WELCOME TO
EYFS
AT STAFFORD LEYS
WELCOME TO EYFS
We have lots of fun in EYFS through a topic and story based approach. There are three classes, our teachers this coming year are Mrs. Allison, Miss Khella and Mrs. Cotton & Mrs Hardy.
PE Days - please ensure your child brings their PE kit into school Monday to Friday. Our PE days are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday but we may do other additional sessions. Please can you make sure, if your child wears earrings, that they are taken out on PE days. Thanks.
The children will have the opportunity to choose a book to share with you at home from the Central Lending Library Service. Our library day will be on a Monday. The children will have the ability to choose a book to share with you at home and then this needs to be returned to school in their book bag on the designated day above.
We have lots of fun in EYFS through a topic and story based approach. There are three classes, our teachers this coming year are Mrs. Allison, Miss Khella and Mrs. Cotton & Mrs Hardy.
PE Days - please ensure your child brings their PE kit into school Monday to Friday. Our PE days are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday but we may do other additional sessions. Please can you make sure, if your child wears earrings, that they are taken out on PE days. Thanks.
The children will have the opportunity to choose a book to share with you at home from the Central Lending Library Service. Our library day will be on a Monday. The children will have the ability to choose a book to share with you at home and then this needs to be returned to school in their book bag on the designated day above.
topics
We have organised the topics for next half term around the responses that we received earlier in the year.
30.4.19 Once upon a time - Cinderella; Numbers 13, 14 & 15
7.5.19 Once upon a time - Jack and the Beanstalk;
Numbers 16 & 17 - doubling & sharing
13.5.19 Animals - Pets
20.5.19 Animals - Wild, Zoo & Jungle
HALF TERM
3.6.19 Animals - Birds - Trip to Tropical Birdland - 7.6.19
10.6.19 Minibeasts - Zoolab visit 14.6.19
17.6.19 Minibeasts
24.6.19 Pirates
1.7.19 Under the Sea
8.7.19 T.B.C
air ambulance & paramedic visit
april 2019
The children have had fun finding out about the roles of a Air Ambulance Paramedic and the role of a Paramedic that drives an ambulance. The visits encouraged the children to think of questions to ask like Aarya the Alligator
developing a love for learning & learning from our mistakes
Over the next couple of weeks the children are being encouraged to learn from their mistakes and develop a love of learning.
In EYFS we always actively encourage the children to investigate, experiment, explore and develop their ability to bounce back when encountering difficulties. We encourage them to explore their interests, solve problems and think of new ideas.
In EYFS we always actively encourage the children to investigate, experiment, explore and develop their ability to bounce back when encountering difficulties. We encourage them to explore their interests, solve problems and think of new ideas.
staying focused on our learning
Over the last two weeks the children in EYFS have been encouraged to stay focused on their learning by Staffy the Dragon.
phonics
Please find a video below which shows you the correct enunciation of the phonemes, digraphs and trigraphs that your child will learn when being taught phonics at Stafford Leys School. Accurate enunciation is paramount! Many difficulties experienced by children is due to the incorrect enunciation.
Your child will have taken home some phonemes to learn in their Passport of Sounds book. These will be added to every week, so please keep this safe in your child's book bag everyday and please ensure that it is returned to school every Wednesday. A new phoneme (letter sound) will be taught in class every day for four days of the week and will be sent home in the book, on a Thursday. Please do practise the four new phonemes and continually revisit the previous phonemes as we progress. When relevant, there will be an additional sheet with star words on for your child to learn to read (some by blending first and others by sight i.e. tricky words also known as common exception words), again these will be added to most weeks. If your child is already confident with these phonemes, please use the phonemes to either blend to read or segment to write simple words.
Some of the children are now learning the phase 4 section of letters and sounds. We are focusing on cvcc words for the next couple of weeks. Have a go at any of the free games at home
- www.phonicsplay.co.uk/member-only/Phase4Menu.htm
You could also have a try at the free games on this website -
www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/list/phonics-games-phase-4
- www.phonicsplay.co.uk/member-only/Phase4Menu.htm
You could also have a try at the free games on this website -
www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/list/phonics-games-phase-4
Click here to see a copy of the way we form our letters in the cursive style at Stafford Leys Primary School.
