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EYFS Information Meeting for Parents / Carers

Friday 22nd September

Today’s meeting

� All about EYFS

� Safeguarding

� PTA

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Who’s who! � Josie– EYFS Phase Leader and Reception Teacher

� Jess and Lauren – Reception Teachers

� Susie – Teaching Assistant Reception 1

� Georgia – Teaching Assistant Reception 2

� Sophie – Nursery Teacher

� Sophia – Nursery Teacher

EYFS Curriculum � Early Years Foundation Stage = EYFS

� 7 areas of learning in EYFS Framework

� PRIME - Communication and language; Physical development; and Personal, social and emotional development.

�  These prime areas are those most essential for your child’s healthy development and future learning.

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EYFS Curriculum � As children grow, the prime areas will help them

to develop skills in 4 specific areas. These are:

� Literacy;

� Mathematics;

� Understanding the world;

� Expressive arts and design.

Child Led Learning at Ashmead

� EYFS follows a child led curriculum – not based on topics

� Designed to have the flexibility to follow the children’s specific interests and/or needs

� Child is in the driving seat

� Adults respond to what the child finds interesting or needs further support in and develops the environment and activities around these things

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How we learn… � Opportunities for child initiated learning in all

areas of learning – both inside and outside

�  Adult supported activities – adults will play or work alongside children in their play to support them to develop (e.g. developing language when talking to friends, sharing resources, cutting)

� Adult led activities – differentiated to support and challenge individual needs

� Trips and visitors

Independence in the EYFS � Important your child learns how to do things for

themselves – supports confidence and physical development

� Throughout the Early Years adults teach, model and provide a range of opportunities to develop children's independence:

�  Encouraging children to tidy up resources, put own coats on and get dressed for Forest School, use the toilet/wash hands, serve own milk/water (breakfast in Nursery), select own resources to further their learning

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Parents as Partners – Tapestry

� Adults observe children’s exploration and learning

� Record these observations using iPod devices via an online learning journey system called Tapestry.

� Complete permission form – ADD EMAIL

� Use password to log on and view photos, videos and comments of your child’s learning at school

� Add your own comments and photos or videos

Parents as Partners � Learning Journeys – these are books that the children

take ownership of, choose work to go in – often art and writing is kept here.

� LJs go home at the end of every term – parents can sign these out more regularly if they want to

� We share them with your child regularly – they like to share with their friends

� Please feel free to add photos, tickets, work from home

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Focus Groups � Focus group each week – on display

�  Focus week – postcard given out on Wednesday completed by parents and returned by Friday

�  Feedback postcard given on the Friday during ‘Parent Kidnap’. Parents are invited into the classroom for a chat with the team, to read with their child and to be given ‘hints and tips’

Supporting your child at home

� Parent cafés – new style of parent workshops

� Chance to meet other parents – refreshments

� Take part in a group story and singing session

� Observe the adults work alongside your child

� Leaflets and information about how to support your child

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Supporting your child at home

� Early Reading – Parent Café

� Reception 1 (Josie) - Friday 13th October

� Reception 2 (Jess and Lauren) – Tuesday 10th October

AOB �  PPA covered by Ellie teaching art

�  Try to keep drop off time prompt – helps your child settle quicker/helps congestion by door in morning

�  Your child will get messy in EYFS – please make sure they are dressed accordingly! Spare clothes available to change, appropriate clothes for weather

�  Forest School – bring in wellies

�  Birthdays! – cupcakes not whole cakes to be given out by parents at the gate.

�  Invites to be given out by parents unless for the whole class