Transcript Welcome to St. Mary’s R.C. Primary School

Welcome to
the Early Years at Oakhurst
Wednesday 29th September 2010
Our outcomes for this curriculum meeting:
• To become more familiar with the Early Years Foundation
Stage Curriculum
•To know the importance of play in your child’s development
•To have a better understanding of a Nursery session
•To make new links with other new nursery parents, helping
you to create a supportive network which will continue to
grow in the future
What is the Early Years
Foundation Stage?
The Early Years Foundation Stage
(E.Y.F.S.) is the stage of education for
children from birth to the end of the
Reception year.
It is based on the recognition that
children learn best through play and
active learning.
The E.Y.F.S. has 4 themes. These are:
1
A Unique Child
2
Positive Relationships
3
Enabling Environments
4
Learning and Development
Communication,
Language and Literacy
The children will be learning to:
• talk confidently and clearly;
• enjoy listening to stories, songs and
poems;
• hear and say sounds, and link them to
the alphabet;
• read and write familiar words;
• learn to use a pencil effectively.
Within the theme of Learning and
Development there are six areas. All areas
are connected to one another and are
equally important.
1.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
2.
Communication, Language & Literacy
3.
Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
4.
Knowledge & Understanding of the World
5.
Physical Development
6.
Creative Development
Personal, Social and
Emotional Development
The children will be learning to:
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become self-confident;
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take an interest in things;
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know what their own needs are;
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dress and undress independently;
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become independent;
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tell the difference between right and wrong.
Problem Solving, Reasoning
and Numeracy
The children will be learning to:
• develop an understanding of maths through
stories, songs, games and imaginative play;
• become comfortable with numbers and with ideas
such as 'heavier than' or 'bigger’;
• be aware of shapes and space.
Knowledge and
Understanding of the World
The children will:
• explore and find out about the world
around them, asking questions about it;
• build with different materials, know about
everyday technology and learn what it is
used for;
• find out about past events in their lives
and their families' lives;
• find out about different cultures and
beliefs.
Creative Development
The children will explore:
• colours and shapes;
• making things;
• role play;
• making music.
Physical Development
The children will be learning
to:
• move confidently;
• control their body;
• handle equipment.
“Providing well-planned experiences based on
children’s spontaneous play, both indoors and
outdoors, is an important way in which we
support young children to learn with enjoyment
and challenge.”
“The E.Y.F.S requires
providers to ensure a
balance of child initiated
and adult-led play-based
activities.”
Quotes from the E.Y.F.S Curriculum Guidance
“Adults who help children
to play are adults who
help children to learn.”
We learn
10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we see and hear
70% of what we say
90% of what we say and do
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Monitoring Progress
Meeting the individual needs of all children lies at
the heart of the E.Y.F.S.
Each of the 6 areas of learning has its own
development matters plan. Development matters
identifies the developing knowledge, skills and
understanding and attitudes that children will need.
This leads to a set of Early Learning Goals’ which
determine what most children are expected to
achieve by the end of a Reception Class.
The first few weeks
We are finding out what the children
already know and can do
and use this information to help us develop an
individual learning programme
for each child.
We value all contributions
you would like to make in helping us
get to know your child’s needs.
The Structure of a Nursery Session
Greeting and arrival routines
Child-initiated play
Meet and greet together on the carpet
Adult-led play based experience inside
Snack
Child initiated play
Adult-led play based experience outside
Story
Saying farewell and going home routines
Your evaluations are so important to us.
Our outcomes for this curriculum meeting were:
• To become more familiar with the Early Years Foundation
Stage Curriculum
•To know the importance of play in your child’s development
•To have a better understanding of a Nursery session
•To make new links with other new nursery parents, helping
you to create a supportive network which will continue to
grow in the future