EYFS

  Welcome to the EYFS Class Page

The Reception Unit has two classes, Oak and Elm,
with the children accessing learning across the whole unit. 

This page will provide information on this terms topic,
links to websites, useful resources and important information and dates. 

       Oak Class                                Elm Class 

     Mrs Johnson and Mrs Smith                   Miss Mathieson

Mrs Patel SSA Support

Mrs Ghaffor SSA Support

Miss Asad SSA Support

Our topic for Autumn 2 is; 

'People who help us'

This half term we will be looking at our new topic 'Who is special in my community?' We will explore lots of different job roles and people who helps us, such as doctors, nurses, firefighters, traffic wardens, teachers, and so many more! We will think about how these people are extra special in our community and the different roles they have to help us. We will have lots of fun role playing these different job roles and exploring through fiction and non-fiction books about their lives. 

After thinking about how we are special in Autumn 1, we will move on to look at how our friends are special. Our RE value for this half term is 'Peace,' so we will also be reflecting upon this and thinking about how we can be peaceful. We will think about peace in our school, and think about how we can help create peace in this world. Children will start to be a part of longer worship times, and we will encourage the children to think about saying their own small prayers, with support.

In phonics we continue to embed our set 1 sounds, and many children will move on to our set 1 special friends- sh, th, ng, nk, ch, qu, ss, ll, ck, ff and zz. Children should be able to blend CVC words by the end of the term, so please keep supporting your child(ren) by reading every night and practising their phonic sounds. Remember to also make reading an enjoyable experience 🙂

Keep practising the sounds in your child's green phonic book, and enjoy reading their weekly library book from our school library together.

In Maths we continue with the White Rose Maths scheme of learning and Maths Mastery numbers. We will be working on our numbers of 1-3 and exploring the composition of these numbers. Children should be able to count out to 3, identify numerals to 3 and represent numbers 1, 2 and 3 in different ways. Children should also be able to compare these numbers to each other, and say one more or less than a number. Children will also begin to look at shape, and we will begin by firstly looking at circles and triangles. After consolidating our numbers to 3, children will move to numbers to 5. We recognise some children may already count to 5 and identify to 5, and if they're confident and secure with composition, one more and one less and comparing numbers, we will challenge these children with bigger numbers. 

Our literacy text for this half term will be 'The Magic Porridge Pot.' Children will begin by making their own porridge and experiencing mixing with a bowl and spoon. We will have fun tasting the porridge! Children will then explore key vocabulary from the story, make their own story maps and sequence the story. We will have lots of fun role playing and retelling the story and acting out! The children will then move on to innovating part of the story to create their own version of 'The Magic Porridge Pot.'

In PE we will be looking at practising and improving our key fundamental movements; skipping, running, jumping, hopping, crawling, walking, climbing and rolling. We will continue with lots of different gross motor skills and activities. 

PE will remain on MONDAY afternoons, please ensure your child always has their kit in on this day. 

Please support your child everyday with their home reading and practising their phonic sounds. Please ensure that children always have their correct uniform and PE kit in school-pumps only. As the weather is still cold, please ensure your child always has a proper winter coat and a warm hat. 

 

Outdoor Play!

It is essential that young children get frequent and regular opportunities to explore and learn in the outdoor environment. At St Stephen's, children have opportunities throughout the day to explore and learn outdoors. During Continuous provision, the doors are open to the outside area all day so children can freely flow from indoors and outdoors as they choose. 

Outdoor play is a vital part of children education and is a statutory requirement in the EYFS. Benefits include improved fine and gross motor skills, developed problem solving skills, improved creativity, boosts confidence and social and communication skills! 

 We will hopefully be able to spend more time in the mud kitchen and completing our mile a day too!

There are lots of things parents can do at home to promote outdoor play and learning such as going to your local park, going on a nature walk around the local area, build a den outside, play with water outdoors and plant vegetables and flowers to name a few! The national Trust Website list 50 things to do outdoors before 11 years old, this offers a range of ideas and suggestions on how to get outdoors more and many ideas can be done from outside your home.

Link to the National Trust website 

Home Reading!

While at school, we will send home a home reader with your child for you to help with their reading, it is very important and a vital part of your child's education to practise reading at home. This will help to improve your child's identification of their sounds, blending and segmenting words and improve their fluency of reading.

Children will receive one reading book per week and these will be given out on MONDAYS. Please read this through the week with your child-if they read these then please re-read to practise and embed fluency. 

Please read every day with your child, share stories too from home and from libraries. Our library day will be Tuesdays-so please ensure your child always has their library reading book with them. 

Should you need any help at all please do not hesitate in speaking to a member of staff who will be more than happy to help.

Please practise sounds with your child in their green RWI sound speed sound book.

PE 

This half term we will have PE every Monday afternoon.  Please ensure PE kits are in school and clearly named.  Children should have a white t-shirt, black or red shorts or joggers and black pumps. 

For further information and support to help your child pronounce their phonetic letter sounds please visit the below website:

Read Write Inc Phonics support

Home learning fun!

Please use the websites below for some home learning fun. Encourage your child to continue to read, write and count as they enjoy their weekend adventures.