1. Welcome to King Edwin Primary School
New Parents’ Meeting
Tuesday 20th June 2017

2. F2 teachers Mrs Sharp & Coordinator Mrs Stafford
Mrs Grant & Mrs Oxborough

3. lions
Mrs Sharp &
Mrs Stafford

4. tigers
Mrs Grant and Mrs Oxborough

5. What is the Early Years Foundation Stage?
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the stage of education for children from birth to the end of the Reception year.
It is based on the recognition that children learn best through play and active learning.

6. 2 Positive Relationships 3 Enabling Environments
The EYFS has 4 themes. These are:
1 A Unique Child
2 Positive Relationships
3 Enabling Environments
4 Learning and Development

7. Within the theme of ‘Learning and Development’ there are seven areas:
Prime Areas-
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Physical Development
Communication and Language
Specific Areas-
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design

8. Personal, Social and Emotional Development Making Relationships Self-Confidence and Self-Awareness Managing Feelings and Behaviour

9. Communication and Language
Your child will be encouraged to:
Listen and sustain attention
Understand language
Speak clearly

10. Physical Development
Your child will take part activities to support their:
Moving and handling
Health and self-care

11. Mathematics Your child will be taught to: Use numbers
Understand shape, space and measures

12. Literacy
Your child will be supported to:
Read
Write (cursive style)

13. Understanding the World
Your child will be encouraged to:
Talk about people and communities
Explore the world
Use technology

14. Expressive Arts and Design
Your child will be given the opportunity to:
Explore and use different media and materials
Be imaginative through drama and music 

15. Your child will learn and develop skills in all areas through:
Child-initiated play
Focused learning activities, which are adult directed or adult initiated

16. A second consultation evening will take place in the Spring Term.
Monitoring Progress
Each of the 7 areas of learning has it’s own set of Early Learning Goals which determine what most children are expected to achieve by the end of Reception Class.
You will be invited to discuss your child’s progress & transition to school within the first term.
A second consultation evening will take place in the Spring Term.
A written report of your child’s academic achievements will be sent home in the Summer Term.

17. Assessment Detailed observations Post its
Comments and work during sessions
Professional discussion
Evidence from home
Next steps

19. Phonics: Letters and Sounds
Developing good listening skills. Auditory discrimination.
Developing awareness of rhyme and alliteration.
Introduce letter names and phonemes
Blending to read simple words e.g. c a t
Segmenting/ sounding out to ‘write’ a simple word.
Read and write using digraphs e.g. chin, farm.
And trigraphs e.g. night

20. Half termly Themes
Each half term we have a theme which is based upon children's interests.
We have planned to explore the text, “HUG” in September 2017
These themes are shared via a newsletter and can be found on the school website
Half termly homework tasks are set
which are ideas of how to support
learning at home. EXAMPLE

21. Class Visits Walk to the Library Walk to Church
Walks in our local area
Visit places of interest that link to our themes

22. Learning Journeys
We value any contributions you would like to make to your child’s Learning Journey (EXAMPLE) throughout the year via s, letters, pieces of work and WOW stars.

23. Bookbags Parent Helpers Guided reading book ‘Library’ book
Any letters that are not sent by parent mail
Alphabet and letter formation card
Pieces of work, party invitations etc
Parent Helpers

24. A day in our TIGERS or LIONS ‘dens’
20% adult led
80% child initiated
Start task
Phonics
Teacher input
Work groups
Storytime
Milk time
Snack table
Indoor/ outdoor play
Free choice time
LOTS OF SINGING, MESS AND FUN

25. Uniform and PE kits All items of clothing to be labelled.
PE kits will go home at half terms to be washed and checked. No earrings on PE days. Hair tied back
Please ensure that your child can recognise his/her PE bag
Help your child to practice taking their uniform and PE kit on and off over the Summer Holidays.

26. Muddy Monday Forest School
Half a day forest school session

30. Healthy School Water bottle Free school meals Lunchtime routine
Playtime at lunch
Settling in to lunchtimes with teachers

31. Medical
If your child has any medical needs or allergies please inform a member of staff and fill in the relevant form.

32. What to expect? Shift in pace each term
Work in files/books for you to look at EXAMPLE
Invitation to look at classrooms