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Foundation Stage
Induction Meeting Tuesday 29th March 2016
Guide to our
Foundation Stage
Claire Lewis
Session Aim
To provide an overview of the
Foundation Stage here at
Brompton-Westbrook Primary
School
The Foundation Stage covers
ages 3 to 5
FS1 is Nursery
FS2 is Reception
The Early Years Foundation
Stage curriculum (EYFS)
involves practical play-based
activities
Early years expectations by the
end of nursery
The EYFS curriculum is separated into ages and
stages and starts from birth and ends at 40-60mths.
At the end of reception, your child will be assessed
against the Early learning goals.
In the nursery we focus on the 3 prime areas which
help your child settle and should enable them to be
able to access the whole curriculum.
PRIME:
Communication and language Listening & attention
Understanding
Speaking
Children will be asked to sit and listen
attentively during whole class stories and also
during adult led sessions which they will take
part in every session.
Children will be given the opportunity to speak
to their peers and adults during the session.
Adults will help and support children with their
speech and use of language, making a referral
for speech and language therapy if necessary.
PRIME:
Physical development
Moving & handling
Health & self-care
Children are helped to develop their fine and
gross motor skills whilst at our nursery. They
will take part in a scheme called Write Dance
which concentrates on movements to help
support early writing.
We encourage your children to be as
independent as they possibly can. We will help
and support your child to look after their
belongings by supporting them to put things
away in the correct place, to wash their hands
and to dress themselves.
PRIME:
Personal, social and
emotional development
Self-confidence & self-
awareness
Managing feelings &
behaviour
Making relationships
SPECIFIC
Literacy in FS1
Reading
Writing
Writing in the nursery is
encouraging your child to write
for a purpose - Writing lists for
shopping, practise writing their
name, writing friends and family
members cards etc
Reading in nursery is knowing
that print is read from left to
right and that writing gives a
message to the reader.
SPECIFIC:
Mathematics in FS1 Numbers
Shape, space & measures
Count dinner items they need to set the
table, count their steps, use their
fingers to show numbers, do they know
how old they are and how many fingers
that would be?
Look for shapes in the environment,
talk about what the shapes are called,
use language to describe what they
can see - tall, short, long. Build
constructions and talk about what they
have used.
SPECIFIC:
Understanding the world
People & communities
The world
Technology
We encourage your children
to ask questions, be
inquisitive about the world
and people around them, to
use technology to enhance
their learning and
understanding.
SPECIFIC:
Expressive arts and design
Exploring & using media
and materials
Being imaginative
We encourage your child to take
part in all activities, even the messy
ones! We help support your child in
role play activities and letting their
imaginations run wild.
An environment that fosters
well being and involvement
The Curriculum
Effective use of the Outdoors
Whatever the weather!
Opportunities for risk,
challenge and problem solving
Time to explore
Support for independent learning
Supporting your child’s learning
Talk to your child, both male and female role models
Set aside quiet times to read to your child - at least 10 minutes each day
Involve your child in everyday activities
Play with your child – anything from board games to hide and seek
Communicate with your child’s teacher rather than the school gates
Read the learning blog on the website each week
Read, Write, Inc.
Read, Write Inc. is a literacy scheme which
incorporates reading, writing, handwriting and
comprehension. This is a specific teaching
structure which has been used to create the
new national curriculum. If you want to find
out more and help support your child in
learning their sounds, reading, writing and
handwriting, look out for dates in the school’s
newletter.
Home Learning
Each week, in the school learning blog, you will be told about activities that you can do with your child at home to help support their learning.
Learning Stories - Each child will have a special book which they put their work ‘writing’ and photographs in. They have free access to these folders during their play time as well as work completed with support from an adult. You will be asked to help add bits in from home so please look at the boards outside. During parent consultations, you will be able to look through these special books and see just how well your child is doing.
Events at school
Events for parental
involvement
Helping in school
We are always looking for parent helpers in
school. If you have spare time, be it an hour
or a whole morning/afternoon, please let us
know as we will always find some way you
can help us and our children in school.
Wow slips
Your child will have ‘wow’ slips for you to fill in
to let us know things they have achieved at
home.
We will display them on our class boards and
share their learning/achievements
You will be given your first slip but then
further slips can be printed off the school’s
website
Wow Messages
As part of our schools behaviour policy
any child that has achieved something
‘wow’ will receive a wow text message.
Each term this will be added up and
when they have received a certain
amount they will receive a reward
certificate.
Healthy schools Healthy snacks - fruit given by the government for all
children under 7 and healthy snacks bought in from
home
Freely available water
Free Milk
School uniform
It is expected that all children wear
school uniform. We believe that school
uniform helps children to feel part of
their school.
Uniform can be ordered from School
Time in Chatham
Supporting by being
organised! Make sure your child:
Gets to school on time - 08.40/12.30 Doors will close
at 08.45 or 12.35
Wears correct school uniform as stipulated in the
school brochure - available from School Time in
Chatham
Is properly equipped for school – book bags and
spare clothes which MUST be in school everyday
FS1: Term 1
March Home Visits
Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th April 2016
Meet the teacher sessions. You must attend both
sessions with your child.
Wednesday 20th April 2016
Your child will start nursery and the sessions will
be 8.40-11.40 for am children and 12.30 – 15.30
for pm children
Documentation
You should have picked up a school
brochure with further information inside.
Please read it and if you ever have a
query about our systems, policies or
expectations, the answers should be in
there. If not then please feel free to
speak to your child’s class teacher.
Any Questions?
Assistant of School
Final Thoughts
Attendance
Talking to us
Newsletters
Friends of Brompton
Sure Start
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