Archive for September, 2006
Curricular Evidence
Language for Communication
Children use gestures, eye contact and facial expression to communicate
They use simple statements and questions and build up their vocabulary
They initiate conversations and use more complex sentences
They speak clearly and confidently, listen to others and take turns in conversation
Language for Thinking
Children use action sometimes with limited talk
They use talk to describe what they are doing
They use talk to pretend
and to organise their ideas.
Linking Sounds and Letters
Children enjoy rhyming and rhythmic activities and can hear different sounds
They can tap out a rhythm and begin to hear sounds in words and recognise some letters
Reading
Children listen to stories and handle books carefully
They have favourite books and can talk about them. They begin to recognise some familiar words
Writing
Children draw and paint sometimes talking about their work
They make letter-like marks and tell adults what they want to write
Handwriting
Children use one-handed tools and equipment to make large and small movements
They learn to manipulate objects with increasing control and begin to form recognisable letters
Pupils on roll
34 children attend full time and 43 attend part time, either mornings or afternoons.
Admission to Primary School
Children leave St Edmund’s to go to Primary School either in the September or January.
Children who have a birthday between 1st September and 28th February usually go in September and children with a birthday between 1st March and 31st August usually go in January.
Some schools however, prefer all children to start in September. If this is the case it is up to the parents to decide whether they want their child to go to Reception in September or January.
Feeder Schools
This year children are leaving St Edmund’s to go to:
Girlington Primary – 2 children
St Williams Catholic – 2 children
Hollingwood Primary – 1 child
Thornton Primary – 1 child
Heaton St Barnabas – 1 child
Heaton Primary – 3 children
Clayton Village – 2 children
Lidget Green – 1 child
Clayton CE Primary – 1 child
Green Lane Primary – 1 child
Allerton Primary – 1 child
Crossley Hall Primary – 17 children
Cottingley Village – 3 children
Whetley Primary – 4 children
St James Primary – 1 child
Special Education Needs (SEN)
All children are welcome at our Nursery. We never refuse entry to a child because of any special need.
If we know in advance that a child has special needs we make every effort to plan accordingly so that the child’s needs can be catered for before they start nursery.
We have the support of our Educational Psychologist as well as specialist services such as the Pre-5 team, Autistic Support Service and Physical Difficulties team.
If we become concerned about a child after they have started nursery we discuss our concerns with the parent. We may add the child to our Special Educational Needs register and make extra observations or give the child extra support during sessions. This is called Early Years Action. If we are still concerned about the child’s progress we hold a review and invite other professionals who may be involved such as the Health Visitor, Physiotherapist or Speech and Language Therapist. We may decide to refer the child to one of the above services.
We write an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and set some targets for the child to achieve. The child will be given extra support and nursery may receive some extra funding to help us. This is called Early Years Action Plus.
In severe cases, where the child is going to have long term difficulties we may make a request for Statutory Assessment and the child may then get a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
If you are worried about your child’s development you should talk to their keyworker.
If you want to know more about the Nursery’s arrangements for children with Special Needs please talk to our SEN Governor (Kate Clement) or our Special Needs Coordinator (Anne-Marie)
This year we have one child with a statement of special educational needs. Two children at Early Year’s Action Plus and five children at Early Years Action
School security
We are fortunate at St Edmund’s to have had no real problems with security this year.
The safety of the children is of the utmost importance and we have procedures in place to ensure the children are safe at all times.
We would ask parents to help us by making sure the door is closed when they leave and by closing the gate.
Some parents park their cars on the yellow zig zag lines which is very dangerous. The police can issue fines to people who park on zig zig lines outside schools.
We want the children to feel happy, safe and secure while they are with us.
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