Welcome to Little Cherries Preschool!

Class Teacher: Mrs Dawn

dsheehan@bewickbridge.co.uk

Preschool teaching assistants: Miss Hartley, Miss Finch, & Miss Liu

A warm welcome to the new academic year at 

Little Cherries Preschool. 

This half term, we will be embarking on the topic

 ‘All about me!’ 

Some of the key things we will be learning about are: 

• Ourselves, our likes and dislikes

• People who are special to us - in our family, our friends and in the community

• What makes people special?

• Drawing, painting, creating portraits and pictures of people

• Places that are important to us, including our homes

• We will be using the story  Who are you? - by Smriti Halls  to support your child's learning.

The children will have an 'Introduction to PE' 

Focus skills will be:

• • Physical: run, jump, hop, skip, balance, crawl

  • Social: share, communication, work safely, co-operation, leadership

  • Emotional: independence, perseverance, confidence

  • Thinking: select and apply actions, comprehension, reflection, make decisions

In maths the children will be:

• • Taking part in finger  rhymes with numbers. 

  • Reacting to changes of  amount in a group of  up to 3 items – within a number  rhyme.

  • Comparing amounts  using ‘lots’, ‘more’,  ‘same’.

  • Counting in everyday  contexts.

  • Building  with a range of  resources. 

  • Completing insert  puzzles. 

In Communication Language and Literacy:

• We will be listening to stories, supporting understanding what is happening, with the  help of pictures. 

• Support understanding of simple questions  about who, what, and where?

Please do feel free to borrow books from preschool. We have a basket of books at the preschool gate. 

Read Write Inc:   Please look at set 1 sounds located in the virtual classroom on our website. We will be introducing Set 1 through continuous provision and a letter of the week.

In English, this half term our key text is

'Who are you?'

During our circle times, we will spend time reading, recalling and extending thinking around key themes in the story. 

Maths

In preschool, mathematical learning takes place through child initiated play, by exploring size, number, shape, patterns and solving problems.

We also develop our mathematical skills through stories, songs and rhymes .

In addition we deliver a Maths Mastery curriculum to enable children to develop key skills in mathematical concepts. 

Communication, Language and Literacy

These are some of the ways that we develop communication, language and literacy skills in preschool:

• Group stories & songs at Circle Time

• Opportunities to share books with an adult or look at books independently throughout the day in our Book Corner

• Visits to the school library

• Mark making and writing opportunities throughout the environment

• Lots of opportunities for talking and listening to each other throughout play, supported and extended by the teachers and teaching assistants.

Supporting learning at home

Partnership between home and preschool is extremely beneficial to your children's development. We will share photos with you on Tapestry and we would love you to share your child's learning and experiences from home on Tapestry as well.

These are some ways you can support your child's learning at home:

• Play with your child, take turns, play games

• Talk with your child

• Read books together

• Count, recognise numbers, shapes, patterns

• Talk to them about preschool

Some websites you might find useful:

• 50 Things to do before you’re five

https://cambspboro.50thingstodo.org/app/os# 

• BBC Tiny Happy People

https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people