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Early Years Foundation Stage Information Handbook for Parents 2020-2021

Welcome to your child’s year book.

We trust that you find this booklet helpful and informative as your child progresses through this academic year.

Northwold Primary School acknowledges its duties under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. We are committed to:

Promoting equality of opportunity. Promoting good relations between members of different racial, cultural and religious groups and

communities. Eliminating unlawful discrimination.

Northwold Primary School welcomes respects and values a wealth of experience its diverse community brings to all staff, pupils, parents and governors.

(1) 31/8/203rd INSET day4th INSET day7th Children Start (8:30am- staggered start times)

(2) 7/09/2011th Dahlicious Roald Dahl Day (children dress as a Roald Dahl book character or wear yellow, £1 donation for Roald Dahl’s Charity)

11th Coffee

(3) 14/09/20 18th Jeans for Genes

(Children wear jeans with school jumpers and bring £1 to support charity)

(4) 21/09/20 24th R, Y2, Y6 Parents meetings

(6-7pm parents with children in these classes are expected to attend this online meeting. Details will be shared via email)

morning – online meeting with new parents. More details will be shared

Online Safety training for children

(5) 28/09/20 Harvest Assembly (Classroom

assemblies) 28th Sept – 22nd Oct – Caught

Reading: Children are set a target to be caught reading as many books they can over October and send in pictures)

30th Questionnaires to Parents 1st Y1, Y5 Parent’s meetings (6-7pm

parents with children in these classes are expected to attend this online meeting. Details will be shared via email)

2nd Phonics Coffee morning –online meeting. Details to be shared via email (9am-10am)

(6) 05/10/20 Black History

month begins Walk to school

month begins Debating challenge

– heats in classes 8th Y3, Y4 Parent’s

meetings (6-7pm parents with children in these classes are expected to attend this online meeting. Details will be shared via email)

(7) 12/10/20 One page profile meetings

with SEND parents (online meetings)

13th Debating semi-finals – inter-class

13th Story Telling with Craig 15th Parent Council (9:15 –

10:30) Terms of reference/ aim for the year (meeting access details to follow)

16th New reception parents Open Day (21/22 intake) – online presentation followed by small group visits

(8)19/10/20 One page Profile meetings with

SEND parents (online meeting) 20th KS2 Interschool champions

league debate (online) 22nd Parents Evening (3.30pm-

7:30pm) – online meeting with parents

22nd Reading Challenge hand in 22nd Wear it Pink – fundraising for

breast cancer awareness. Bring in £1 donation for this worthy cause.

23rd INSET day

26/10/20 Half term

(9) 2/11/20 Bonfire Safety Classroom Assembly 4th Design & Technology Day –

presenting and creating using a range of media

6th Coffee Morning (Maths – Parent session to see how we teach maths 9:00 – 10:00am)

(10) 9/11/20 11th Remembrance

Day Assembly - Year 6 – online presentation

13th Diwali Classroom assembly

(11) 16/11/20 LEARNING COUNCIL

meeting Anti-Bullying Week 20th Northwold Coffee

Morning (9am-10am) – Online learning (Google classroom, Mathletics, Accelerated reader)

(12) 23/11/20 Spelling Bee – in class heats

(13) 30/11/20 30th Guru Nanak’s birthday

classroom assembly Enterprise Week 1st Story Telling with Craig 3rd Spelling Bee – semi-final in-

school assembly 4th Dragon’s Den (Classes to pitch

their enterprise ideas to the panel of judges – in-school event)

4th Coffee Morning (9.00-10:00am) PREVENT – Online meeting

(14) 07/12/20 Hanukkah

Classroom Assembly

10th Spelling Bee – Inter-school final (online)

10th Northwold Parent Council Meeting (9:15-10:30am) (online)

11th Attendance reward (class with highest attendance wins a reward)

(15) 14/12/20 16th Christmas Show/Nativity (online- time tbc) 17th Class parties (pm) 18th - Report cards out 18th Last day of the school. School closes at 2pm

Christmas Holiday begins: 21st December 2020

Diary Dates - Spring Term 2021

(1)04/01/214th Inset Day

5th Children return – 8:30am (staggered start times)

(2) 11/01/21 15th Coffee Morning – E-safety (9-

10am) (may be an online meeting)

(3) 18/01/21 19th Critical advocacy day - Voices

of youth in critical debate. Do I have a voice in human rights?

