EYFS
Welcome to the Early Years
Nursery Teacher: Mrs Lydia Farnell
Nursery Teaching Assistant/ Early Years Practioner: Miss Emma Owen
EYFS leader/Reception Teacher: Miss Lizzie Pascall
Reception Teaching Assistant: Miss Amelia Brown
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.
SummerTerm
Summer Term 1- Animals
In Reception, the children will be learning about:
- Animals from all over the world
- Their habitats
- How they survive
Each week will focus on different animals:
- Jungle animals;
- African animals;
- Sea creatures;
- Dinosaurs.
You can support your child by researching animals from around the world, creating pieces of art of different animals and visiting animal centres.
Books to support: Tyrannosaurs Drip by Julia Donaldson, Billy’s Bucket by Kes Gray, Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae and Anansi and the Turtle traditional tales.
Visit https://www.tvokids.com/school-age/games/dino-dig-dino-dan to complete the dinosaur digs. What dinosaurs will you find?
In the Nursery, children will learn about pets, farm animals and pond life. Each week will focus on different animals, their habitats, how to care for them and different types of animals:
- Pets.
- Fish
- Frogs
- Farm animals
You can support your child by discussing pets in your family, looking at farm animals and sharing stories based on animals in the home.
Books to support: Hairy Maclary story set by Lynley Dodd, Old Macdonald had a farm songs and ‘Squash and a Squeeze’ by Julia Donaldson.
You can use Tapestry to upload any work completed at home.
Make your own shape animal using items at home. You can use Tapestry to upload any work completed at home.
Summer Term 2- The Natural World
In Reception, the children will be learning about:
- Insects in woodlands
- Animals in woodlands
- Bears
- Trees and plants
- Summer season
You can support your child by visiting local woodlands or outdoor areas and observing the natural world in action.
Books to support: ‘The Very Greedy Bee’ by Steve Smallman, ‘Super Worm’ by Julia Donaldson, ‘The Gruffalo’ by Julia Donaldson, non-fiction insect books and growing texts.
Use playdough or clay, combined with woodland materials, to make a woodland face. You can use Tapestry to upload any work completed at home
In Nursery, the children will get the chance to explore the types of plants and trees that grow in the garden along with animals that live in these habitats.
- Insects in garden areas such as bees, butterflies and caterpillars.
- How flowers and plants grow.
- Types of flowers.
- The season of Summer.
You can support your child by visiting local woodlands or outdoor areas and observing the natural world in action.
Books to support: ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle, ‘The Bad Tempered Ladybird’ by Eric Carle, ‘Monkey Puzzle’ by Julia Donaldson, and non-fiction insect books and growing texts.
Use playdough and materials at home to mke your own insects. Upload any work on to your child's Tapestry account.
Reception Story Cafe
Join us every Wednesday 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 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 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 as we move into Spring
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.
Summer Parent Workshops and Trips
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.”