Author: Bate, Zara

3rd February 2025

Redhill Nursery Fortnightly Update Weekly Newsletter

Email us at: nursery@redhillprimary.co.uk

School Gates
Please can we ask that parents do not drop off their children by stopping on the road without parking up. Also, please do not leave your cars in front of the school gates. Can you park your cars safely and then walk to school.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Reminders
PE – Tuesday and Friday am
Welly Walk – Thursday afternoon – Please can you ensure your child’s wellies are named and if you are bringing them in from home please also label the bag.
Please make sure your child has a spare change of clothes in their book bag every day and if your child is in nappies please bring enough daily or weekly if you want to leave them here.

Chinese New year
Nursery and Reception had a wonderful time learning all about the year of the snake, completing a variety of fun and creative activities to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Literacy Focus
In Literacy we will be reading the story ‘Chicken Licken’ and completing different activities around the story. We will look at rhyming words within the text and develop this using CVC words such as cat, rat, dog, log . The children will have the opportunity to sequence and retell the story using
vocabulary from the story. They will complete a variety of creative activities where they will be
encouraged to apply their phonic sounds to label.
If you would like to share the story at home here is the link :
Chicken Licken | Fairy Tales | Gigglebox - YouTube

Maths Focus
In Maths we will look at measure and focus on weight. We will complete different activities using the balance scales and use comparative language such as heavy, heavier, heaviest, light, lighter,
lightest. The children will have plenty of opportunities to develop their understanding of heavy and light and will be encouraged to apply this within their play.

Show and Tell
Please check when your child show and tell day is. You should find this on a slip within their reading record.
We all enjoy listening to the children talk about the items they have brought in.

Phonics Focus
In phonics, we will be focusing on h and f. We will practice saying and hearing the initial sounds as well as spotting them in the stories we read.
Phase 1 - We will be focusing on alliteration. Finding words that begin with the same sounds for example slimy snails, dizzy ducks and jiggling jelly.

From his head to his feet, up and over his back..

Over his ear, down to the tail and across the jaw.

At Redhill we teach all emotions are healthy, on a spectrum and are part of being a human, with a focus on developing skills to manage and express them so that children feel safe and understood. This week we have introduced
‘Zones of Regulation’ our classrooms and the wider school. Our aim is to teach children about good coping and regulation strategies so they can understand and help themselves when they experience emotions, anxiety or stress.

What is self regulation?
Self-regulation can go by many names such as ‘emotional regulation’, ‘self-control’, ‘impulse management’ and ‘self-management’. Self-regulation is best described as the best state of alertness for a situation, or the ability to maintain a well regulated emotional state to cope with everyday stress and to be most available for learning and interacting.

What are the Zones of Regulation?
Zones of Regulation is a self-regulation approach to help teach children the ways we can categorise feelings and
emotions, energy levels and states of alertness into four coloured zones. The Zones framework provides strategies to help teach children to become more aware of, and independent in, managing their emotions and impulses, managing their
sensory needs, and improving their ability to problem solve conflicts.

Why use Zones of Regulation?
Sometimes young people struggle to recognise their emotions, and especially the tools needed for self-regulation. Zones of Regulation is designed to help children recognise their feelings or emotions and how this influences their behaviour. As well as learning to understand how their behaviour impacts themselves and those around them, and learn what tools they can use to manage their feelings and states.

If you would like to find out more about Zones of Regulation, how it will be used in school or how it could be used at home to help develop understanding of emotions and regulation please refer to the school website.

Spare Clothes
Please can you make sure your child has some spare clothes as we are running out of our supply. Please bring back any you he borrowed.

Cardigans/hoodies/jumpers
Please check that your child’s name is on the label. We have had a few go missing which are labelled therefore please check the name.

REPLY SLIP
Signed: ………………………………………………………………………..
Child(ren)'s name(s) ............................................................................... Class(es) ................................................

Scientists of the Week!
Well done to our Scientists of the Week!
Congratulations!

Chinese New Year
On the 9th February we will be teaming up with Reception, learning all about Chinese New Year and celebrating with a variety of fun activities. We will be bringing some of these home to share with you.

Star Writers!
This week’s Star Writers are :-
Well done - we are very proud of you.
Their work is attached and on the website for you to see.

Diwali
On Monday, we have been celebrating Diwali. The children took part in a morning of exciting activities learning all about the festival with Reception. We made decorations, cards, a diva lamp and had a go at rangoli patterns using coloured rice.

Uniform/Spare Clothes
Please ensure all your children’s clothes are labelled and if you have any spare underwear or clothes that you have borrowed we would appreciate it if you could bring it back.