(4) 25/01/21 SCHOOL COUNCIL Meeting 25th Chinese New Year Assembly

(Reception - online performance) 26th Debating challenge – heats in

classes 29th Literacy Coffee morning

(Parents welcome 9.00am- 10am, how we teach and assess children’s work in Reading, Writing, Spelling and Grammar) – may be an online meeting.

(5) 01/02/21 One-page Profile meetings with

teachers and parents about their children’s progress

4th Parent Council (9-10am) 4th Debating semi-finals – inter

class debate

(6) 08/02/21 One-page Profile meetings with

teachers and parents about their children’s target and progress

9th Story telling with Craig 9th Inter school debating

competition (online competition) 10th Engineering Day, 2:30

Engineering Day assembly 11th Internet Awareness day

15/02/21 - Half Term

(7) 22/02/21 (8) 1/3/21 2nd Spelling Bee- heats in classes 4th World Book Day – Character

Day (All children to dress up as their favourite book characters)5th Coffee Morning – Science at home investigation session (9-10am) Staff will share strategies to support science learning at home

(9) 8/03/21 9th Spelling Bee – Semi-finals –

inter class assembly 11th Science Day, 2:30pm sharing

assembly – including planting for summer

(10) 15/03/21 15th Comic Relief week 17th World Poetry Day –

Performance poetry (online class assembly)

18th Mother’s Day cards 19th Mad Hair Day – Bring £1 to

raise money for comic relief 19th Reports go out to parents

(11) 22/03/21 Music Week 22nd March World Water Day 23rd Story telling with Craig 24th Art Day Gallery up for parents

evening – virtual gallery 25th Parent Council 9.00-10:00am 25th Interschool Spelling Bee

Championship (online event) 25th Northwold Parent’s Evening

(3.15pm-7:30pm. Online meeting 26th Attendance reward (class with

highest attendance wins a reward)

(12) 29/3/21 Easter Classroom Assembly 31st After school at 3.15pm, Easter

Fayre and Easter Bonnet Parade - TBC

31st Autism Awareness day 1st School closes at 2pm 2nd Good Friday

Easter Holiday: 6th - 16th April

Diary Dates - Summer Term 2021(1) 19/4/21

19th Inset Day 20th Pupils’ Return

8:30am-staggered start time

21st Y2 SATS Assessment meeting for parents (9-10am). This event may be online.

22nd Y6 SATS Assessment meeting for parents (9-10am). This event may be online.

(2) 26/04/21 LEARNING COUNCIL

meeting 30th Learning Walk

(3) 3/5/21 3rd Bank Holiday

KS1 SATS –timetable will be shared

Chn’s Book Week (3rd – 9th)

4th Debating Challenge- heats in classes

6th Book week online assembly

7th Coffee morning (9-10am) RSE meeting, all parents welcome (Y1- Y6). This event may be online.

(4) 10/05/21 KS2 SATS (Y6 children

will be required at school every day to complete their end of key stage SATs exams) 10th -13th May

12th Eid (provisional)

(5) 17/05/21 KS1 SATS Walk to school week 16th-22nd Mental Health

week 18th Debating Semi-

finals. Inter class event. 20th Northwold Parent

Council (9:00 – 10:00am). This event may be online.

21st Coffee morning – Phonics Screening Check. This event may be online.

