1. The Early Years Foundation Stage

2. The First Few Weeks
Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th INSET Days. Wednesday 6th – Friday 8th home visits Monday 11th– staggered start to school full time or part time. Thursday 14th - All arrive between 8.45 and Full time or part-time or a mix.

3. Early Morning Routine
Arrive between 8.45 and 8.55 by the door next to the hall.
Children find their name to self register
Children choose from a selection of early morning activities
Time to talk to child’s teacher or play with your child
8.55 (roughly) tambourine signal tidy up for register, parents leave classroom

4. Daily Routine Registration and visual timetable
Whole class teaching inputs
Learning Line Time (a variety of: Child initiated, guided group by a teacher or teaching assistant and independent work. Also snack cafe time).
Playtime
Phonics
Learning Line Time and reading
Home time – 12.00
Lunch – (lunchbox or hot meal)
1.15 – Linked provision
1.30 – Input and Learning Line Time
2.40 – Review of day, storcise and story. (milktime)
Home

5. Toy to take home! Class toys Come home for an adventure for 1 sleep.
Record their adventure with photos, drawing, writing etc
Child shares the following day
They also like to have a wash!

6. Foundation Stage Curriculum
Continuous provision from birth to 5
Emphasises the importance of learning through PLAY
See our new website for more information about the ‘Foundation Stage Curriculum’ and What to Expect When’.

7. Characteristics of effective learning
Playing and exploring – engagement
Finding out and exploring
Playing with what they know
Being willing to ‘have a go’

8. Characteristics of effective learning
Active learning – motivation
Being involved and concentrating
Keeping trying
Enjoying achieving what they set out to do

9. Characteristics of effective learning
Creating and thinking critically – thinking
Having their own ideas
Making links
Choosing ways to do things

10. How can you help?
Getting changed –dressed and undressed independently (velcro shoes are ideal)
Sorting clothes inside out the correct way
Putting coat on and doing up the zip/buttons
Label all clothes and shoes!
Independent toiletting
Eating fruit whole.
PE kit in school
Water bottle in school (for water only)
No jewellery
Using a knife and fork.
Child’s name (Ordering letters in name, lower case letters –cursive script – starting on the line)
Share rhymes and Nursery Rhymes.
Keep us informed of any changes or upsets
Encourage independence

11. Thank you!