Christmas Nativity Performances 

Friday 5th December 2pm - Hedgehog class parents and carers (x2 adults per child)

Monday 8th December  2pm - Owl class parents and carers (x2 adults per child) 

Please wait by the Year 4 entrance (by the swimming pool) and we will sign you into the school here. 

If you are unable to attend the performance on the day for your child's class, please speak to your child's class teacher to discuss watching on the other day. 

Update

We do now have some additional availability for both performances for EYFS. If you would like up to 2 additional seats for grandparents, please contact your child's class teacher to enquire.

Friday 28th November

This week has been all things dinosaurs! We have continued with 'Dinosaurs Love Underpants' in Drawing Club and been busy recreating dinosaur fossils too! In Discovery Time, the children have been inspired to make aquariums and farms which have been wonderful to see. In our Outdoor Learning session, the children made bird feeders that are now hanging around the outdoor learning area and some have even made their way into our blue area! We will be keeping our eye out for winter birds!

We have been busy practising for our Nativity and cannot wait to share our performances with you very soon! All children have been sent home with a letter explaining their role and costume. If you do not think you have had this letter, please contact your class teacher and we will provide you with the relevant details. Costumes will need to be brought in next week prior to the performance as we have dress rehearsals earlier in the week.

Key Dates:

Saturday 29th November - FOFS Christmas Fair

Friday 5^th December - Hedgehogs Nativity

Monday 8^th December - Owls Nativity

Thursday 11^th December - Christmas dinner and jumper day

Friday 12^th December - Christmas jumper day and Father Christmas visiting!

Tuesday 16^th December - FOFS Secret Present Room

Friday 19^th December - Whole School Christmas Service and last day of term

Have a lovely weekend,

The EYFS Team

Friday 21st November

This week has been a great week with lots of fun activities! Our Drawing Club book has been 'Dinosaurs Love Underpants' and the children have thoroughly enjoyed designing their own underpants and retelling the story using our small world set ups. 

In Maths we have been learning all about the numbers 4 and 5 and have been consolidating our learning from last week on circles and triangles. The children have enjoyed making illustrations using only circles! 

Our topic this week has been all about hibernation. We have been reading a lovely book called 'Winter Sleep' which follows the story of animals that hibernate and what changes occur each season. We were even lucky enough to experience some snow on Wednesday, making us feel very wintery! 

The children have been busy rehearsing for our Nativity. We thank you for your patience whilst we waited for confirmation of dates. Letters have been placed in bookbags/contact books regarding your child's role in the Nativity and information about costumes. Hedgehogs parents/carers are invited to attend on Friday 5^th December. Owls parents/carers are invited to attend on Monday 8^th December. Both performances will begin at 2pm. If you are unable to attend the date allocated, please speak to a member of the EYFS Team and we can arrange changes. ALL children will be in both performances. 

We hope you have a lovely weekend.

The EYFS Team

Friday 14th November

This week Owls and Hedgehogs have been super busy! We started the week learning about Remembrance Day, then towards the end of the week spoke about the ways we can give back to the community and people in need! 

Alongside this we have been busy finalising our wacky race cars, practising our reading and writing and going on shape hunts in the wooded area to find objects that reminded us of circles, triangles, squares and rectangles. 

Next week we are reading 'Dinosaurs Love Underpants' in Drawing Club and will be learning about animals and hibernation as the season begins to change!

Key Dates for your diary:

Wednesday 26th November - Church Service (please drop off at All Saints at 8:45am).

Saturday 29^th November - FOFS Christmas Fair (1-4pm)

Friday 5^th December - EYFS Nativity (2pm)

Monday 8^th December - EYFS Nativity (2pm)

We will be giving more information about the Nativity shortly.

Have a lovely weekend,

The EYFS Team

Friday 7th November

Welcome back to Term 2! We are continuing with our topic 'All About Me' and this leads us to our first plea! To link with the 'Understanding the World' strand of the EYFS curriculum, we will be looking at pictures of us as babies and of us now to see and discuss the past and compare how we looked then vs now. We are asking that if you have any photographs of your child as a baby or perhaps an event they enjoy from the past (1st birthday, 1^st Christmas, 1^st holiday) to please send them in for us to have a circle time about our past and how we have changed!

This week we have been discussing all things Bonfire Night, including why we celebrate it, how to stay safe and what traditions there are. The children have been busy creating their own firework pictures inspired by photos and videos of fireworks displays.

