EYFS
Welcome to the Early Years
Nursery Teacher: Mrs Lydia Farnell
Nursery Teaching Assistant/ Early Years Practioner: Miss Emma Owen
Nursery Teaching Assistant 30 hours: Mrs Sarah Bayliss
EYFS leader/Reception Teacher: Miss Lizzie Pascall
Reception Teaching Assistant: Miss Amelia Brown
Learning Support: Mrs Vikki Tapper and Mr Jack Wellings
A28 - I have the right to an education.
A29 - My education helps me to develop my personality, talents and abilities.
A31 - I have the right to rest, relax, play and take part in cultural activities.
AutumnTerm
Autumn Term 1- Ourselves
In Reception, we will be investigating:
- Our bodies and how we have grown and changed.
It would be nice if the children could bring in a photo of themselves when they were a baby. Please put your child’s name on the back.
- Our families and people who are important to us.
- Establishing relationships within our ‘School family’.
- Healthy eating.
- Feelings and ways to express their own feelings appropriately.
- Celebrations in the children’s lives.
- We will finish this topic by looking at Diwali celebrations and the story of Rama and Sita.
You can support your child by discussing how they have changed since birth.
Books to support: The Funny bones collection of books. Mum and Dad make me laugh by Nick Sharratt.
You can also visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e54m6XOpRgU to learn the skeleton dance.
In Nursery, we will be learning and talking about:
- Themselves, their family, key words to describe family members and belonging.
It would be nice if the children could bring in a photo of themselves when they were a baby. Please put your child’s name on the back.
- Our feelings, our relationships with our peers.
- Our friends.
- Our bodies and how we move.
You can support your child by talking about their new friends and names of their teachers.
Books to support: Elmer collection by David Mckee.
You can also visit https://www.abcya.com/games/make_a_face to play the make a face game.
Autumn Term 2- The Natural World
In Reception, later on in term, will be looking at celebrations from around the world. Children will take part in fun bonfire and Halloween themed activities, learn about the traditions and customs of the Diwali festival and also learn about how Christmas is celebrated all over the world. We will be looking at:
- Bonfire and Halloween
- Diwali
- Holi
- Christmas around the world
Books to support- Meg and Mog, Hansel and Gretel, Mog in the Fog, Meg and the Dragon, Rama and Sita, The Jolly Christmas Postman.
Books to support: ‘What's in the witches kitchen?' The Winnie the Witch collection.
In Nursery, we will be looking at celebrations we have experienced in our lives:
- Birthdays
- Weddings
- Halloween
- Christmas
Halloween celebrations
We are going to be celebrating Halloween in the Early Years. Pupils will be taking part in a spooky story cafe and exploring pumpkins.
Visit the link below for some online Spooky Fun! https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/curations/halloween
Reception Story Cafe
Join us every Monday for our family story cafe. Each week we will share stories with you and your child and give you chance to enjoy exploring stories together. Sessions take place in the Reception classroom at 2:45pm. Please enter via the Oak Park entrance gate.
Nursery Story Cafe
Join us every Friday for our family story cafe. Each week we will share stories with you and your child and give you chance to enjoy exploring stories together. Sessions take place in the library at 9:05am. Please enter via the main school office after dropping off the children in Nursery.
Forest Session:
Our Muddy sessions focus on developing the children's physical skills. We explore how to move around the forest and also the animals that live in our forest. Children observe the changes to the environment each season.
Forest sessions take place each Monday.
Homework Story Sacks:
Story Sacks will be sent home every FRIDAY and must be returned every TUESDAY. Each sack includes a task sheet to choose from, key words, a storybook and resources to support you complete the tasks. Please upload any work or photos completed from your child’s story sack onto their Tapestry account. You will have received your activation email over the 6 weeks. Please contact the school office if you need to reset your account.
Autumn Parent Workshops and Trips
Reception Parent Workshop
We would like to invite Reception parents/carers to come into school so that you can work with your child to understand our phonics scheme and ways to support your child’s reading and communication skills. This Parent Workshop is taking place on Wednesday 13th November 9:00am-10:00am, in the school hall. Please sign up via School Comms.
Nursery Parent Workshop
We would like to invite Nursery parents/carers to come into school so that you can work with your child to complete a range of Christmas craft activities and develop their understanding of traditions. This Parent Workshop is taking place on Monday 16th December 10:15am-11:15am, in the school hall. Please sign up via School Comms.
Rights Respecting School
As a UNICEF Rights Respecting School, we believe in educating children about their rights from the UN convention. Our Early Years environment helps to educate pupils about Article 31 (leisure, play and culture) “Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.”