Byron Primary School

Welcome to the

Foundation Stage

Staff

Mr S. Gullett - EYFS Phase Leader/ Class Teacher - FS2G

Mrs Z. Darley - Class Teacher - FS2D

Mrs C. Dawson - Class Teacher - FS2D

If you would like to speak to a member of the team please pop into the office to make an appointment or fill in the contact form on the front page of the website.

Alternatively you can contact us by email on- 

earlyyearsbyron@thewestbrooktrust.org

Children's learning in the Foundation Stage (EYFS) is supported by a team of teaching assistants (TAs).

Our TAs support in all classes as well as teaching phonics each day.

Mrs C Randall - FS2G

Miss P Kaur - FS2D

Miss T Tyne - FS2D

The Foundation Years website includes lots of information about the curriculum as well as advice and resources for parent(s) / carer(s). Clicking on the logo above will take you directly to the website.

These are some of the websites that we like to use in school:

http://www.ictgames.com/

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/ 

Curriculum

Information

Phonics and Literacy

For more information on the teaching of phonics and literacy at Byron click here.

Maths

A big focus within the EYFS is having a deep understanding of number. We are supporting the children to count, recognise, match number to quantity and order numbers effortlessly. Recognising quantities without counting; known as subitising and automatically recalling number bonds to 5 and then 10, are also steps within our curriclum to enable the children to gain that deeper understanding of number. 

Physical Education

In the EYFS the children access the outside area on a daily basis. This is achieved through 'freeflow' where the children have the opportunity to move freely throughout the FS classrooms, conservatory and outside area.

We start PE lessons in term 5 where the children will be participating in team games, balancing activities and throwing and catching. This is carried out once a week and provides the children with an opportunity to change into their PE kits.

In term 5 please make sure that the children have the correct kit for their lesson and that it is named:

Indoor PE: shorts, t-shirt and bare feet in the hall

Outdoor PE: shorts, t-shirt and trainers (in warm weather) or jogging bottoms, t-shirt, jumper and trainers (in cold weather).

During all PE lessons, children need to have their hair tied back and earrings removed. It is school policy not to tape over earrings, they must be removed by the children themselves or by an adult prior to the children starting school that morning, adults in school cannot help them with this.

Our Unit of Work for Term 6

Where have I been? Where am I going?

Where have I been?  Where am I going?

Life is a journey

We will be thinking about how far we have come since we started school and where we are going to next.  We are beginning to get ready to move to a new class with some new friends and a new teacher.  We will find out about the different areas of the school including a new way to come into the building each morning.  We will explore our new playground and in July will meet our new teacher.

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

We will share the story We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen.  We will immerse ourselves in the story – we will listen to Michael Rosen read it on YouTube (see below), we will read it with our teachers and we will practice the repeated language before using it in our role play.

Off to the beach

We will travel to the Kent coast to visit the fascinating world of the British sea-shore.  We will explore rock pools and walk along the shoreline to collect natural treasures.  We will use our senses to investigate man-made and natural objects.

We will think about where we have been on holiday – some of us might have been to a beach somewhere else in the UK or around the world.

Growing Up

We look at baby photos of ourselves and compare them with how we look know.  We write fact-files about ourselves to share with our friends.

Sports Day and Graduation

We have our first sports day, our families are invited to come along and cheer for us as we run races, carry eggs on spoons and throw and catch with our friends.

We have a special graduation day ceremony.  Our mums and dads are invited.  We wear a special hat and we collect a certificate.

Glossary

Suggested books

Why not try reading one of the following books below linked to our new topic:

- The Train Ride

- The Gingerbread Man

- The Snail on the Whale

- What the ladybird heard at the seaside

- Handa’s Surprise

- The Runaway Train

- Lost and Found

- Harry and the dinosaurs go on holiday

RWI

We will be continuing our RWI lessons, building upon our learning from term 5 continuing to learn the Set 2 sounds making sure we are saying them speedily. We will also be learning how to write simple words and phrases accurately using the correct pencil grip and sitting position and the different handwriting phrases.