In Maths we have been looking at one more, one less and are beginning to explore the composition of numbers. Our Drawing Club focus this week has been the cartoon 'Wacky Races' and the children have been busy designing and junk modelling their own cars and racing tracks. Please see the pictures below for an insight into our week!

As a reminder, reading with your child is crucial to support their early reading skills. We understand that afternoons and evenings can be busy, but even reading just one page with your child will support them with their blending. We will continue to change Phonics books once they have been read and recorded 3 times in the contact book. 

Thank you for your continued support.

The EYFS Team

Friday 23rd October

We cannot believe that Term 1 has finished! It has been a fun first term back to school and we are so proud of each child for the effort they have put into their learning so far. We will be continuing our ‘All About Me’ topic into Term 2 whilst also learning about some key celebrations that fall within this time of year such as Bonfire Night and Christmas.

From Thursday 6^th November we will be beginning swimming and outdoor learning. Classes will be alternating sessions each week. The table below shares when your child will be swimming/outdoor learning.

Regardless of whether your child is swimming or outdoor learning, we are asking ALL children to be sent into school on Thursdays in their own clothes. Please ensure these are simple clothes that your child can identify themselves and change into and out of. We are asking for no laces/buttons/zips (unless on coats) to ensure children can dress themselves for their session as quickly as possible. Please make sure all clothes are clearly labelled with your child’s name and class.

Outdoor Learning Clothes:

• Warm and comfortable clothes that you do not mind getting wet/muddy.
• Wellington boots/outdoor boots.
• No laces
• Waterproof jackets, trousers or one pieces.

Swimming:

• Children to wear own clothes during the day and change into swimming wear before their session. Clothes should be warm and comfortable and easy for your child to take off/put on. No laces please.
• A one piece swimming costume for girls and swimming trunks for boys.
• A swimming hat
• Goggles
• Towel
• Pool shoes to walk from the classroom to the pool (crocs, jelly shoes, flip flops).

Volunteering:

We rely on volunteers to enable swimming and outdoor learning to continue for the children. If you would like to volunteer to help with outdoor learning, swimming or reading then please do contact the office. All volunteers will need to undergo safeguarding training (provided by the school).

Other information:

We have a church on Wednesday 5^th November at All Saints Church. Please drop your child off at church between 8:45-8:55. We will walk back to church with our Year 6 buddies.

We are politely asking that from Monday 3^rd November, parents/carers do not enter the blue area during drop off/pick up. Please drop your child off at the picket fence. A member of EYFS staff will be available to take any verbal messages and any other messages can be put into the contact book. Thank you for your understanding.

Please refer to the whole school newsletter for key dates this term.

Have a fantastic half term and we welcome you back on Monday 3rd November.

Friday 17th October

We cannot believe that we only have one week left of Term 1! Where has the time gone? We have had another exciting week at school and have begun a new activity called 'Squiggle While You Wiggle'. This is a fun, active session which focuses on making big body movements (such as up and down, side to side) with fabric to mimic letter writing. The children have thoroughly enjoyed Squiggle!

In Phonics our next 4 sounds have been h, b, f and l. In Maths we have been looking at repeating patterns and one more and one less. As part of our topic we have been looking at body parts and what they do! Please see the slideshow below for some pictures of the fun we've been having this week!

As a reminder, parent consultations are now live via Arbor. Please ensure you have booked a meeting with your child's class teaching to discuss how they settled at school and an update on their progress. If you cannot attend, please speak to a member of the EYFS team and we will work together to find an alternative.

Next week has some key dates to remember:

Tuesday - parent consultations evening 1

Wednesday - individual professional school photos

Thursday - last day of term, early reading phonics workshop pyjama day (please donate some chocolate for our Christmas fair) and parent consultation evening 2

Friday - we are not in school on Friday as this is a staff INSET day.

Have a lovely weekend.

The EYFS Team

Friday 10th October

This week we have been reading the story 'Pumpkin Soup', which is a lovely story about sharing and being kind friends. It has also lead nicely to discuss the season we have just entered, Autumn. Some of our afternoon sessions have been spent in the wooded area, observing and collecting autumnal objects such as acorns and conkers. We have created some autumnal art to support our learning. Please see the pictures below for an insight to our learning this week.

