Please ask for a copy of the Curriculum sequences at the office if you wish to see them.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
We want all of our children to be able to – manage emotions to be able to play cooperatively with others.
We want children at Nursery to develop warm, strong and supportive relationships with adults and other children. They learn how to make good friendships, co-operate and resolve conflicts peaceably. Children are able to manage their emotions, develop a positive sense of self, set themselves simple goals, have confidence in their own abilities, to persist and wait for what they want and direct attention as necessary.
Self Help Development
We want all of our children to be able to – Manage own personal needs (i.e. toileting) and show awareness of a healthy lifestyle.
Communication and Language Development
We want all of our children to be able to – hold a 2 way conversation.
Children’s interactions from an early age form the foundations for language and cognitive development. Children at Lee Royd Nursery will be immersed in stories, text, language, song and rhyme! They will be taking part in quality conversations and interactions throughout the day in a language – rich environment. Children will enjoy listening to stories on a daily basis and love to get involved. They will be able to express themselves effectively making their needs known to other children and adults with confidence.
Physical Development
We want all of our children to be able – To manipulate a range of tools and equipment in one hand.
We want all of our children – To use outdoor equipment confidently to develop core strength.
At Lee Royd Nursery School we encourage physical activity which will improve children’s all–round development, enabling them to pursue happy, healthy and active lives. We provide opportunities to develop both gross motor skills – core strength, stability, balance, spatial awareness, co-ordination and agility, and fine motor control and precision to help hand-eye coordination which is later linked to early literacy.
Literacy
We want all of our children to – To develop a love for stories and rhymes and to begin to write their name.
At Lee Royd Nursery School we aim to give children the sense of enjoyment in reading so that they will want to continue reading for pleasure and to equip them with the physical and neurological tools required to develop as a reader. We provide rich opportunities to explore mark-making indoors and outside, help our children to communicate their ideas across all areas of learning. At Lee Royd, as skilled practitioners we ensure that children have the skills that they need to be successful writers, which include children’s physical skills from throwing balls to rolling play dough, their imagination and their sequencing skills.
Phonics
At Lee Royd Nursery School we use a new systematic, synthetic phonics planning programme using the Letters and Sounds approach titled Red Rose Letters and Sounds.
Maths
We want all of our children – To count to 10 and have a deeper understanding to number 5.
Children at Lee Royd Nursery will develop a strong grounding in number, be able to count confidently and begin to develop a deep understanding of the numbers to 5. Children will develop positive attitudes and interests in mathematics including shape and measures. We follow a Maths scheme called Master the Curriculum.
Understanding the World
We want all of our children – To understand the seasons and natural changes.
We want all of our children – To have a greater understanding of our family and local community, now and in the past.
Expressive Arts and Design
We want all of our children – To represent ideas through design and technology, art, music, dance and play.
At Lee Royd Nursery School we encourage the development of children’s artistic and cultural awareness which in turn supports their imagination and creativity. Children will have regular opportunities to engage with the arts, enabling them to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials.
