1. EYFS Induction Evening Wednesday 28th June 2017

2. Starting School!

3. Expectations Our curriculum is designed to give all children the
best possible start in life.
We ensure that there is a breadth of coverage so children receive every opportunity to develop their skills knowledge and understanding.
Our aim at Tooting Primary School is for children to develop tolerance, respect and a positive moral outlook on life that will enable them to live a rewarding life in modern Britain and beyond.
We expect our children to participate in everything that we offer at school; this will ensure that they receive an objective, balanced education.
We will encourage critical thinking and expect our children to form opinions based on high quality teaching and discussion.

4. What is the Early Years Foundation Stage?
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is how the Government and early years professionals describe the time in your child’s life between birth and age 5.

5. EYFS Curriculum
The Curriculum consists of 7 areas of Learning and Development
Characteristics of Effective Learning-
Playing and Exploring
Active Learning
Creative and Critical Thinking
Observations and Assessments of children will form our Baseline Assessment of each child.
Parents are informed of their child’s progress – through Parent Meetings (x2 a year) and termly Targets.
Expected levels that your child should reach at age 5, at the end of the Reception year Early Learning Goals (ELG)

6. Playing and Exploring Being engaged/interested/experience –
they “have a go”
laughter, fun, and enjoyment are the best contexts for learning.

7. Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Making relationships
Self-confidence and self-awareness
Managing feelings and behaviour

8. Physical Development
Moving and handling
Health and self-care

9. Communication and Language
Listening and attention
Understanding
Speaking
“If they say it, they can write it!”
TALK FOR WRITING

10. Literacy Writing: Reading: Marks Sounds -Phonics Letters Words Name
Words and sentences
Reading:
Sounds -Phonics
Words
Sentences

11. Maths
Number
Shape, Space
and Measure

12. Understanding the World
People and Communities: their own family, similarities and differences between ourselves and others, traditions
The World: features of familiar places, materials, living things
Technology: computers, Ipads, and other technological equipment around us

13. Expressive Arts and Design
Singing
Music
Dance
Explore art and construction materials and tools
Use their own ideas and imagination to create and construct things

14. EYFS Topics 2017/18 You and Me Let’s Celebrate Let’s Move!
Let’s Make It!
Living and Growing
Creeping and Crawling

15. A typical day in Reception…
8.45am Gates Open
8.50am Early morning activities and Register
9:00am Whole class phonics
9.20am Adult-Led Focus Groups/Continuous Provision
10.25 am Singing and Snack-time
10.45 am Adult-Led Focus Groups/Continuous Provision
Lunch time
1.00 pm Whole class session
1:20 pm Adult-Led Reading/ Group Activities
2:45 pm Tidy Up, Story time
(Mondays/Fridays-Assembly)
3:10 pm Home time

16. School Clubs
Street dance
Multi-skills
Ballet
Yoga Bugs

17. Looking smart at school
Uniform

18. Assemblies Mondays – Whole-school Assembly Fridays - Family assemblies
Show and Tell/Class Assemblies
All families welcome
Golden Bear and Diary
Star Award
Celebrations

19. Key Dates this Term EYFS Transition Days
Summer Fayre – Saturday 1st July
11.00 – 3.00pm
EYFS Transition Days
Friday 7th July and Friday 14th July am – am
Enter EYFS Playground through large black gates
(opposite 260 Franciscan Road)

20. EYFS Transition Days
Please see Mrs Mattison if your child is in Mercury
Class and Miss Connatty if your child is in
Apollo Class.
A member of staff will register your child and
give him/her a name sticker.
Once we have given out all named stickers we
will be free to discuss any medical/allergy issues.

21. September 2017 Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th September
INSET Days (No children)
Wednesday 6th September
First day back for Years 1 – 4
EYFS Parent Meetings
Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th September
All day - Individual 15 minute appointment times
given.

22. Friday 8th September Half –Day Session
9.30 am am Mercury Morning Children
Apollo Morning Children
1.00pm – 3.00pm Mercury Afternoon Children
Apollo Afternoon Children

23. Week 1 Monday 11th September to Friday 15th September
Monday 11th Sept am pm
Tuesday 12th Sept am pm
Wednesday 13th Sept am pm
Thursday 14th Sept am pm
(stay for lunch)
Friday 15th Sept am pm

24. Monday 18th September 8.45am - 3.10 pm
Week 2
Monday 18th September am pm
(School for next 12 years!)

25. How can you help at home?

26. It’s good to TALK!
communicating about what they are doing with someone who responds to their ideas

27. Watching others, copying and practising

28. Weekly Home Learning Activities
Sent by on Fridays
Key Learning for that Week
Activity /Number Work
Phonics

29. A few things you could do to really help us!
All items must be named

30. A few Do’s and Don’ts……..
send in their book-bag and reading folder everyday
Named PE kits are kept on pegs during term time.
Water bottles come in from home everyday
Wellies can be kept in school

31. A few Do’s and Don’ts…….. No nuts please! No birthday cakes in school
No jewellery
Please keep toys at home

32. And finally… School website Weekly Newsletter Emails
Tooting Parents Association
Our doors are always open
Learning Journeys from Nursery

33. Thank you for choosing us.
And really finally…
Thank you for choosing us.
Our aim is to give your child the best possible start in their school life.