1. Welcome to the EYFS 2015

2. Our Team  Karen – Early Years Leader  Jenny – Teacher  Caroline – APP Teacher cover (Wednesday morning)  Anne - Montessori Directress (Monday to Thursday)  Marie – Jo – AT (Friday)

3.  7:45 – 8:45 Breakfast Club (optional)  8:45 – 9:30 Focus learning linked to phonics  9:30 -10:30 Child Initiated Learning (CIL) both in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and rolling snack  10:30 -11:15 Focus learning linked to mathematics  11:15 -11:45 Circle time in key worker groups  11:45 -12:45 Lunch and playtime  12:45 – 1:15 Rhyme and story time  1:15 -2:30 Child Initiated Learning (CIL) both in the indoor and outdoor learning environments  2:30 Tidy up and prep to go home  3:00 Home time collecting from courtyard (2pm Friday)  After school clubs starting in January for Reception children  After school care available 3 – 6.15pm Our typical day…

4. Other activities  Forest School – Monday afternoon second half of each term  Family Groups – Tuesday  Multi sports – Wednesday morning. Please send children to school dressed for PE in Winter PE kit

5. Ethos  celebrating children learning and leading  child led learning: giving children choices of different ways/places to learn including Outdoor Learning  creative curriculum and linking areas of learning to make it meaningful  Family groups – every Tuesday

6. Curriculum Our topics for the year will be guided by the children’s interests. To begin with this term we will be finding out about our new school, and the people we share it with. In our outdoor learning we will be investigating what creatures share our new school.

7. Phonics

8. Trips  Half termly trips/visitor  Approx £60 per year for class trips/ visitors.  Local community

9. Reminders  Named water bottles should come in each day and be taken home daily  All clothing to be named  Wellington boots and waterproof clothing  Tray system (green – book bag, yellow – link communication book, blue – water bottles)  Dinner choices outside class (red – meat, green – vegetarian, yellow – allergy aware)  Close of school: Monday-Thursday at 3 pm, Friday 2.00pm  Sibling club - We have a sibling club for those who have a later pick up- children can stay there for 15 minutes and be picked up from the classroom before you pick up your other children

10. Home is part of the child Parent communication  link book and office@harpendenacademy.orgoffice@harpendenacademy.org  positive feedback fortnightly – verbal/blog/link book/pieces of work  blogs updated weekly – please ensure that you have signed consent form, thank you  half termly newsletters / curriculum map  half termly sharing mornings Volunteering  Please let us know if you have any particular talents or would like to volunteer at HA. Book bags  Please check daily for letters/ link book messages

11. o Once the children are settled, they may receive the following home learning: o Letter and sound recognition o Sight words o Picture books o Reading books or o A practical maths activity Work will be differentiated to suit the needs of your child. Home Learning

12. Behaviour  Our Golden Rule is Taking Care  Behaviour Steps - Thinking Space in every location to help children reflect with adult support  Positive reinforcement - Reward systems, praise, celebration and family group tokens

13. Learning Success Team Emma Louise Jackie Rebecca Support for SEN and Gifted/Talented Pupils

14. Safeguarding Keeping our children safe  Mobile phones, no phones around the school.  Photos only to be taken of your own child in school on a digital camera (not phone) – please do not share on social media sites.  ESafety permission form, please make sure these are signed or your child will be unable to use technology in school.  Correct drop off and pick up arrangements - parking - passwords  Esafety at home – workshop this half term