(6) 24/05/21 25th Inter-school debating

championships (hosted by Northwold)

26th Spanish Day

31/5/21- Half Term

(7) 07/06/21 Phonics screening check (Y1 & Y2

complete a phonics assessment) Y4 Multiplication tables check

assessment 7th World Environment Day 8th Questionnaires to parents

(8) 14/6/21 LEARNING COUNCIL meeting Y4 Multiplication tables check

assessment 18th Father’s Day cards

(9) 21/6/21 Y4 Multiplication tables check

assessment Healthy School Week One page Profile meetings with

teachers and parents about their children’s target and progress. This event may be online.

Spelling Bee – Heats in classes 25th Sports Day (Years N-6

(10) 28/06/21 Enterprise Week One-page Profile meetings with

teachers and parents. This event may be online.

29th Spelling Bee – semi-final inter class competition

30th Y6 transition day tbc 1st Reception Parents Meeting

(Meeting for parents of Reception children for 21/22). This event may be online, followed by small group visits to the school.

1st Parents’ Evening. This event may be online.

2nd Careers Day 2nd Dragon’s Den Presentation 3rd Summer Fayre

(11) 05/07/21 6th Story Telling with Craig 8th Parent Council 8th Spelling Bee inter-school

championship (online event)

(12) 12/07/21 13th Attendance reward (Class

with highest attendance wins a reward)

14th Rec & KS1 100% attendance reward

14th Leaver’s Production (2:00pm & 6:00pm)

15th Class swap-Meet the teacher 15th Y6 leaver’s Disco/BBQ 16th Coffee morning – Maths for

the holidays. This event may be online.

16th Report Cards sent to parents 16th EYFS reports out to parents

(13) 19/7/21 19th KS2 100% whole year

attendance reward 22nd Class Parties (pm) 22nd Leaver’s Assembly (9:30 –

10am) 23rd Last day for children - school

finishes at 2pm

Our EYFS provision aims to provide:

• quality and consistency, so that every child achieves their full potential

• a secure foundation through learning and development opportunities which are

planned around the needs and interests of each individual child and are

assessed and reviewed regularly

• partnership working between practitioners and with parents and/or carers

• equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice, ensuring that every child is included and supported

We are registered by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) which inspects all care and education provision. Copies of inspection reports are available on request for parents and carers and online at www.ofsted.gov.uk.

Parents

Parents and carers are important members of the setting with valuable knowledge and information to share about their children. By sharing information, you can make sure that the setting provides the most appropriate care and education for your child.

We encourage you to become involved in all aspects of the setting. We also keep you up-to-date and involved by holding Coffee Mornings, Parent Conference Mornings, inviting you to assemblies, school trips etc. Newsletters and a parent’s notice board are used

to share the latest information about class and whole school activities.

Staff

Our EYFS Department complies with regulatory requirements and has the appropriate number of qualified staff for the children attending. We provide in-service training and staff development opportunities to continually update their skills, knowledge and experience. Due to our commitment to safeguarding children , we follow a carefully structured recruitment and selection procedure. All new staff must undergo a range of security checks including criminal record disclosures, reference and qualification checks and successfully complete a probation period.

Curriculum

The Early Years Foundation Stage provides the statutory framework for young children’s learning and development from birth. We provide a broad range of challenging and stimulating play activities, both indoors and outdoors, that promote children's overall development. Individual planning enables each child to meet his/her personal goals and we take into account any special educational needs.

There are seven areas of learning and development that must shape educational programmes in early years’ settings. All areas of learning and development are important and inter-connected. Three areas are particularly crucial for igniting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, and for building their capacity to learn, form relationships and thrive.

These three areas, the prime areas, are:

• communication and language

• physical development

• personal, social and emotional development

The children are also support children in four specific areas, through which the

three prime areas are strengthened and applied. The specific areas are:

• literacy

• mathematics

• understanding the world

• expressive arts and design

Communication, Language and Literacy

Ideas to Support your children

Taken from Sounds and Letters: Phonics information for parents and carers with children in reception classes, The National Strategies (2009)

Speaking and Listening

Make time to listen to your child talking – as you meet them from school, as you go home, in the supermarket as you shop, at meal

times, bath times, and bedtimes – any time!

