Transcript The Foundation Stage

“The Best that I can Be!”
Welcome to Deal
Parochial Early Years
Foundation Stage
2013/14 Parents’
Evening.
What is the Early Years
Foundation Stage?
The EYFS is a statutory framework that sets the
standards for all Early Years settings.
The EYFS prepares children for learning in their
future school life.
The EYFS begins when a child attends a nursery or
pre-school setting or if they are cared for by a
childminder.
The final stages of the EYFS are planned for when
your child is in a Reception Class of a Primary
School.
The Overarching Principles of
the EYFS
Every child is a unique child who is constantly
learning.
Children learn to be strong and resilient
through positive relationships.
Children learn and develop well in enabling
environments which establish their needs and
develop their interests.
Children learn and develop at different rates.
The Areas of Learning and
Development Within the EYFS
There are seven areas of development.
Three Prime
Personal social and emotional development
Physical Development
Communication and language
Four Specific
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the world
Expressive arts & design
Personal, Social and
Emotional Development
Helping children develop a positive sense of
themselves.
Helping children to manage and understand
their feelings.
Encourages children to be independent and to
interact with other children and adults.
Helping children to become confident, safe,
secure and ready to learn from new experiences.
Physical Development
Supports children’s understanding of a healthy
and safe development.
Provides opportunities for using a range of
large and small equipment.
Helps children to develop a sense of space
around themselves and others.
Encourages children to explore balancing,
travelling and climbing equipment.
Develops children's practical skills such as
dressing, undressing and using the toilet.
Communication and
Language
Encourages children to develop conversational
skills.
Will help children to develop listening and
concentration skills.
Develops children's abilities to respond to and
follow instructions.
Provides opportunities to extend and develop
their vocabulary.
Provides opportunities to recreate experiences
and roles through play.
Literacy
Naming and recognising letters of the alphabet.
Learning strategies to decode and encode new
words for reading and writing.
Learning to hear, recognise and say strings of
rhyming words.
Enabling children to read words and sentences.
Enabling children to write simple words and
sentences.
Encouraging children to use their imagination in
response to stories and experiences.
Sharing and discussing familiar books.
Mathematics
Teaches children to count up to 20 and beyond.
Encourages children to recognise, write and order
numbers to 20.
Teaches the skills and understanding for adding
and take away.
Encourages children to use mathematical words
when talking about capacity, position, distance,
time and money.
Supports children’s understanding of shape and size
including 2D and 3D shapes.
Understanding the World
Helps children to gain an understanding of
their world.
Finding out about other people and places.
Encourages children to look at changes in their
life
Encourages them to explore and investigate.
Make observations of animals, plants and talk
about changes and differences.
Expressive Arts and Design
Provides an opportunity for children to share
their thoughts, feelings and ideas.
Enables children to explore and play with a
variety of art materials and media.
Inspires children to explore colour and colour
changes.
Helps them to explore shape and texture using
all of their senses.
Develops an interest in music, singing and
imaginative play.
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A Typical Day in Reception…
Within the Year R classroom you can expect to
see children participating in a variety of child
initiated and teacher led sessions.
The Class Teacher and Teaching Assistant will be
observing the children and documenting their
achievements.
At different points throughout the day, your
child will work directly with the Class Teacher or
Teaching Assistant in a small group or during
whole class activities.
What You Can Do at Home..
• Practice dressing and undressing independently
for P.E and toileting independently.
• Label all items belonging to your child clearly.
• Share a range of stories and rhymes.
• Encourage your child to recognise numbers in
and around their environment (i.e. house
numbers, car number plates; play ICT games like
Numtums and Number Jacks to practice number
recognition).
• Encourage independence by choosing own
activities and tidying toys away.
And Finally..
Please see Mrs Gunn on the uniform stand
before you leave. Uniform packs are
available for £25.00 which includes
everything your child will need to start
school. This is a limited offer, so please
take full advantage.
Tea and Coffee is available and please
feel free to stay and ask any questions
you may have.
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Follow Up:
Should you wish to explore some of what we
have talked about today in more detail you
can access the Department for Education
website.
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools
or the school website
http://www.dealparochial.kent.sch.uk/contact.htm