EYFS
Welcome to Early Years!
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8 – Flourishing Like a Tree
Miss Watt and Miss Parks welcome you our fantastic Early Years; where very child will flourish in their own unique way. With the environment being our third teacher, we enjoy being curious, exploring provocations and understanding our world around us. In Early Years, we learn letter sounds, developing on to using these to blend to read and segment to spell words which help us build the foundations to become confident and fluent readers and writers. We always try our best with our work and we love and care for each other as we do ourselves. Our passionate adults that work with us in Early Years encourage us to strive for the best and reach our full potential, whilst catering for our individual needs. They are always here to listen, understand and take on board our emotions and interests highlighting the importance of pupil voice right from the very first years in our educational journey.
In Early Years, we aim to be exceptional in all that we do. Not only do we have high expectation of all the children in our care, but of the adults supporting them. We are a friendly, enthusiastic and supportive team, who are dedicated in developing children to learn. We strive to create a safe, welcoming and engaging learning environment where children become confident to try new activities and communicate to new peers and adults. We support and nurture children in their learning, where we celebrate mistakes and praise resilience and children who ‘have a go!’ and ‘Don’t give up!’. We foster an ‘I can’ attitude and ‘always our best’ approach to ensure children progress and become the best they can be. The Early Years Team most importantly wants your child to be happy at school and our team are committed in supporting each and every child in the Early Years setting and as they continue their journey through St. Peter’s!
Teaching Staff
Miss Watt – Class Teacher
Miss Parks – Teaching Assistant
Miss Harland- HLTA – PPA Cover
Mrs McLaren – Assistant Headteacher, Early Years Lead and SENDCO
PE Days
Monday AM – Mr Gibson
Thursday PM – Teacher led
Nursery to come in PE kit
Reception to come in uniform and bring PE Kit in bag to promote independence in dressing and undressing. PE kits can be left in school and taken home at the end of each half term to be replenished.
Homework
Me, My World, My Family Books –
These will be sent home each Thursday to replenished and returned to school on the following Tuesday (we look at these on a Wednesday in Family Group).
We appreciate that no-one understands and knows your child as well as you do, therefore we place great importance on home and school links. We actively involve parents in their child’s learning and include these contributing in each child’s ‘Me, My World, My Family Books’. We appreciate the time and dedication it takes to share your experiences and contributions and would like to thank you in advance for this support.
Additional tasks
At the end of each half term, your child may come home with some personalised tasks in which you can support them with to develop fluency in either reading, writing, or early maths. Please ask Miss Watt if there is anything you require help with or resources you may wish to use to support your child at home.
Reception – Will bring home a book matched to their phonetic stage each Friday and to be returned on the following Thursday. These are also available as e-books on the Collins website – see link below.
They will also bring an ‘our book’ which will not be decodable but the purpose is to share with an adult and explore to develop a passion for reading.
Nursery – Will take home a story sack each Friday and keep for 2 weeks. Each story sack contains a fiction book, non-fiction book, nursery rhyme and activities that can be completed at home with adults.
At the end of each half term, your child may come home with some personalised tasks in which you can support them with to develop fluency in either reading, writing, or early maths. Please ask Miss Watt if there is anything you require help with or resources you may wish to use to support your child at home.
Frequently used links
https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://ebooks.collinsopenpage.com/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b08bzfnh/numberblocks
https://teachers.thenational.academy
www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
All log-ins and passwords are stuck in the back of your child’s ‘Me, My Family, My World Book’. Please ask Teacher if you request another copy or need assistance in logging in.
Any clubs, websites, agencies and organisations listed on this webpage outside of St Peter’s Elwick CofE Primary School are independent of the school.