The children have been enjoying learning the alphabet by singing and dancing to Mr Mc's video - see below.
The children have been enjoying learning the alphabet by singing and dancing to Mr Mc's video - see below.
At present we are doing a lot of work on teaching the children to read and write the phase 2 and 3 common exception words (tricky words - words that you cannot blend to read or segment to spell - words you need to learn from sight and memory). Please spend some time with your child going over these words. They are in their Phonics Passports.
Homework
Your child now has a homework journal for you to complete some fun challenges with them at home. These may be in the areas of English, Maths and topic. If you mislay your child's homework please click on the picture below to get a copy. Homework is due in on Thursday 2nd May . Click here to get another copy of your child's learning journey sheet that you can fill in over the Easter break.
Counting fun
The children have been learning about the numbers 1-10 and we have just learnt about the numbers 11 and 12. As part of this they have been watching the Numberblocks to help develop their sense of number, recognition of numbers and ability to count objects. We have spoken to the children about how the number 11 is made up of '1 group of ten and 1 more' and 12 as '1 group of ten and 2 more.'
Click here to find a link to watch episodes of the Numberblocks at home.
Click here to find a link to watch episodes of the Numberblocks at home.
Mathletics - This can be downloaded as an app.
maths - ways to help your child at home
If you would like to support your child at home with their number work here are some areas you could focus on -
COUNTING
Here are some rules your child needs to remember, if they are struggling, when counting -
1. Remember to say the number names in order.
2. Only count every object/item once - one name for each object (one-to-one correspondence).
3. Understand that the last number they say is how many are in the set (encouraging your child to not recount and remember how many - cardinality).
4. Understand that the result is the same no matter what order you count the objects in.
In order to achieve the Early Learning goal at the end of EYFS the children are expected to be able to count objects reliably to 20. At present we are focusing on making sure the children can count objects reliably to 5 and the 10 using the counting principles above.
COMPARISON OF NUMBER
When looking at and comparing quantities (two or more groups of objects) here are some questions you can ask your child -
What do you notice?
What's different?
What's the same?
When they are answering you please try and encourage them to answer with a full sentence.
COMPOSITION OF NUMBER
Understanding how each number is made up in different ways.
Here we are looking at being able to add two groups of objects together to work out how many, beginning firstly with quantities to 5 and then 10 (addition). You can also look at seeing if your child can take away a number of objects from a group (subtraction).
Games - playing a simple board game with a dice will greatly support your child's maths skills at school. We play games with a dice with the children, here they are able to develop their subitising skills - ability to see and know how may there are without counting and they can also develop their ability to count on along a track.
WOW moments
The children have had a blue sheet sent home with them that you can send back into school. You will be able to use this to share with school any ‘WOW moments’ in your child’s life that you observe at home. These could be:
* The first time he/she rides their bike without stabilizers
* Swim without armbands
* Achieves an award from a club
You could take photographs or write a message in the box for us to include in your child’s learning journey. Click on the picture above if you need another copy or ask your child's class teacher. Alternatively, just fill out the form opposite and your child's WOW moment will be emailed to their class teacher! We look forward to sharing with you, your child's achievements.
* The first time he/she rides their bike without stabilizers
* Swim without armbands
* Achieves an award from a club
You could take photographs or write a message in the box for us to include in your child’s learning journey. Click on the picture above if you need another copy or ask your child's class teacher. Alternatively, just fill out the form opposite and your child's WOW moment will be emailed to their class teacher! We look forward to sharing with you, your child's achievements.
Weather!!!
Due to the changeable weather please could you ensure that your child has a waterproof coat and a pair of boots in school so we can have fun outdoors whatever the weather!
parents
Here is a link to a useful document. It provides you with lots of information in relation to our Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.