LEARNING THROUGH PLAY

Mossley Pre-School firmly believes that children learn best through play.

THE SIX AREAS OF LEARNING ARE:
* Communication, Language and Literacy
* Problem solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
* Physical Development
* Creative Development
* Knowledge & Understanding of the World
* Personal, Social & Emotional Development 

Staff will work alongside parents to ensure the children's needs are met.The Key Person will share any information or records about the child with the parent.

Pre-School offers a wide variety of equipment and activities to provide a balanced and flexible curriculum.Staff support and encourage the children to be independent and to initiate their own play.

We offer:
* Large scale and small scale physical apparatus.
* Role play equipment i.e. home corner, space ship, shop, hospital.
* Sand and water play.
* Malleable materials i.e. dough, play dough, plasticine, clay.
* Art/craft materials for collage and painting.
* Games and jigsaws for manipulative control and hand/eye co-ordination.
* Magnifiers, bug bottles, periscopes for investigative work.
* Musical instruments and tapes for drama, music and movement.
* Puppet Theatre.
* Old cameras, telephones and technological toys.
* Small world toys i.e. houses, furniture, people, trains, farm/zoo sets, dinosaurs and more.


TRIPS AND EVENTS
Every effort is made by the committee and staff to arrange a wide range of extra curricular activities and events. For example: Easter bonnet contest, Teddy bears picnic and summer trip.

Rising Fives children may also have short excursions for which your signature of consent will be requested.

DISCIPLINE & CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR
No form of physical punishment is used or any punishment that would frighten or humiliate a child. Our aim is to redirect children away from confrontation and modify unacceptable behaviour by guidance through play.

The supervisor will try to modify inappropriate behaviour by working on a one to one basis with children. Parents will be made aware of any persistent difficulties.

TERM TOPICS

This terms topics are: 22/02 - Space, 01/03 - Friendships, 08/03 - Spring, 15/03 - The Wheels on the Bus, 22/03 - Easter.