Welcome to EYFS!

Summer 1

Dear Families,

I hope you are all well and had a fantastic Easter. Apologies for the information overload below but thought it would be best to put everything in one place and try my best to answer any questions you may have.

New School Information:

DROP OFF -
When you arrive at school, please come through the pedestrian entrance and walk towards the main office/to the other side of the carpark where you will see our gate/secret garden. I will be waiting on the Reception gate for the children and Miss Lawrence will be waiting by the classroom door. The children have all walked this way before so they should remember. Please can you say goodbye to your children at our Reception gate and let them walk into the EYFS area by themselves.
If you also have a child in Year 1 or Year 2 please feel free to drop them together with me at EYFS and I will make sure they get to their class. At pick up time, if you have a child in Year 1 and Year 2 as well, they can come out of the EYFS gate to save you walking round to their class too. This is only for those Reception children who have siblings in Year 1&2.

PICK UP -
This will be in the same place as drop off. Please wait outside the green reception gate and we will bring the children out to you.

LOCKERS -
You would've received an email from the office last week regarding lockers. All children have their own named locker and tray. Bookbags will go in their trays and then spare clothes / forest school clothes / coats will go in their lockers. There may not be a huge amount of space for a rucksack/backpack as well so please don't feel you need to send these. It might be an idea to just send a small plastic bag in with spare clothes which can remain in their lockers if you think they may need any. Most days, children will just need a water bottle, bookbag and coat.

FOREST SCHOOL -
Reception class will be starting Forest School sessions every Wednesday afternoon until May half term. We will get them changed at school before lunch - please send in Forest School clothes in a plastic bag every WEDNESDAY. The children will come home in these clothes and bring their uniform home in their plastic bag.

PE -
As Reception will be having Forest school sessions this half term, we will just be doing PE on a MONDAY. Please send your children into school wearing PE kits on a MONDAY ONLY.

Summer 1 Curriculum:
Attached to this observation is our Summer 1 Curriculum Map. This half term our topic is 'Let's Grow!'. As part of this topic, children will be learning about a wide range of things that grow! Alongside this, we will be having a visit from the Dentist to talk to the children about oral hygiene.
A big part of our half term is also going to be learning new routines at the new school and settling in - we can't wait to send you lots of pictures of us in our new school!

As always, if you have any questions please do let me know.
I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday morning.

Best wishes
Miss Tims

 

Optional Home Learning for Easter Inset Days

Dear Families,
As we have 4 inset days over the Easter period whilst we move over to the new school, we have set optional home learning for you to do at home with your children if you wish to do so.
I've attached everything on a PDF document which you will find if you scroll to the bottom of this page. If you have any questions please do let me know.
Best wishes
Miss Tims

Spring 2

Dear Families,

I hope you all had a wonderful half term!

This half term, our topic is 'Animal Kingdom'. Take a look at our curriculum map to find out more. As part of this topic, children will be exploring various animals and habitats. We also have a very exciting trip planned to Wroxham Barns towards the end of term which I am sure the children will be very excited about. We are also hoping to have a visit from a local Vets to explain to the children what is involved in being a vet!

We will continue to use Drawing Club and our books this half term will all be linked to our topic.
We've also started to incorporate something new into our timetable called '10 minute skills'. This happens 3 times a week and takes place straight after our drawing club input. The children go off in their groups to an activity for 10 minutes and over the course of 2 weeks, they will have visited all 6 activities. All activities are explained to the children and they access all of them other than 5&6 independently. The 6 activities are focused around:
1) Fine Motor Skills
2) Maths
3) Expressive Arts and Design
4) Independent Writing
5+6) Drawing Club focus group with an adult.
We have already noticed such a difference with children's independence and fine motor skills and they seem to really enjoy doing their 10 minute skills too!

PE will continue to be every Monday and Tuesday. Please ensure PE kits come back into school tomorrow as we will have PE in the afternoon.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.

Best wishes
Miss Tims

 

Spring 1

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you all.

This half term, our topic is 'Around the World'. Take a look at our Curriculum Map to find out more about our learning.

Phonics/Reading:
New reading groups will begin on Tuesday. Please can you ensure book bags are in daily so we can send books home. In Phonics, we will be beginning to look at our Phase 3 Sounds.

PE:
PE will continue to be on a Monday and Tuesday afternoon. We will not be starting PE until next Monday (13th) so please ensure PE kits are here by then.

Weather:
As you know, we do try and get outside everyday in all weathers. Most children have wellies here already. Please ensure that children have appropriate clothing to go outside in. We do have spare waterproofs if needed.

As always if you have any questions please do let me know. I look forward to seeing you all in the morning!

Best wishes

Miss Tims

Autumn 2

I hope everyone had a great half term. This next half term is always a busy time for us in Reception!

Our topic for Autumn 2 is 'Festivals and Celebrations'. Take a look at our Curriculum Map to find out more about our learning.

Drawing Club will continue to be used. It has been so wonderful to see how excited the children are to be introduced to a new book / new vocabulary each week. Their imagination is just incredible! 

Of course, this half term the children will also be learning lots about Christmas! They will take part in our Nativity Performance in December. Keep an eye out for the dates/tickets for this nearer to the time!

P.E will continue to be on Monday and Tuesday so please ensure that P.E kits are in school. Also a reminder that as the weather changes, waterproof coats and wellies may be needed so please ensure these are also at school.

Reading books (Little Wandle) will continue to be sent home on a Friday and will be collected on a Monday. Sharing books will be changed every Monday as normal too.

As always, if you have any questions, please do let me know!

Best wishes
Miss Tims

Autumn 1

Myself and Miss Lawrence are looking forward to welcoming you on Wednesday 4th September 2024. We will meet you on the front playground at 8:45am.

For the first week (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday), children will be in school until 12pm. From Monday 9th September, children will be in full time (8:45am - 3:20pm).

We will be holding a short 'Meet the Teacher' session in the first couple of weeks, where I will talk about the EYFS curriculum and our timetable.

Tapestry will be used as our communication platform so please keep an eye out for weekly updates and any messages. 

If you have any questions, please do get in touch!

We look forward to meeting you on Wednesday. 

Best Wishes

Miss Tims