WELCOME TO
EYFS
AT STAFFORD LEYS
WELCOME TO EYFS
We have lots of fun in EYFS through a topic based approach. There are two classes, our teachers this year are Mrs. Allison, Mrs Hollier and Miss Vaghela.
PE Days - please ensure your child brings their PE kit into school Monday to Friday. Our PE days are Monday, 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.
We have lots of fun in EYFS through a topic based approach. There are two classes, our teachers this year are Mrs. Allison, Mrs Hollier and Miss Vaghela.
PE Days - please ensure your child brings their PE kit into school Monday to Friday. Our PE days are Monday, 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.
Thank you & have a great summer!
All the staff in EYFS would like to take this opportunity to thank you all. We really hope the children have enjoyed their time in EYFS, despite the disruption we have had. Thank you for all of your support throughout the year and especially since March. We hope you have a relaxing summer break and we hope the children continue to have a fantastic time in Year 1.
helping your child with their writing at home
If you scroll down below the activities we have set and the contact form, you will find some helpful information to support you with your child's writing at home.
home learning
At Stafford Leys we are incredibly proud of our children and how hard they have continued to work during this very difficult time. We believe that all children now deserve a break during the summer and so will not be setting weekly work for our pupils to complete. If your child wishes to complete some activities independently, there are many online learning opportunities available. The resources and websites that we have included below are simply suggestions to consider. Please be advised that staff in school will not be able to answer emails or support with the work.
We hope that all of our children and their families have a wonderful summer and we look forward to welcoming you back next year.
We hope that all of our children and their families have a wonderful summer and we look forward to welcoming you back next year.
Here are some useful links you can access at home -
General subjects - English, Maths, Topic and PSED
- https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception - you can dip into any of these weeks.
Maths
- https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/ - there are lots of great videos and activities you can complete here.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/b08bzfnh - this is the link to all of the Numberblocks episodes.
- https://login.mathletics.com/ - complete the Mathletics activities within Numbers to 10 and Numbers to 20.
Physical
https://www.lrsport.org/children-and-families
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
General subjects - English, Maths, Topic and PSED
- https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception - you can dip into any of these weeks.
Maths
- https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/ - there are lots of great videos and activities you can complete here.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/b08bzfnh - this is the link to all of the Numberblocks episodes.
- https://login.mathletics.com/ - complete the Mathletics activities within Numbers to 10 and Numbers to 20.
Physical
https://www.lrsport.org/children-and-families
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Useful Phonics Website links:
- Phonics Play - www.phonicsplay.co.uk
- ICT Games English - www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/literacy.html
- Twinkl - find phonics related activities - https://www.twinkl.co.uk/
- Cbeebies Alphablocks www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks
- Mr Thorne does phonics - www.youtube.com/channel/UC7sW4j8p7k9D_qRRMUsGqyw
- BBC Bitesize Phonics - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zgkw2hv
- Phonics Bloom - https://www.phonicsbloom.com/
Tricky Words - Can you read and spell them? Can you apply them into a sentence?
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READING
You can now sign your child up to online reading books assigned by your child's class teacher using Rising Stars. Click on the Rising Stars logo above to download the letter sent out to all parents.
Please continue to ensure you read for at least 10 minutes with your child everyday and ask them questions about what they have read.
For more reading content visit the Free ebook library at Oxford Owl. Click on the Owl to visit the link. You will need to set up a login for this. Use the levels tab to select your child's correct reading band.
Please continue to ensure you read for at least 10 minutes with your child everyday and ask them questions about what they have read.
For more reading content visit the Free ebook library at Oxford Owl. Click on the Owl to visit the link. You will need to set up a login for this. Use the levels tab to select your child's correct reading band.
More details for Phonics:
Please see below more information on how to teach phonics at home.
When teaching phonics a typical lesson would include the 4 main steps: Review, Teach, Practise and Apply.
- Review – a quick recall of previously taught phonemes, star words and tricky words e.g. using flashcards
- Teach – Introduce the focus phoneme (the sound of the day). Teach what letter shapes make it, how it is correctly pronounced and its caption action. E.g. qu – quiet for the queen.
- Practise – Practise reading and writing the focus phoneme in words e.g. queen, quick.
- Apply – Apply the knowledge of the focus phoneme by reading it in a sentence or writing it in a sentence. E.g The queen is quick.
