Foundation Stage

Staff in our phase

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

.Mrs Skinner, Mrs Strongman 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 - Hello - Starting School 

During this topic we will be settling into school routines and getting to know lots of new friends.

We we find out about the adults who work with us and will  explore the EYFS unit, inside and out.

We will be learning about each other, routines and expectations.

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.

We will be enjoying lots of stories together.

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.