1. Nursery Curriculum Evening
Welcome
Nursery Cluster Initiative
School Transition
Registration for Primary 1

2. Moving to P1 Transition Initiative
Launch Event for Parents/Carers
Wednesday 26th October 2016
6.00pm

3. Early Years Collaborative
The ambition of the Early Years Collaborative is to make Scotland the best place in the world to grow up in by improving outcomes, and reducing inequalities, for all babies, children, mothers, fathers and families across Scotland to ensure that all children have the best start in life and are ready to succeed.
Several studies have already been carried out – GUS (Growing up in Scotland) study. Initial findings show that parental involvement in children’s play and activities has a long term positive impact on their learning.

4. Early Years Collaborative
The EYC has identified a suite of high impact interventions. These are the things that we have a high degree of belief that, if done reliably, every time, for every child, will have the potential to make the biggest impact on outcomes and achievement of the EYC aims. In our journey to identify these specific high impact interventions, we have identified the following Key Change themes.
Early support for pregnancy and beyond
Attachment, child development and learning
Continuity of care in transitions
27-30 month child health review
Parenting skills and family engagement to support learning
Addressing child poverty
Health and Wellbeing
Play

5. Kirkliston Nursery – Moving into P1
This scheme was piloted last year in the Queensferry cluster.
Last year the target was 85% participation – we ranged from 36%- 81% across the range of tasks.
The activities are flexible and each nursery came up with their own ideas – we would welcome any suggestions from you. We have adapted several tasks and the timing this year to reflect feedback.
These tasks are designed to help you prepare your child for moving in to Primary 1 in a variety of ways, including a taste of homework tasks for the first time!

6. Transition Tasks Information
Tasks will be spread out between now and the Easter holidays
We will plan activities and events in nursery and homework tasks.
We ask for them to be completed or returned within a specific time to fit in with the focus in Nursery if possible.
Our parent and child workshops in November will be based on the first 2 tasks relating to play and numbers.

7. Kirkliston Nursery – Moving into P1
Progress through play
Notice numbers!
Share books every day!
Talking together
Making marks matters!
Practise praise
Regular routines help build independence
To be completed Nov-Dec
To be completed Jan-Feb
To be completed Mar-April

8. Progress through play Poster in entrance and emailed home
Task shared and discussed in nursery at group time and sent home with covering note
Our Morning Parent and child workshops will have a play theme to support this task
Make a model made from junk/ lego/ playdough etc. at home. Share a photo or parent postcard about it or bring your model to Nursery!

9. Notice Numbers! Poster will be displayed and e mailed to Parents
Task will be sent home after discussion at group times
We will be noticing numbers in Nursery this week too and finding opportunities to explore numbers in everyday tasks and places.
Our afternoon Parent and child workshops in November will have a numeracy theme to support this task.
We will create a display in the corridor to share examples of your child noticing numbers at nursery and at home.

10. Share books every day! Borrow a Bedtime Story Initiative
Current system is a lending library
Plan to launch this during Book Week Scotland (21st – 27th Nov)
Each group will have a coloured box with books to choose from at pick up time
Based on trust – please take and return books daily
Read and talk about the books together

11. Any questions or suggestions?