WelcomeEYFS

Parents

Meet the EYFS team…

Lynx Class Leo Class

Mrs Biffen

Leo class Teacher

EYFS Manager

Mrs Onslow

Early Years

Partner

Miss McNamara

Class Teacher

Mrs Stone

Early Years

Partner

Miss Steele

Learning Support Partner

Mrs Kirby

Learning Support Partner

Bramley EYFS

We want your child to:be happy

form positive relationshipsdevelop a love of learning

make good progress

EYFS Curriculum

Three prime areas

• Communication and language

• Physical development

• Personal social and emotional development

Four specific areas

• Literacy

• Mathematics

• Understanding the world

• Expressive arts and design

How do we deliver the curriculum?

Through a mixture of:

• adult directed activities planned by the teacher

• adult initiated activities developed from an adult directed activity or a

child’s interest

• child initiated activities. Discovery Time, staff observe and extend

children’s play

Each half-term your child’s learning will be based around a theme

This term it is Rhymes

More information can be found on the School website for each theme.

What does an EYFS day look like?

8.30-8.50: Early morning challenge activities/Registration

8.50-9.10: Phonics (indoor & outdoor)

9.10am-10.05 Adult directed/adult initiated/child led learning

10.10-10.25: EYFS Play Time

10:25-10:40: Literacy focus

10.40-11.45: Adult directed/adult initiated/child led learning

11.45-12.45: Lunch Time

12:45-1:00: Maths

1:00-2.30: Adult directed/adult initiated/child led learning

2.30- 2.45 Story/circle time/celebration

3:00: Home time

Coming into SchoolMorning routine

Please encourage your child to put away their book bag, water bottle, coat, select a lunch option and find their morning activity.

Changing home reader books

Baskets with coloured ribbons are available in the classrooms. Please encourage your child to choose from the box indicated in the planner.

Returned letters

Any letters place in the plastic wallet just inside the classroom door.

When can I stop coming in?

Once your child is happy to do their morning routine

Expectations

Children to: • wear school uniform except on a Monday.

• bring a labelled water bottle each day.

• bring book bag and planner every day.

• PE kit to be in school

• All clothing to be named.

Mucky Mondays

It is really important that children have adequate clothing. If the weather is warm the children still need long sleeves tops and trousers.

When the weather is wet the children need to have waterproof clothing.

Mucky Mondays can only run if we have enough adults. If you can offer some free time for this or other EYFS activities talk to one of the team?

PlannersPlanners have been adapted from feedback.

Your child’s planner is expected to be in school every day.

You will find useful information on

Mathematical Vocabulary P30

Handwriting P33

Phonics P35

Key words P40

Reading record/ useful hints P44

Phase 2 sounds Learn to read

s a t p Inogototheinto

i n m d

g o c k

ck e u rh b f ff l ll

ss

Website

Bramley now has a new website.

http://www.bramley.hants.sch.uk/

All half termly topic synopsis will be put on the website for you to access.

Any important letters will also be on the website for you to have a look at.

PhonicsPhonics is carried out daily for 20 minutes.

We follow the letters and sounds programme supported by actions from Jolly Phonics.

A phonics booklet is coming home tomorrow to offer support for you and your child.

http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqhXUW_v-1s

A reading and phonics workshop is being held on 5/10/17 @ 8.30am in the Pink Room.

Assessment

• Observe children’s learning

• Plan next steps

• Share next steps at termly consultations

• At the end of the year you will get a summary of the 17 Early Learning Goals

EYFS PROFILEThe EYFS Profile is broken down into 17 Early Learning Goals (ELG)

Your child will be given an achievement level for each of these.

• Expected: your child is working at the level expected for his age

• Emerging: your child is working below the expected level

• Exceeding: your child is working above the expected level

On leaving the Foundation Stage, a child is considered to have a ‘good level of development’ if they have achieved at least the expected level in the Early Learning Goals in all aspects of PSE, Physical development, Communication and language, Literacy and Mathematics.

EYFS is such an exciting time.

The partnership and communication is crucial to ensure your child is happy, forms positive relationships, develops a love of learning andmake good progress.

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