EARLY YEARSFOUNDATION STAGE

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

MEETING

23rd September 2013

OUR TEAM

Miss Wells- Reception Class TeacherMr Johnson- Reception Class Teacher

Mrs Billington- Higher Level Leaching AssistantMrs Bianchi- Teaching AssistantMrs Wright- Teaching Assistant

Miss Anderson - Nursery Class TeacherMrs Ribchester- Nursery Nurse

WHAT IS THE EYFS?There are seven areas of learning, 3 Prime areas and 4Specific:• Personal Social Emotional Development• Communication and Language • Physical Development • Literacy• Mathematics• Understanding the World• Expressive Arts and Design

All seven areas of learning have equal importance andtherefore reflect the unique child. This begins at birth

and is assessed at the end of reception class against the17 early learning goals.

EARLY LEARNING GOALS Example of ELG’s Writing Children use their phonic knowledge to write words in

ways which match their spoken sounds. They also write some irregular common words. They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible.

Maths Children count reliably with numbers from one to 20,

place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.

WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE AT WALTON-LE-DALE?Children experience the followingexperiences each week: Whole class sessions Differentiated learning- phonics, number and

circle time One to one support, where identified Continuous provision child led/adult

supported Child initiated activities Indoor and outdoor classrooms

SUPPORTING GOOD BEHAVIOURHow do we achieve good standards of behaviour?• Positive behaviour prompts • Rainbow, sunshine and cloud• Encouragement of resolution between peers• Time out• The support of the team

These are used consistently as and when required on a regular basis. The emphasis is always on the

positive behaviour. Children’s reflections will always be brought back to the action not the

child.

BEHAVIOUR

We have a sunshine, cloud and rainbow at school. Your child will always be on the sunshine, if they are seen doing something kind, good work, sharing using

good manners they will go on the rainbow! If they need to have a little reflection time they will go on the cloud to have some thinking time. Children also have the opportunity to take home the class bear,

they can take photos and write about their weekend! They will also receive a certificate which will explain

why they have received the bear and their photograph will be placed on the WOW wall!

CELEBRATING AND VALUING CHILDREN WOW wall celebration board Class bears Stickers Well done notes home Celebrating achievements from

extra-curricular experiences, hobbies and clubs on the Friday circle time

Nursery: Tuesday- PE Wednesday- PM/full time swimming Thursday- AM swimmingReception: Friday –Swimming Thursday- PE Both classes

If a swimming kit is borrowed please return it as there will be charge if not returned. Please ensure all long hair is tied back, earrings

should not be worn on PE or swimming days. They will not be allowed in school from the 4th

November.

PE AND SWIMMING

MAGIC MOMENT CARDS

Magic MomentsEvery half term we will send magic moments post cardshome for you to fill in, this can include:· Fastening a zip· Playing football· Riding a bike· Writing a birthday card· Helping with baking/cooking· Counting and recognising numbers in the home or outand about

PHONEME/GRAPHEME

Phoneme is the sound a

Grapheme is the shape of theletter which we see and write

LETTERS AND SOUNDSPhase1 Children explore and experiment with sounds,

differentiate between sounds and become familiar with rhyme, rhythm and alliteration (Nursery/Reception)

Phase 2 To introduce grapheme/phoneme correspondence

(Start of Reception)Phase 3 To teach children one grapheme for each of the

44 phonemes in order to read and spell simple regular words. (Reception)

Phase 4 To teach children to read and spell words

containing adjacent consonants (End of Reception)

PHONEME SOUNDS How to say the phonemes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqhXUW_v-1s&safe=active

How to write the graphemeshttp://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/

letterformation.html

How to say the phonemeshttp://

www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/demos/aaPrimary/Literacy/phonemes/Alphabet.html

CHILD INITIATED LEARNING

Talking tubs

We will provide a loose theme for the children to pin their learning on using their ideas and

experiences. Objects and photos will be placed inside the box for the children to

discuss and explore. Their ideas will then be recorded in the floor books by us and the

children to support our planning.

EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE MEETING: ONLINE COMMUNICATION

2 Build a Profile

HOW IT WORKS Pictures are taken on the staff iPads Observation notes are recorded Links are made to Early Years Foundation

Stage profile We can then tag it for parental observation A weekly email will be sent to selected

parents ‘2 Build a Profile’ will be the email title You can then comment and discuss with

children Comments will be viewed by staff and saved

on the web suite

WHAT WE WILL DO Take large quantity of pictures and

observations of the children's learning throughout the year.

These will be available for parents to view on parents evenings

We will only tag special observations for parental observations: learning milestones, special achievements or pieces of work the children have persevered with

This will be sent weekly, however all children may not have observations

Act on any parental comments, creating strong home-school links

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

Sign the letter, providing an email address for observations to be securely sent to

You will then receive a confirmation email, which you simply click to confirm the email address

Then when you receive emails you can look at them, read the comments and talk to your child about their learning

Ideally then you could comment on the email, by simply replying to the email

BLOGWhere to find it: www.wldps.com

Macaw (Nursery)

Miss Anderson

Chinchilla(Reception)Mr Johnson

Lemur(Reception)Miss Wells

WHAT WE WILL DO A weekly post, that may contain

PicturesVideos Text

This is ideal for sharing what your child has been learning about in the week

Your child will not appear on the website

unless you gave permission on theinternet disclaimer

OTHER METHODS OF COMMUNICATION

If you have any questions or wish to communicate in person, we are:

Available afterschool for short discussions/queries

Available afterschool for scheduled meetings Lots of questions can be asked at the door to

a member of staff once the children have left Email your Childs teacher, the email

addresses are on the school website Call office and ask questions

NURSERY PARENTS

All applications must be submitted by Wednesday 15th January 2014. Offers of Primary School places will be issued by second class post on Wednesday 16th April 2014. 

This information has been taken from the Lancashire County Council website.

You may now go to nursery with Miss Anderson to find out more about the nursery curriculum.

HOMEWORK

How does this apply to your child? Reading books Phonics/maths resources The blog for all classes will be updated

regularly with information about your learning

Online based learning (bugclub, teach your monster to read, busy things)

READING BOOKS Your child will receive a white reading

record book which the teachers and yourselves can write in to record progress. Initially your child will receive the first 5 phonemes or

decodable words to learn. Your child will also learn some tricky words which will not be able to be read phonetically.

Please bring books every day your child will be heard by the teacher or another adult at least once a week.

WORKSHOPS

There are two time slots:Monday morning 9.30-10.30Monday evening 6.15- 7.15

The sessions will take place on: Monday 30th September: Literacy and

Language (reading/phonics/writing/handwriting) Monday 7th October: Maths (number/shape

space/measure) Monday 14th October: Physical health, social

skills, expressive arts and understanding the world

Questionnaire

THANK YOU FOR COMING

Dates for your diaries Parents evening is: Monday 19th Nov 3.30 -

7.30 pm Christmas performance:, Tuesday 17th

December :10.00 Miss Wells and AM nursery. 2.00 Mr Johnson and PM/fulltime nursery.

Any questions?Please feel free to visit the classroom