1. Welcome to the Foundation Stage
Where learning is fun

2. Welcome
To give you an overview of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and its curriculum.
To have a chance to look around the classroom.
To find out how our school day is organised.
To understand how you can support your
child at home.
To discuss the arrangements between now
and September.
To answer any questions or concerns you
may have.

3. Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Making and building relationships
Dress and undress independently
Manage feelings and behaviour - knowing the difference between right and wrong.
To become confident and independent learners.

4. Communication and language
Encourage children to talk and develop conversational skills
Develop listening and concentration skills
To be able to understand and carry out instructions
Sing songs and nursery rhymes

5. Physical Development
Helps children understand the importance of good health and staying safe
Develops gross motor skills: balancing, travelling, climbing
Fine motor skills: pegs, tweezers, sewing, paint brushes, pencils, using scissors
Using a range of large and small equipment indoors and out

6. Reading Range of reading books. Listen to stories
Stimulates imagination
Develops language and listening skills
Prepares children for writing

7. Writing Marks on paper - using letter sounds - write words
Opportunity to copy words, write labels and lists then sentences and simple stories
3 finger pinch grip
Correct letter formation

8. How can you help? Read books with your children as often as possible
Make up your own stories
Show your child writing for a purpose
Writing gobble-di-gook is fine!
Encourage children to read back their special writing
Give lots of praise

9. Mathematics Practical Indoors and outdoors
Problem solving through talking
Building models, making patterns

10. How can you help? Count the stairs going up / down
Count out 4 forks / spoons for dinner
How many potatoes on their plate?
Talk about shapes of tins, boxes at the supermarket
Look for shapes at home and outdoors
Cooking
Give lots of praise

11. Expressive arts and design
Explore colour, textures and materials
Listening to and making music, singing
Develops language, confidence and imagination
Use tools appropriately

12. Understanding the World
Make sense of the world around them
Find out about families, people who help us
Explore, observe and investigate
Recognise how technology helps us

13. Finding out

14. Wiggery Wood We wear special waterproofs
We have a great time in the forest
We go every other Monday
We are learning outside
The setting is special.
Risk taking is facilitated.
All weathers and seasons.
Learning is play based, child-led and child initiated (all adults must respect this).
What is forest school
Scandinavian approach to Early Years education
Outdoors (not necessarily
in Forest)
Repeated and regular contact with the natural world.
Child-led - Freedom!
Actvities-
Using their imagination and being creative
Learning about plants, animals and the natural environment
Building shelters
Cooperating, building relationships, problem solving
Using tools
Fire & celebrating
Climbing and balancing
Taking risks

15. Continuous Provision Investigation Finger Gym Practical life
Textures, objects that do or don’t roll, mirrors
Finger Gym
Pegs, tweezers, wrapping, cutting
Practical life
Sweeping, pouring, transferring, stacking
Small World
Writing and maths area
Construction
Indoor and outdoor provision

16. Learning Journal
At St Andrew’s we use Tapestry which is an on-line Learning Journal
Secure log on
How does it work?
How can my child share something special that they have done at home?
How can I share the observations with family?
Will my child be able to view it at school?
What happens at the end of my child’s reception year?

17. A typical day for Little Otters
8.45 Welcome and self register.
9.10 Assembly
9.35 Getting together to start our day with phonics
Maths /Literacy directed work, child initiated learning through continuous provision
10.45 Toilet, snack and break time.
Maths/Literacy directed work, child initiated learning through continuous provision
12:00 Toilet and hand washing
12.15 Lunch
Registration and quiet time
Continuous provision
2.55 Story time
3.15 Home

18. HAPPY CHILDREN MAKE SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS
General information
Lunches are provided (keep any packed lunches simple)
School provides fresh fruit every day for snack
Reading Log – 2 way communication
Name all items of clothing including shoes, PE kits
PE kits need to be in school every day
Book-bags fit neatly into trays
Back packs not necessary yet!
Attendance is really important!
Changes – contact details, telephone numbers, allergies
If you have any concerns or worries before September or once your child has started school please talk to us. We are happy to help.
HAPPY CHILDREN MAKE SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS

19. First few days
Be confident and happy when you bring your child into school. Your child will pick up on your emotions: if you appear upset, your child will respond to this.
Aim to make a clean ‘break’ when you leave your child – try not to linger and go back to them if there are tears. If your child does cry, this generally only carries on for a few minutes after you have gone. I promise that we will contact you if we cannot settle your child within a reasonable amount of time.
There are carefully chosen activities set out for your child to choose from when they arrive.

20. … and finally Website: www.bulmerschool.co.uk
Forthcoming events and information can be found on
the school website.
Visit the website to read about the learning that has been taking place in Otter class; our page is updated regularly.
Please join us for our celebration assembly every Friday at 2.40pm in the school hall.