This week's Phonics: Phase 3/4 - Revision
This week in Phonics we have been enjoying playing phonics games and revising phase3/4. Please see the plan for ideas: week_6_phonics.docx
This week in Phonics we have been enjoying playing phonics games and revising phase3/4. Please see the plan for ideas: week_6_phonics.docx
Previous Phase 4 Phonics Lesson Activity Plans:
Previous Phase 4 Phonics Lesson Activity Plans:
- Week Beginning 1.6.20 - Phase 4 - Week 1
phonics_1.6.20_-_phase_4_week_1.pdf - Week Beginning 8/15.6.20 - Phase 4 - Week 2
phonics_15.6.20_-_phase_4_week_2.pdf - Week Beginning 8/15.6.20 - Phase 4 - Week 3
phonics_22.6.20_-_phase_4_week_3.pdf - Week Beginning 8/15.6.20 - Phase 4 - Week 4
phonics_29.6.20_-_phase_4_week_4.pdf
helping your child to write at home
During the current situation with Covid19 you may be finding helping/teaching your child to write at home very tricky. So we thought we would share with you how we can support you at home with this. We will use the topic we recently covered of Jack and the Beanstalk to help you. The most important thing to remember is we do not expect the children to spell everything correctly and instead to just have an attempt at spelling words phonetically - the way they say it.
- Firstly, ask your child to give you a sentence of what they would like to write, for example, Jack went up the beanstalk.
- Then together say the sentence and count out the number of words in that sentence, for example, there are 5.
- Say the sentence again clapping for each word - Jack (clap) went (clap) up (clap) the (clap) beanstalk (clap) - five claps.
- Then your child can have a go at writing the first word, carefully saying the word aloud to help them segment the sounds so they can write it. Repeating with each word in the sentence. At this point you can be reminding your child to put a finger space between each word.
- Encourage your child to read back what they have written as they are writing their sentence and again when they have finished.
- When writing tricky words, these are words your child needs to remember and cannot be sounded out - these are the type of words we would talk to them about at the end, about how to correctly spell them.
- The finished sentence may look like this -
- Firstly, ask your child to give you a sentence of what they would like to write, for example, Jack went up the beanstalk.
- Then together say the sentence and count out the number of words in that sentence, for example, there are 5.
- Say the sentence again clapping for each word - Jack (clap) went (clap) up (clap) the (clap) beanstalk (clap) - five claps.
- Then your child can have a go at writing the first word, carefully saying the word aloud to help them segment the sounds so they can write it. Repeating with each word in the sentence. At this point you can be reminding your child to put a finger space between each word.
- Encourage your child to read back what they have written as they are writing their sentence and again when they have finished.
- When writing tricky words, these are words your child needs to remember and cannot be sounded out - these are the type of words we would talk to them about at the end, about how to correctly spell them.
- The finished sentence may look like this -
- The way this has been spelt is phonetically plausible - and if we were modelling this with the children we would write it firstly in how we have in black pen, then use another colour to highlight how it is correctly spelt - pointing out misconceptions. 'ck' for Jack, missing the 'n' out in 'went' and how 'beanstalk' has an alternative vowel digraph in it.
If your child is writing more than one sentence, you may want to do one sentence a day to make this more manageable for them.
Please click here to see some examples of writing we would expect to see from most children by the end of foundation stage.
Any queries or questions please do not hesistate to ask, contacting your child's class teacher via the EYFS email address.
If your child is writing more than one sentence, you may want to do one sentence a day to make this more manageable for them.
Please click here to see some examples of writing we would expect to see from most children by the end of foundation stage.
Any queries or questions please do not hesistate to ask, contacting your child's class teacher via the EYFS email address.
online safety
Click on the picture above to open a link to some useful activities your child can complete at home in relation to online safety.
What to expect, when?
useful information for parents
Please click on the picture below to find a useful and interesting document for you to read. It has all of the ages and stages from birth to 5 and useful information in relation to how your child is learning and developing. In this guide, your child’s first five years have been divided up into six age bands which overlap. This is because every child is different and children do not grow and develop at the same rate. It highlights what you might notice your child doing at these points.
Please also check out this website - https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/ - There is some useful information and ideas on here for you too!
Phonics
Please find a video below that shows you the correct enunciation for all of the phonemes, digraphs and trigraphs the children learn.
WOW moments
Use the form below to share with your child's class teacher about 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
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
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.
Please click here for a link to our curriculum overview.