Early Years Curriculum meeting
Tuesday 23rd September 2014
2:00pm
Introduction
Early Years Team
Miss Pratt – Class Teacher
Mrs Taylor – Teaching Assistant
Mrs Sproule – Teaching Assistant
Mrs Collins – Covers management time (Weds am)
FRI
Art/Music
Welly Walk/Cooking
Gross/Fine
motor skills
Guided
reading
Assembly
Show and
Tell
Hymn prac
Assembly
Guided
reading
Assembly 9:00am
PPA
EYFS/KS1
Assembly
Circle Time
Story
Break
ICT
Break
Topic
Guided
reading
Break
Indoor PE
Break
Gross/Fine
motor skills
Gross/Fine
motor skills
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Science (The World)
Gross/Fine
motor skills
Phonics
Phonics
Phonics
Break
Break
Break
Break
Maths
Phonics
Phonics
Phonics
RE
Story
REGISTER
Singing
Outdoor PE
Phonics
Literacy
Literacy
Maths
Phonics
REGISTER
Singing
Literacy
Maths
Lunch
THU
Assembly
9:00am
Break
WED
REGISTER
Get changed
TUES
REGISTER
Singing
MON
REGISTER
Singing
Timetable of our week
Early Years Curriculum
Reception children follow a programme designed to help them achieve what are known
as the ‘Early Learning Goals’. These are targets that most children are expected to
achieve by the time they leave the reception class and will provide a firm foundation for
National Curriculum work in Year 1. We believe that children learn best through hands
on practical experiences both inside the classroom and in an outdoor learning
environment and by a balance of child initiated and adult led learning, therefore, all
areas of the curriculum are delivered in this way as much as possible.
The EYFS curriculum is made up of 7 areas of learning:
• Communication and language
• Physical development
• Personal, emotional and social development
• Literacy
• Maths
• Understanding the world
• Expressive arts and design
We record evidence of your child’s learning through a ‘Learning journey’. We also
appreciate evidence from you to add to your child’s learning journey.
Our topic this term…
All about me!
Maths
Reception Non-negotiables
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Children can count reliably from 1 – 20
Children can order numbers 1 – 20
Children can say one more or one less than a given number
Children can add two single-digit numbers by counting on
Children can subtract a single- digit number from another single- digit
number by counting back
Children can record using marks that they can interpret and explain
Children can recognise, create and explore patterns
Children can describe characteristics of shapes
Children can use comparative language e.g. more, less, heavier, lighter,
longer, shorter
Literacy
Reception Non-negotiables
• Children can write their name
• Children can use their phonic knowledge to write words which match their
spoken language
• Children can write some irregular common words e.g. the, said, was
• Children begin to write simple sentences which can be read themselves
and others
• Children use their phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read
them aloud
• Children can read some irregular words accurately
• Children demonstrate understanding when talking to others about what
they have read.
Handwriting
The rules of the Cursive Style help:
• To minimise confusion for the child as every letter starts on the line
with an entry stroke and leads out with an exit stroke;
• With the flow of Cursive Writing as letters naturally flow into each
other, it is impossible to write separate letters without joining;
• To form spacing between words as the child develops whole word
awareness;
• To develop a child's visual memory;
• All children's writing skills regardless of academic ability;
• To develop skills of punctuation and grammar.
All children will initially be introduced to writing using a pencil,
however, when they have mastered the cursive style, they will be
awarded with their ‘Pen Licence’ and will be able to use a black pen.
Homework
• Reading – Please record in your child’s reading
record when you read with them.
• Words – these are attached to your child’s
reading record.
• Sounds – as we learn sounds in school we will
send a pack home to practise.
• Maths – An activity will be stuck inside their
homework books.
Behaviour at Tregoze
Golden Rules
Do be gentle – Don’t hurt anyone.
Do be kind and polite – Don’t hurt other’s feelings.
Do be honest – Don’t cover up the truth.
Do your best and take pride in your work – Don’t
waste yours or others time.
Do listen – Don’t interrupt.
Do look after property – Don’t waste or damage
anything.
Each term we focus on a value. This term’s value is
respect.
PE kit
All PE kit must be clearly named.
Indoor
• White or house
coloured t shirt.
• Dark blue or black
shorts.
• Daps and socks.
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Outdoor
White or house
coloured t shirt.
Dark tracksuit bottoms.
A plain jumper or fleece
Daps or trainers and
socks.
Hair must be tied up and hair bands provided.
Earrings must be removed or covered.
Spare pants or knickers.
Thank you for coming, we appreciate your
support.
Remember we are always free at the end of the
day to answer any questions or queries you may
have as mornings can be very busy!
Don’t forget to check the school website for
updates.