Switch off the TV, radio and mobile phones – and really listen!

Show that you are interested in what they are talking about – look at your child, smile, nod your head, ask a question or make a response to show that you really have been listening.

Make a collection of different toy creatures – for example, a duck, a snake, an alien, say the sound it might make as you play together.

Listen at home – Listen to the sounds around the home. Can your child tell you what sounds they heard, in the order in which they heard them?

Play-a-tune – and follow me! Make or buy some simple shakers, drums and beaters, then play a simple tune and ask your child to copy. Have fun!

Use puppets and toys to make up stories or retell known ones. Record your child telling the story and play it back to them.

Writing

Magnetic letters -Buy magnetic letters for your fridge, or for use with a tin tray. Find out which letters have been taught – have fun finding these with your child and place them on the magnetic surface.

Making little words together -Make little words together, for example, it, up, am, and, top, dig, run, met, pick. As you select the letters, say them aloud: ‘a-m – am’, ‘m-e-t – met’.

Breaking words up -Now do it the other way around: read the word, break the word up and move the letters away, saying: ‘met – m-e-t’.

Don’t forget the writing box!

Spelling is harder than reading words – praise, don’t criticise. Little whiteboards and pens, and magic boards, are a good way for

children to try out spellings and practise their handwriting.

Reading

Read in short friendly sessions (10-15 min a day) – full of praise and encouragement.

Make it a relaxed and enjoyable time.

Handle books in a caring way.

Practice reading using picture clues.

Ask questions about the cover, the book and the pictures. What might happen next?

After the children have heard the story several times, they will retell it from memory.

Teach lots of nursery rhymes – each one tells a different story.

Enjoy and share books together – make sure your child can read the print and see the pictures. Buy or borrow books that will fire their imagination and interest. Read and reread those they love best.

Make time to read with your child throughout their time in school – PLEASE continue reading to your child, even when they are reading independently. This is very important – your child needs to practise their reading skills every day, and needs the support of an interested adult. Grandparents, older brothers or sisters can help, too.

Let them see you reading – grown-ups can share their magazines about their favourite sport or hobby.

Read with your child – ask your child to attempt unknown words, using their phonic skills and knowledge. Make sure they blend all through the word.

Talk about the meaning of the book, too – take time to talk about what is happening in the book, or things that they found really

interesting in an information book. Discuss the cover, characters and important events. Ask them their views.

Explain the meaning of words (vocabulary) that your child can read but may not understand, for example, flapped, roared.

Teach your child some action rhymes – ‘Heads, shoulders, knees and toes’, ’Here we go round the mulberry bush’, ‘We all clap hands together'. Use CDs of nursery rhymes to sing along to.

Read simple rhyming books together – leave out a rhyming word now and then, and see if your child can work out the missing word. If not, you say it.

Borrow or buy the best books you can to share with your child. Libraries and bookshops can advise you of the most popular books.

Add sound effects when reading a story and encourage your child to join in.

Mathematical Development

Ideas to Support your children

Number

Can you find me 3 big potatoes?

How many more plates do I need?

Is there a bigger tray?

Rhymes and Games

See the rhymes attached to support counting. Sing them together.

Count up to 20

Count 10 objects

Recognise the written numbers 1-9

Use words to compare things – heavies, lighter. Bigger, smaller etc

Find one more than, one less than

Name the shapes

How many shapes can you see when out?

Use words to describe where things are – under, below, over etc

COVID 19 amendments

The school will be implementing a Recovery Curriculum with a stronger focus on PSED to support the children transitioning back to school.

