Exploratorium Nursery School

The Exploratorium Early Years Phase

Here at the Early Years section of the school we plan play based opportunities which are guided by the EYFS curriculum from the UK and Primary National Curriculum for England yet follow a tailored curriculum that meets the needs of our unique community. The learning and development requirements of the Early Years curriculum are informed by the best available evidence on how children learn and reflect the broad range of skills, knowledge and understanding children need as foundations for good future progress. We guide the development of the children’s capabilities with a view to ensuring that children under our care complete the Early Years phase ready to benefit fully from the opportunities ahead of them.

Jolly Phonics Early Years Curriculum

Jolly phonics is a synthetic phonics programme that ensures reading, writings and spelling success. At the core of Jolly phonics is the vigour’s teaching of synthetic phonics. Students learn the 44 common sounds in the English language and how to sounds blend words over a short period of time, alongside letter formation and spelling. Importantly, they then read books with words that they can sound blend, to that they achieve early success in reading. The more sounds they learn the greater the range of texts they can read. Jolly phonics starts at the different points in the years dependant on the year group

YUMMY FOOD

All meals are prepared fresh during the day. Please see daily routine for a breakdown of times meals and snacks are served. Snacks are provided by the school, and we feel it vital to teach the children good eating habits. Please do not bring snacks to school. We have ample fruit and offer more than enough food for the day. You are welcome to drop a bag of crisps for the class to share, or a box of tea, if you feel compelled to bring something along for a treat. It is imperative for catering purposes that the quantities prepared are managed correctly.
08H30   Breakfast
10H00   Snack
13H30   Lunch
16h00   Snack

Early Years Learning

Three characteristics of effective teaching and learning are playing and exploring – children investigate and experience things, and “have a go” · Active learning – children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties and enjoy achievements · Creating and thinking critically – children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas and develop strategies for doing things We also support children in four specifics areas through which the three prime areas are strengthened and applied.
The specific areas are: ·
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the world
Expressive arts and design

Friends for life

Four guiding principles shape our practice at SHIP Early Years. These are: · every child is unique who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self –assured children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.
Children learn and develop well in enabling environments, in which their experiences respond to their individual needs and there is a strong partnership between practitioners and parents and/or carers
Children develop and learn in different ways (characteristics of effective teaching and learning) and at different rates. Our framework covers the education and care of all children in early years provision.

The Exploratorium Early Years Phase

Jolly Phonics Early Years Curriculum

YUMMY FOOD

Early Years Learning

Friends for life

40 Leslie Crescent, randhart, alberton

+27 61 548 6015

info@schoolhouse
international.co.za

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The Exploratorium Early Years Phase

Jolly Phonics Early Years Curriculum

YUMMY FOOD

Early Years Learning

Friends for life

40 Leslie Crescent, randhart, alberton

+27 61 548 6015

info@schoolhouseinternational.co.za

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info@schoolhouse
international.co.za