Foundation Stage Assessment Information Evening Thursday 18 th February 2016

What is Orbit? Orbit Early Years is new technology that makes life easier for early years practitioners and allows sharing of information with parents.

Orbit Early Years makes it easy for practitioners to: Collect observations of each child Assess learning in line with the 2012 EYFS Framework Create a personalised album of each child's experiences Evaluate children and track progress over time See 'All About Me' information about each child and their family (not obligatory) Receive postcards of each child's at-home learning experiences.

Not just Orbit! Orbit is only part of our assessment process. It will be used alongside the Literacy and Maths Learning Journeys and staff knowledge, to create an overall assessment of each child. Final judgements will then be made after all evidence is considered and recorded on our school system.

How does Orbit benefit your child? You will see your child’s observations almost straight away and see what they are ‘getting up to’ in school. You will be able to discuss the work we have done in school with your child. If you wish to, you will be able to show other important people the observations and photos. You can show us the fantastic things your child does or says at home and these can go towards our assessments.

‘Postcards’ The ‘postcards’ from home can help us enormously with our assessments particularly in the following areas:

Understanding Understands humour, e.g. nonsense rhymes, jokes. Speaking Uses a range of tenses (e.g. play, playing, will play, played). Communication Language and Literacy

Physical Development Health and self care Eats a healthy range of foodstuffs and understands the need for variety in food. Shows some understanding that good practices with regard to exercise, eating, sleeping and hygiene can contribute to good health.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development Making relationships Initiates play, offering cues to peers to join him/her.

Maths Number Begins to identify his/her own mathematical problems based on his/her own interests and fascinations. Shape, Space and Measure Measures short periods of time in simple ways

Understanding the World People & Communities Enjoys joining in with family customs and routines.

How can I access my child’s Orbit profile? Provide school with your address. We will send an invite to link you to your child's record in Orbit. You receive an invitation. You then register yourself as an Orbit user on the website. Then accept the second invitation to link to your child's Orbit record. You are now connected in real-time with your child's learning through this website.

How do I send ‘postcards’ from home? 1 3 2

All About Me This is not a requirement but you may choose to fill this section out with your child.

Thank you for your time Please complete the consent forms and return to Mrs Brown.