Attendance

At Northwold Primary School we are committed to supporting our families to enable their children to attend school regularly. Attendance is statutory and poor attendance is closely tracked by the school. Failing to attend has a direct impact on your child’s learning and outcomes.

Children are expected to attend school every day. If your child is unwell on any given day, please call the office to let the school know. If the school does not hear from you, we will call home following our safeguarding procedures. If you do not provide a reason for your child’s absence, it will be marked as unauthorised.

Please be reminded that the school is unable to authorise holiday within the term time. If taken, this will be unauthorised and may result in a fine of £60 per parent per child.

Forest School

Forest School aims to promote the holistic development of all those involved, fostering resilient, confident, independent and creative learners.

Forest School is an inspirational process that offers regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a woodland or natural environment with trees. (Forest School Association, 2012)

By engaging in regular short achievable tasks in a wood land environment participants have the opportunity to develop intrinsic motivation, sound emotional and social skills.

Children who use real life tools, play, learn boundaries of behaviour, both physically and social, establish and grow in confidence, self-esteem and become self-motivated.

What do we do?

We get ready to go in our waterproof gear and make our way to Springfield Park or Abney Park. We find our “base camp”, remind ourselves of the Forest School rules and then take part in motivating Forest School activities with Mr. Howie, the school’s Forest School

teacher

We assess how young children are learning and developing by observing them frequently. We believe that parents know their children best and we ask them to contribute to assessment, sharing information about what their children like to do at home and how parents are supporting development.

Settling in

You will be informed of a home –visit prior to your child starting at the school. We want your child to feel happy and safe with us. During the settling-in period you will meet your child’s key worker and they will be able to support you if you are feeling anxious and answer any questions you may have. An on entry assessment will take place within 6 weeks of your child attending the school. This will inform planning, provision and practice with regard to your child’s developmental needs.

Daily routine

Our setting believes that care and education are equally important in the experiences which we offer children. The routines and activities that make up the session/day in the setting are provided in ways that:

help each child to feel that she/he is a valued member of the setting

ensure the safety of each child

help children to gain from the social experience of being part of a group

provide children with opportunities to learn and help them to value learning.

Every day is carefully planned so that children can take part in a variety of child-chosen and adult-led activities. These take account of children's changing energy levels and interests throughout the day.

Outdoor activities contribute to children's health, their physical development and their knowledge of the world around them. Messy play is an integral part of the offer at Northwold Primary School.

We encourage children to be as independent as possible and this includes toileting. Please let us know if there are any issues in this regard so that a support plan can be put in place.

Your child’s ‘special book’ celebrates his/her experiences over their time in the nursery. It will show the journey in their learning, the friends that they have made and the activities that they enjoy doing.

Your child will have a designated Key Worker who will observe them closely during play and guided activities. These observations will inform future planning of activities that will support your child’s developmental needs and requirements. We will collect evidence of your child’s development in their ‘Special book’ in order to track their progress made. Although the book usually stays at school, it belongs to your child and it is available to you to view and discuss with your child. Inside the ‘special book’ we include:-

Photographs capturing moments in your child’s learning, their interests and explorations. We will annotate what they say about their experiences

Observations – these are quick notes of learning that has happened

Collections of work – these are all the creations that your children have made with an observation to explain what your child said or did.

Extended Observations – detailed observations that give a snapshot of learning that children have initiated themselves with an annotation of how to respond to meet the child’s needs

We want to work in partnership with you so please share with your child’s key worker any developmental progress you have witnessed at home. So much happens so quickly! We can share the excitement and pleasure in their learning together.

Mealtimes

Snacks and meals are a shared activity when everyone eats together. We plan the menus for snacks and meals so that they provide the children with healthy and nutritious food taking into account all dietary requirements. The weekly menus are shared with parents. If you child has an allergy or additional dietary needs please inform us as soon as possible.

