Our EYFS Curriculum  

In Nursery, your child is learning to shine by…
PSED, PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES, THE WORLD
Physical Development, Early Writing and Being Imaginative
Communication and Language and Early Reading
●         Showing  love to others and play as part of a group
●         Knowing some similarities and differences between themselves and others
●         Aspiring to take risks
●         Articulating their feelings
●        Use the toilet,  wash their hands and dress themselves
●         being curious about their community
●         being curious about and remember significant events from their life
●         showing love  for living things in the environment and having knowledge about  how things grow and decay.
●         developing gross and fine motor skills and have the knowledge to use tools and objects correctly.
●        being  curious to find different ways to balance and climb.
●        having  the knowledge to mark make for a purpose in play.
●        developing an imagination and using it wisely in play.
●        showing  a love of creating songs, sounds and drawings.
●         being compassionate by listening to the views and ideas of others.
●         Articulating sentences and understanding why and how questions.
●         developing  a wide vocabulary and articulating words and sentences wisely.
●         developing a Love of reading
Early Maths
Exploring media and Materials and Technology
●        being curious about patterns
●        being curious about shape, space and measures.
●        being curious and developing a love of numbers
●        being curious about and exploring  media and materials
●        having the knowledge to use simple technology
●        being curious about different media materials and colours

Nursery Curriculum

Our Nursery teacher- Mr J. Carey 

 

At St Mary’s, we ensure that the four guiding principles of the EYFS are fully embedded. These are:

  • A unique child.
  • Positive relationships.
  • Enabling environments with teaching and support from adults.
  • Learning and development.

 

The Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning run through our whole curriculum. 

The characteristics are split into three categories:

  • Playing and Exploring – engagement
  • Active Learning – motivation
  • Creating and Thinking Critically – thinking
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