F1 Bonfire Night Wow Day

In F1 we talked about Guy Fawkes and why we celebrate Bonfire Night. We also tried some traditional bonfire night food. We made our own sparklers, where we dipped our chocolate fingers in warm water to melt the chocolate and then covered them in sprinkles. We talked about how the chocolate melted. We did some fabulous blow paint firework pictures, which are now on display in our classroom. We also made some tasty treats in our mud kitchen food stall. Click on the link below to see our photos.

Bonfire ‘Wow’ Day Ebook

Muddy Puddle Walk

Please click on the link to see all of the photos from our Muddy Puddle Walk. Thank you so much to all of our parents for supporting this event and raising money for Save the Children.

Muddy Puddle Walk

Early adopter of the new Development Matters

As we start the new academic we would like to inform you about the curriculum we follow in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

The EYFS is guided by a framework called ‘Development Matters’ that sets out the learning, development and assessment requirements for all children until the end of their reception year. All early years practitioners are required to pursue daily rich activities to support each child’s educational development across seven areas of learning.

This guidance has been reviewed and the goals for the end of reception year have been updated.

We are always keen to be at the forefront of any changes in education and we are excited to become an ‘early adoption’ school before the statutory implementation in September 2021.

You can find the detailed  ‘EYFS early adopter framework- Development Matters’ document by clicking the link below:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/914443/Development_Matters_-_Non-statutory_curriculum_guidance_for_the_early_years_foundation_stage__1_.pdf

In the final term of F2, a profile will be completed for your child. This provides parents and carers, practitioners and teachers with a well-rounded picture of a child’s knowledge, understanding and abilities, their attainment against expected levels, and their readiness for year 1. Throughout their year in Reception, the children will be observed and assessed through their play in order to gain insights and make reasonable judgements against the early learning goals.

Kindest regards,

Mrs Sanford

EYFS Coordinator