Reception
Welcome to our EYFS Class!
We provide a warm and nurturing environment that is so important to a child's first experience of school. We have a spacious, welcoming and stimulating classroom, along with a wonderful and secure outdoor area in which to enhance the children's learning opportunities right across the curriculum.
Staff
Class teacher: Miss Robinson
Support staff: Mrs Glancy, Mrs Manning and Mrs Mackay
Our new EYFS Classroom!! We have been loving our new classroom and all the amazing learning resources we have been provided with.
Important Days
PE Days - Monday (outside) and Wednesday (inside)
Children get off to a flying start in the early years. The curriculum is ambitious and delivered effectively by staff. Activities are well organised to excite children. Staff praise children often. Staff ensure that children use their play to develop their understanding of early reading and mathematics, and to nurture their physical development.
- Ofsted Inspection report: 12–13 November 2019
EYFS Curriculum Documents
Newsletter
Long Term Plan
Common Exception words
Tricky Words
RE Learning Objectives
Reading and phonics
Reading and phonics are an important part of the Early Years Curriculum. The children will take home both a reading book and a initial sound book. These will be given over the first few weeks when the children begin to learn their phonics sounds. The reading book that the children will have to begin with is a picture book with questions for you to ask them. This is a really important first step for the children.
Floppy Phonics letter for parents and carers
Sound Books
Over the first few weeks each child will be given their own ‘sound book’ that they will keep in their book bags. These books will be updated weekly as we learn each new sound, please continue to practice the sounds as we learn them at school.
Additional information
The presentation below is from a recent information evening held on Reading and Phonics for parents and carers. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any member of the Early Years teaching team if you have any further questions or suggestions.
Reading & Phonics Presentation Phonics Glossary of Terms
Tapestry
We use Tapestry at St Mary’s to record, track and celebrate children's progress in early years education.
Tapestry is an easy-to-use innovative, interactive online learning journal. This unique journal is shared online with parents, who are able to see special moments and view their child's progress.
For more information on how to set up Tapestry please see this document
Home Learning
Other Useful websites
Reading- click on the link below
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ you will need to create a log in for access to free online books
Number games - click on the links below
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/topics/numeracy
http://www.maths-games.org/counting-games.html
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlwvN0w4qFSP1FllALB92w
https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Ten-Frame/
Phonics games - click on the links below
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qs3c0ehDvZkbiEbOj6Drg
http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-2-games.html
http://www.familylearning.org.uk/phonics_games.html
https://www.education.com/games/phonological-awareness/
https://learn.readwithphonics.com/school/phonics-games
Handwriting - click on the links below
https://www.teachhandwriting.co.uk/continuous-cursive-beginners-choice-3.html
Useful Apps
Type these into your search bar in the App Store on your tablet or phone and download:
- Jolly Phonics Songs (also on YouTube)
- Jolly Phonics Lessons
- Meet Alphablocks
- Meet the Numberblocks!
- Read with Phonics Games
Religious Education - click on the link below
Any home learning please upload to Tapestry