Agenda Parents’ Meeting for

Mrs Ogden’s Nursery School1. Welcome and introductions – Jack Hatch2. Introduction to the EYFS – Jill Williams3. Feedback from questionnaires – Sarah

Bagshaw4. Questions

St Bede Services’ Structure

Communications

Emma Ogden: ogdene@mrsogdensnursery.orgWebsite: www.mrsogdensnursery.orgUseful Links: www.stbedeacademy.orgE-mail: info@mrsogdensnursery.org

Teaching and Learning in the Early Years

The Early Years Foundation StageA curriculum from

birth to five

7 areas of learningCommunication

Personal Social and Emotional

Physical Development

LiteracyMathematics

Understanding of the World

Expressive Arts and Design

Enables children to learn at their own

pace and to suit their age and stage of

development

A principled play based approach

Helps practitioners to plan care and

learning to suit each child’s

needs

Prim

e

A check at age two to ensure children are making good

progress in the prime areas of learning

Spec

ific

Children Learn through Play!Through play children can….

• make their own decisions and rules,

• be on their own or learn with others,

• make sense of their experiences and recreate events,

• test out new knowledge,• move freely,• be creative• be in control,• make sense of the world,• and express themselves.

How Do Children Play Best?

• When they are given enough time to play and develop their own projects.

• When they can play with others and make relationships.• When they are free to explore on their own and be private

too.• When they can imagine and pretend.• When they can choose what they want to play with and when.• When they are given the chance to play inside and outside.

Learning to Read and WriteDeveloping

strength in their hand muscles, ready to hold a writing tool –

using play dough, chunky chalks, finger paints,

writing in sand and gloop

Encouraging a love of reading

and writing through

storytelling, sharing books,

and writing for a purpose

Using the phonics scheme ‘Letters and Sounds’ to

learn letter names, sounds and to begin to

spell and decode words

Reading and writing should be

taught within a context that is

meaningful to the children

Children need to be ready to read and write

and will develop at their own pace. They

should enjoy learning to read

and write through play

based activities

How can I encourage reading and writing at home?

• www.phonicsplay.co.uk• www.letters-and-sounds.com

Useful books to help you

Little Books At Home, by Featherstone Education.

www.acblack.com/featherstone

Some Useful Websites• www.talkingpoint.org.uk• www.literacytrust.org.uk • www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk• www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/eyfs/ • www.bgfl.org• www.naturegrid.org.uk • www.boowakwala.com • www.edu.dudley.gov.uk/foundation/current/numerac

y.htm• http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/english/• www.abc.net.au/children/play