Welcome

The aims of Manor Fields are: To value all students equally and as individuals. For all staff to work together to create a happy, challenging, stimulating and caring environment in which students can enjoy their time at school and celebrate their achievement. For the school to strive to build a community which encourages all its members to develop a healthy respect for each other – thereby promoting the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

Consistency Transparency High expectations Outstanding standards and achievements academic, sports, music, arts Inclusion & celebrate diversity Community & Partnership Trust, support and respect Effective communication

We want our children to be… Children who love the challenge of learning and persevere Children who take risks and are resilient to failure Children who are confident, self-assured learners Children who are proud of their learning and achievements Children who behave impeccably Children who work co-operatively and collaboratively

Children parents staff community Governors

Communication Absence – office Emergencies –office Welfare /safeguarding concerns – DSP – Head/Deputy/EYFS leader School dates/events – newsletters, website, Nursery door /parent-mail Learning / behaviour – key worker All other concerns – Mrs Hind or Headteacher E-mail – parent@manorfields.herts.sch.uk

Nursery 2016-2017 Small class sizes. Key worker model – Nursery Nurses / TA. Transition meetings – Stort Valley & Villages Children's centre Parent consultations in Autumn and Spring term. ‘Learning Journeys’ at end of year. Regular open sessions. Christmas play; sports day; class assemblies. Parent helper rota Mystery readers?!?!?!

The Early Years Foundation Stage

Our Ethos ‘Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential.’ Statutory Framework for the EYFS Mar 2012

Aren’t we lucky? Parents and Early Years Practitioners. Young children are ‘hungry’ to learn new things. We have a responsibility to excite, inspire and support them to reach their potential and develop a love of learning that will continue throughout their lives. Our Early Years Foundation Stage Team is committed to high quality provision in a happy, nurturing and safe environment. We work together to ensure that we provide opportunities for the children to develop a broad range of knowledge and skills that build the foundations for future learning.

To feel happy To feel safe To feel valued To be inspired What is important to you and your child? To feel happy To feel safe To feel valued To be inspired

An Holistic Approach The 7 Areas of Learning Prime Areas Personal, Social and Emotional Development Communication and Language Physical Development Specific Areas Mathematics Literacy Understanding the World Expressive Arts and Design

An Enabling Learning Environment Young children learn through play by exploring and investigating – Child Led Learning Encourage independence. Inspires and excites. Varied and evolving according to children’s interests.

Space Planning activities in line with the children’s interests rockets fireworks A rocket and two spacemen

Sparkle Time Child Led Learning At least 1 ½ hours of ’Child Led Learning’ each day. Inside and outside. Free choice of play activities, supported by the adult where necessary. Adults observe the children in play, making suggestions and offering challenges to deepen their learning. Enhancements to the provision are planned to help children with their ‘Next Steps’ in learning.

Characteristics of Effective Learning Playing and Exploring Active Learning Creating and Thinking Critically persevere curious predicting engaged fascinated risk taker testing pride explorer Enjoying achieving checking pretending challenge focussed Seeing patterns planning Using their senses

Working Together Working with parents to gain a better understanding of the child’s interests and achievements so that we can provide opportunities to develop their knowledge and celebrate their successes.

Learning Journeys A record of some of the key achievements and experiences of your child’s time in Nursery. A collection of evidence that is gathered to show the child’s development and to help practitioners plan for the next steps in their learning.

The Nursery Session

Flexi-Drop off and Pick up Nursery Flexi-Drop off and Pick up Morning Nursery – drop off between 8.30am & 8.45am pick up between 11.15am & 11.30am Afternoon Nursery - drop off between 12.30pm & 12.45pm pick up between 3.15pm & 3.30pm

Music, songs and stories Routine Busy Fingers – activities designed to help strengthen the fingers, develop fine motor control and hand-eye co-ordination. Circle Time in small groups encouraging speaking and listening. Planned Activities – Independent and adult guided to develop skills through the 7 areas of learning. Child Led learning (Sparkletime!) Indoors and outside Music, songs and stories

Busy Fingers Activities that develop gross and fine motor control, to strengthen the hands and fingers, ready for writing. Construction Writing in shaving foam Stretchy dough Bead patterns Unifix

Adult Led Activities Activities based on the children’s needs and next steps, covering all 7 areas of learning. For the first half-term, these are designed to help the children familiarise themselves with the Nursery environment.

Communication and Language Circle Time

Sparkle Time! Child Led Learning – the children are free to explore and use all the resources – both inside and out - that Nursery can offer, with adults facilitating and extending their learning through play.

Physical Development

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Phonics A range of fun-filled songs, games and stories designed to develop children’s early phonological awareness.