Nursery Foundation
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The Nursery Curriculum
The children in Parkview nursery experience the nursery curriculum through play and other relevant experiences. Play is the most natural way for a child to learn and through it many basic skills are acquired, attitudes fostered and concepts explored. Activities are designed to promote the child's growth in the following areas:
Personal, social and emotional development
Physical development and movement
The Arts
Language/ Communication development
Early mathematical experiences
The World Around Us
Play is the Business of Childhood
Through various activities children are given many opportunities to progress and develop at their own rate and to realise their full potential.
The Foundation Stage Curriculum
Following the introduction of the Revised Northern Ireland Curriculum
Years 1 and 2 have been renamed the ‘Foundation Stage’.
The aim of the Foundation stage is to provide children with an appropriate programme of learning to develop their dispositions to learn and assist them to develop the skills and competences they will need to succeed in school and in future life.
Well-planned play and practical activities provide opportunities for children to begin to develop an awareness of:
themselves
others
the environment
a range of social and learning skills.
At the Foundation Stage the six areas of learning are:
The Arts
Physical Development & Movement
Language and Literacy
Mathematics and Numeracy
Personal Development & Mutual Understanding
The World Around Us
Key Stage 1 Curriculum
(Years 3 & 4)
The major emphasis of the revised Key Stage 1 and 2 Curriculum focuses on the further enhancement of pupils’ self-esteem and self-confidence and their capacity to learn by developintheir natural curiosity and imagination,
literacy, numeracy and ICT skills,
personal and interpersonal skills;
creativity in finding out information and exploring solutions for themselves.
The seven areas of learning are:
Personal Development & Mutual Understanding
The Arts
Language and Literacy
Mathematics and Numeracy
The World Around Us
Physical Education
Religious Education
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Teaching staff of Department
Mrs Nicole Forrest - J1
Ms Ruth Morris - Class J2
Miss Chloe Totten - Class J3
Ms Alana Brown - Class J4
Mrs Grainne Guiney/Miss Emily Thompson - Class J5