EYFS Unit

Welcome to Our EYFS

Please keep checking this page to find out all about the exciting things that will be happening in your child's class.

Autumn Term - Part One

This term the EYFS pupils have been very busy settling into their new rooms and forming new friendships. They have been exploring how to identify, talk about and regulate their own feelings and emotions. They have been exposed to lots of new opportunities to help develop their skills to become independent learners. These skills have enabled them to pursue their own interests and grow in confidence. They have explored a variety of superhero themed books and completed lots of ‘super’ type activities, including baking ‘superhero cupcakes’ and drawing their ‘superhero families’. They have started the challenging journey to read and write and have already obtained 20 new phonemes, which is amazing.

Parent Workshops – Literacy & Family Booktime

We invited parents to share in their child’s learning. Our literacy workshop demonstrated to parents how we teach Little Wandle Phonics and early reading skills through sharing stories. Our ‘Family Booktime’ session offered by Leicester City Library service, provided parents with tips and advice on delivering a great story time. There was also the opportunity to join the local library. During each workshop, parents had lots of opportunities to engage in activities that related to each focus with their child. Everyone had a great time and feedback from all the adults was extremely positive.

Autumn Term - Part Two

During the 2^nd half of the Autumn term, the pupils in EYFS have been finding out about different places in the World with a focus on Pirate Adventures. They learnt about what they might see in the different places and how those places compare to where they live. The children all thoroughly enjoyed our Pirate Day, especially the treasure hunt and pizza making. Reception children have been working hard in phonics and are now using the sounds they have learnt to begin to read and write. Nursery children have been tuning into sounds and enjoying their focus storybooks and rhymes. They are beginning to retell the main events of the stories using the language they have learnt from the books. In number, some children have continued to work on their number recognition and counting skills as well as becoming familiar with five frames and ten frames. They have also been solving simple addition using objects. Other children have been enjoying counting songs and rhymes as well as subitising small amounts and practising their counting for larger amounts. In the last few weeks, the pupils performed their angels and Driving Home for Christmas dances as part of the EYFS/KS1 nativity, which they hope you enjoyed. Santa came to visit twice, reading stories during his first visit and giving each class a gift during his second visit.