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Welcome toThe Early Years
Foundation Stage
Our EYFS TeamMrs Nelson & Mrs Redfern
Our EYFS team
Mrs Macleod & Miss Britcliffe
Settling your child into school
How your child will start school letter
Classroom visitsStaggered starts
Classroom visits
• September 1st – September 4th parents can book slots using the parents evening system to visit the classroom and speak individually with the EYFs team
• Paperwork and questions answered
Starting school: Week beginning Monday 7th September
8.45 3.15
Monday
7/9/20A
Tuesday
8/9/20B
Wednesday
9/9/20A
Thursday
10/9/20B
Friday
11/9/20Group A and B together all day
Your pack tells you what group your child is in, if you are unsure come and check after the presentation.
What isthe Early Years
Foundation Stage?(EYFS)
Our classroom
• Messy/sensory play• Role play areas• Large & small
construction• Outdoor learning• Book and listening
corner• Computing area
• Sand pit• Investigation area• Numeracy• Mud kitchen• Gravel & bark pits• Independent
access art areas• Challenge tables
Planning For Your Child
Every child is unique, so we want ourplanning to reflect the interests of eachindividual
☺ Skills that the children need to develop further
☺ Themes based on the interests of the children
Our Curriculum
Assessing Your Child and reporting back to parents
• Learning Journey❖Parental contributions (Wow
Moments)• Parent Meetings – Autumn
and Spring term
• Reading records
• Baseline Assessment
• End of Year Report
We value your contribution
Our EYFS Booklet
Please hold onto this booklet and pack, the information inside is relevant all year
round!
Our phonics program/learning to read
• Letters and sounds with Jolly phonics
actions
• http://www.langmoor.leics.sch.uk
• Pre reading skills:An interest/enjoyment in books, phonological awareness, having broad and varied spoken vocabulary and language skills, narrative skills, letter knowledge, rhyming skills, concepts of print (how to handle books)
Reading• Pre-readersThese books are so important! Your child may blend already but we want to develop their speech and imagination too by giving them wordless stories.• Word books• Reading records & bookmarksPlease read with your children as much as possible!
Learning to write
☺ Mark making (In anything and everything!)
☺ Letter formation (No capitals please!)
☺ Writing their names
☺ Letters and sounds
Introduction of Cursive writing• Recognise their name written in
cursive script• Entry stroke or swoosh• Exit stroke or slide• Patter is in yourhandout.
Maths
• NumeracyWe use maths mastery at Langmoor.
Please focus with your child on the representation of number not recognition of
numerals.• Shape, space and measure
Comparative language
Numberblocks!
MindfulnessLangmoor Primary have been lucky enough to take part in 8 week mindfulness courses aimed to help with:• Concentration• Attention• Stress & anxiety• Behaviour• Readiness to learn
We will be carrying out this 8 week course again this year with your
children. You are invited to take part in the course with your child at home by purchasing the mindfulness CD from
the office with a slip that will be provided.
www.mindful-monkey.com
School Website
• http://www.langmoor.leics.sch.uk/
Any updates, times and dates of events/trips/activities are on the website as
well as copies of any letters.
Readiness for school
Things that you can do over the holiday to prepare your child for Reception.
Read them storiesTalk to them
Go only family days out
Let children be children!
A skilled five year old grows from a busy four year old, a curious three year old, a cuddled two year old, an
adventurous one year old and a communicative baby
Thank you for your support
Does anyone have any questions?
