give you some more ideas about how you can support your child’s development:

Friday 3rd March – reading

Friday 17th March – writing

Friday 31st March – maths

Workshops will involve a brief presentation and then activities with your child in their classroom

nursery@welldonparkprimary.harrow.sch.uk

reception@welldonparkprimary.harrow.sch.uk

Please use these to send us photos of your child’s home learning! Send them straight from your smart phone – we will do the printing out for you!

Any questions?

Thank you for coming!