Our sounds in Phonics this week have been ck, e, u and r and we have been recapping all of Phase 2 sounds in our 'Colour Splat' game. In Maths we have started looking at patterns such as spotty, stripes, flowery and have been noticing these patterns in our environment!

Some parents/carers have been asking about phonics reading books. To clarify, phonics books will be changed once the book has been read (and recorded in the reading record) 3 times. We check reading records twice a week and will change once the book has been read 3 times. Library books will be changed once a week. Please keep both phonics and library books in your child's bookbag all week. Sorry for the confusion this has caused. 

Thank you for your continued support and we wish you a restful weekend.

The EYFS Team

Friday 3rd October 

This week our Drawing Club focus was on 'The Three Little Pigs'. Owls and Hedgehogs have been busy creating their own paper plate pigs and have been retelling the story using puppets and story spoons. We have also been constructing our own houses for the big bad wolf to try and blow down!

In maths we have been comparing size, using words such as big, medium and small to differentiate between the size of objects. Our phonics sounds this week have been g, o, c and k. We have also been creating some autumnal artwork ready to go on display too and will be creating even more next week! Please see the photos below for a summary of our learning this week.

We were so impressed with all of the children during the Church service and the walk back to school. A really big well done for walking so sensibly and sitting so well for the Harvest service. We hope you enjoyed listening to our Harvest song.

Next week we will be reading to story 'Pumpkin Soup' as part of our topic, All About Me. This is a lovely story all about friendships and will allow us to discuss the new friendships the children have made at school. 

We hope you have a lovely weekend!

The EYFS Team

Friday 26th September

What a wonderful week of learning! This week we started Drawing Club which the children really enjoyed! We had a go at creating our own colour monsters and making them do some really silly things with our codes! Our Drawing Club book next week is 'The Three Little Pigs".

In Maths we have been looking at sorting and creating sets. Next week we will be explore capacity! Please see some of the pictures for an insight into our learning this week!

We have also been busy practising our song for our Harvest festival on Thursday 2nd October. We would love to see you all there! Your children will need to be dropped off at All Saints Church between 8:45-55 and then their Year 6 buddy will walk them back to school.

We have updated the 'Home Learning' section of our newsletter with the parent newsletter from our phonics scheme, Supersonic Phonic Friends. This is to inform you of the sounds and words we have been learning at school. As a challenge, can you see if your child can say the sounds?

Other ways to help your child at home, especially as we enter the colder seasons, is to ensure they can put on their own coat and do the zip up independently. 

We wish you a restful weekend and look forward to seeing you all on Monday.

Friday 19th September

Welcome to our first full week newsletter update! We are so proud of how well the children have settled and cannot wait to share some of our learning this week.

This week some of our challenges have been:

Literacy: listening to stories and recalling what has happened

Maths: learning how to match objects and sorting objects into different categories.

Phonics: learning the sounds s, a, t and p.

Fine motor: using a knife and fork to cut up playdough dinners, using tweezers to sort and match pom poms.

Gross motor: exploring our bikes, trikes, sports trolley equipment and large scale construction blocks.

Please view the photos below to see some more amazing learning!

The children have been exploring our environments during Discovery Time (child-led learning). We have had great fun making boats out of the large wooden blocks to take us to France and South America! We have also explored our middle area where some children have been junk modelling and making birthday cake crafts! 

On Friday afternoon we met our Year 6 buddies and had a lovely time together, sharing stories and learning about each other.

Next week, we will begin Drawing Club as part of our Literacy curriculum and our first story is 'The Colour Monster'. 

We hope you have a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday.

The EYFS Team

Friday 12th September

Welcome to the Early Years newsletter! Here we post updates about the learning we have done at school, alongside some photos for you to look at! We also post reminders and important dates, so please make sure to check back regularly!

This week the children have made an excellent start to school! They have been enjoying exploring all of our learning areas and have been showing us how fabulous they are at tidying! We have enjoyed sharing our 'All About Me' boxes as a class, meeting our class pets (Hetty and Owlee), as well as exploring paint, playdoh, skittles, footballs, lego and so much more!

Each child has now been sent home with their first picture book and reading record. Please ensure these are kept inside the bookbags as we will be changing them weekly. 

We hope your children have had a great first few days at school. We look forward to welcoming them back on Monday.

Have a restful weekend,

The EYFS Team