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
Miss Asad SSA Support
Miss Gorji TA Support
Miss Laura Personal Care and Class support
Our topic for Spring 2 is;
Space
This half term we will be looking at our new topic-Space. We will start of by looking at our own home planet Earth, and then learn some names of the other planets by singing songs and creating artwork. We will have a look at fun books and space stories which contain aliens, and enjoy thinking about whether or not aliens really do exist! The children will also think about the sun and the moon and where they are in our solar system, as well as start exploring and thinking about how day and night occurs. We will learn through stories, songs, rhymes and lots and lots of fun 'space' play and toys.
Our class story for this half term is 'Whatever Next ' by Jill Murphy. We will firstly explore some of the new vocabulary from the story, and then we will read our new book each week to embed the story. After that, we will create our own talk for writing actions to be able to retell the story ourselves. We will use lots of props, masks and have lots of fun in our role play area acting out the story! Next, we will look at story mapping and sequencing the story, before moving on to innovate part of the story ourselves.
In phonics we continue to embed our set 1 sounds and special friends- sh, th, ng, nk, ch, qu, ss, ll, ck, ff and zz. Many children will be also moving onto set 2 sounds, or contiuing from last half term to embed these. Children should be able to blend CVC words, so please keep supporting your child(ren) by reading every night and practising their phonic sounds. Remember to also make reading an enjoyable experience 🙂
This half term, we will begin to send extra reading books through Oxford owl-so please look out for your login and showbie messages for this.
Last half term we also begun to start learn our 'tricky' words, have a go at practising at home- mainly I, the, no, go, to, she, he, we. These are words that you cannot sound out and that we just have to learn.
In Maths we continue with the White Rose Maths scheme of learning and Maths Mastery numbers.
Videos are posted each week to support that weeks learning, so please look out for these and watch with your child and complete mini activities at home.
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. We will also look at travelling and stopping in different ways, as well as moving our bodies in different ways and like animals!
Library is on a TUESDAY afternoon- please ensure your child has their library book with them.
PE is on a THURSDAY afternoons, please ensure your child always has their kit in on this day.
Homework is sent out on FRIDAYS as well as SHOWBIE MATHS VIDEO LINKS-please help and encourage your child to complete.
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.
EYFS Curriculum Map 2023-2024
For further information and support to help your child pronounce their phonetic letter sounds please visit the below website:
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.