WELCOME TO EYFS!
This year your children will be working with lots of staff as part of their Early Years journey.
This year your children will be working with lots of staff as part of their Early Years journey. Our class teacher is Mrs Kay, who is Art, DT lead and Early Years Lead. Working in our classroom we are also lucky to have Mrs Nolan, Mrs Salt our teaching assistants.
Meet the Team
Mrs Kay
Mrs Nolan
Mrs Salt
School Day
The school day starts at 8:45 am, this is when the doors to your child’s classroom will open. Please help your child hang up their coat and bag and ensure your child is passed over at the small door to Mrs Kay. The school day ends at 3:15 pm. Nursery children can attend for 15 hours or 30 hours if they have childcare vouchers. Nursery children who attend all day can attend from 8.45 am till 3.30 pm.
Although we may be a small school, we want our pupils to have big ambitions and high expectations of themselves. We are an outward looking school, with a strong sense of community and we aim to create a curriculum that truly meets the needs of our children. It’s our children’s voices that we want to drive and shape that curriculum; a rich, exciting and balanced curriculum which enables each individual child to develop academically, emotionally, creatively, socially and physically. Our curriculum will enable the children to share ideas, express their opinions and apply knowledge and skills learned in a wide range of meaningful contexts. It will offer opportunities for all children to investigate, question, debate and challenge. It will enable all children to flourish and to be the very best they can be.
To support the implementation of our vision we will create:
- A stimulating environment for developing inquisitive, independent and resilient lifelong learners who work hard and strive for excellence
- A culture of working independently and collaboratively, where we see getting something wrong as part of learning how to get it right
- An ethos where all children are encouraged and supported and challenge is fully embraced
- Exciting and challenging opportunities to promote our children’s personal development and understanding of their own emotional and physical wellbeing
- Opportunities for our children to see that they can Dream, Believe and Achieve
The Classroom
Here are some of the areas your children will enjoy in the EYFS unit.
What we are learning
Explore our Long-Term Plans and parent overviews to see the exciting topics and themes we will be covering this year. It is going to be a fantastic journey of discovery!
Reading
Reading books are changed every Monday. Your child will receive a book to share for enjoyment. When
your child is ready, they will bring home a book to phonetically decode.
- Daily Reading at Home: Please log your child’s reading on Seesaw with a photo or short
comment.
- In School: Children will enjoy daily Guided Reading sessions using a variety of books and
flashcard games.
- Book Swap Box: Children can choose a book to take home and share with you—encouraging a love of
reading!
Learning powers for early years.
Pupils will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demonstrating their understanding through seven areas of learning and development and will have many opportunities to develop the nine characteristics of effective learning through our Mr Men and Little Miss characters, which are adapted to be accessible, age appropriate and enable the children to develop qualities for successful learning. The children will be supported to use the language around characteristics of effective learning through modelling from practitioners and interactive displays.
PE
This year our P.E day is on Friday in addition to this we access physical activities daily in the Early Years area. Children are expected to come into school in our sports clothes on PE days and lessons will be outside as much as possible. We provide a school PE kit through Motif8 which consists of PE hoodies, skorts, shorts and jogging bottoms. Alternatively, your child should wear a navy sweatshirt or hoodie, plain white t-shirt, navy blue shorts and navy-blue tracksuit bottoms or joggers. We also recommend your child has a water bottle in school to keep them hydrated throughout the day.
Forest School
This will be every Monday please bring wellies and a coat as your child will access this area in all weathers. The Forest School activities take place in natural settings, where children can engage in hands-on experiences and learn through play, exploration, and discovery. Forest School sessions may include mud kitchen, planting, wand making, shelter-building, nature walks, and games.
Playtime Snack
All the children are entitled to a free healthy snack each day and children under 5 will receive free milk. Snack time will be monitored by trained staff. We also recommend your child has a water bottle in school to keep them hydrated throughout the day.
Seesaw
Observations of your child will sometimes be sent home via Seesaw so that you can see what your child has been getting up to in school. Please use Seesaw to engage in conversation with your child about their learning experiences.
WOW Certificates
We love to hear how children have been learning at home and we can use this information towards making assessments about your child’s progress through the Early Years Curriculum. Wow certificates will be sent home via email. Please join us in celebrating your child’s achievements.
Key Dates
All important dates including Stay and Play, assemblies, Fun days and Sports days are listed on our school website and updated via Arbor. Keep an eye out for any changes or additions.
FUN Websites
Check out Snappy Maths, Top Marks or Phonics Play for interactive educational games. If you would like to discuss further ways to support your child at home please speak to the teacher.
STAY IN TOUCH
If you have any concerns or questions please do not hesitate to ask or email us on admin@thelinksprimary.org.uk
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to getting to know you and your children.
From The Early Years Team.
