Foundation Stage

Staff in our phase

Mrs Stone and  Mrs Barker are the class teachers in the EYFS. 

.Mrs Skinner, Mrs Sackett  and Mrs Smith also help us with our learning.

How we learn

In the EYFS we are always busy.  We like to explore and learn through our play.  We love having visitors into our classroom and going on adventures and trips.

Our day includes a Phonics session, where we are learning about letters and the sounds that they make.  We use Bug Club phonics to help us.  We have  Number sessions, and we spend lots of time listening to stories and enjoying books.

During the day we spend time outside in the EYFS garden, travelling to far away places in our pirate ship, making a delicious lunch in our mud kitchen, construction castles, making waterways, climbing and  sometimes looking for minibeasts in the garden.  We love to be outside, no matter what the weather is like.  We always have our wellington boots and coats with us.

We take part in regular PE sessions and also visit Forest School on a regular basis.  In the woods we climb trees, explore the woodland, look after the animals that live there and have lots of time to work together. This term we have been building fires for cooking and keeping warm. 

Our learning is supported by the adults and by our friends as we all learn together.  

We have lots of fun and have lots of smiles. 

What we are learning this term

Topic - We are Voyagers - Time To Celebrate - Celebrations Around the World 

During this topic we will be thinking about different ways that we celebrate.  We will be thinking about our own celebrations and about other festivals and celebrations around the world

We will start our learning with Halloween and Bonfire Night - where we will talk about how to be safe around a fire, before moving on to Diwali, the Festival of Light.  We will be making comparisons between our own celebrations and those from other cultures.

We will spend time thinking about Remembrance and Poppies, and will take our own wreath to the local War Memorial.

This term we will be participating in World Nursery Rhyme week, where we will be hosting a family sing-a-long session and will be making preparations for our EYFS Christmas production.

We will be singing lots of familiar songs, doing lots of counting and showing of our motor skills as we use scissors, pencils and brushes to create cards and decorations

We will be learning inside and outside every day, so we need to have wellington boots in school (These can stay in school) and we will all need a coat.

Bookbags need to come into school every day.

Everyone needs a drinks bottle with water in it - for the classroom.

Children in the EYFS do not need to bring in snacks or toys into school. 

We will be taking part in weekly PE sessions and Forest School Sessions in our school woodland area.