( Please refer to additional information below regarding adjustments made due to COVID 19 re-arrangements)

Safe- Guarding

We believe that children learn best when they are healthy, safe and secure, when their individual needs are met.

All staff understand the safeguarding policy and procedures, and have up to date knowledge of safeguarding issues. Training is constantly made available to enable staff to identify signs of possible abuse and neglect at the earliest opportunity, and to respond in a timely and appropriate way.

These may include:

• significant changes in children's behaviour

• deterioration in children’s general well-being

• unexplained bruising, marks or signs of possible abuse or neglect

• children’s comments which give cause for concern

• any reasons to suspect neglect or abuse outside the setting,

If you child has been injured at home please inform members of staff.

Our School e-Safety Rules

All pupils use computer facilities including Internet access as an essential part of learning, as required by the National Curriculum. Both pupils and their parents/carers are asked to sign to show that the e-Safety Rules have been understood and agreed.

Think then Click

These rules help us to stay safe on the Internet

We only use the internet when an adult is with us

We can click on the buttons or links when we know what they do.

We can search the Internet with an adult.

We always ask if we get lost on the Internet.

We can send and open emails together.

We can write polite and friendly emails to people that we know.

Pupil: Class:

Pupil’s Agreement

I have read and I understand the school e-Safety Rules.

I will use the computer, network, mobile phones, Internet access and other new technologies in a responsible way at all times.

I know that network and Internet access may be monitored.

Signed: Date:

Parent’s Consent for Web Publication of Work and Photographs

I agree that my son/daughter’s work may be electronically published. I also agree that appropriate images and video that include my son/daughter may be published subject to the school rule that photographs will not be accompanied by pupil names.

Parent’s Consent for Internet Access

I have read and understood the school e-safety rules and give permission for my son / daughter to access the Internet. I understand that the school will take all reasonable precautions to ensure that pupils cannot access inappropriate materials but I appreciate that this is a difficult task. I understand that the school cannot be held responsible for the content of materials accessed through the Internet. I agree that the school is not liable for any damages arising from use of the Internet facilities.

Signed: Date:

Please print name:

Behaviour

We aim to work with the children to enable them to develop self-discipline and self-esteem in a safe environment of mutual respect and encouragement. We promote positive behaviour and have developed strategies for dealing with unwanted behaviour. We work closely with parents to support children who may be demonstrating inappropriate behaviour, sharing strategies and providing additional one-to-one time for the child if they are in need of extra emotional support.

To promote positive behaviour we have implemented the following.

We have developed some simple rules for the children. These are explained to everyone. We involve the children in helping to agree rules wherever possible.

All adults in the setting ensure that the rules are applied consistently, so that children have the security of knowing what to expect and learning right from wrong.

All staff provide a positive role model for the children with regard to friendliness, care and courtesy. Modelling polite manners such as saying “please” and “thank you”.

Staff in the setting praise and encourage desirable behaviour such as kindness, turn taking and willingness to share.

We will take positive steps to avoid a situation in which children receive adult attention only in return for undesirable behaviour.

We use the traffic lights system to help children regulate their behaviour.

We use the traffic light system to help children regulate their behaviour

Nutrition

Our philosophy is that eating should be a relaxed, happy and social occasion. In our nursery the children eat altogether in the dinner hall. We use mealtimes as an opportunity to develop and encourage children's eating and social skills.

The children are taught to wash their hands before snack and any meal. Sweets, crisps etc. are not allowed in pack lunches and children are not allowed to eat on the playground. Please do not provide any foods in your child's lunch box that contain nuts or may have traces of nuts to safeguard other children who have a nut allergy.

Please inform the school if your child has an allergy

Collection Procedure

The school must know who is collecting the child each day and who is not allowed contact (where appropriate).

If another adult is to collect the child, the setting should be informed in writing, the day before if possible.

We will ensure no child leaves unsupervised

If you are unavoidably detained and cannot arrive on time to collect your child, please telephone to inform us. We reserve the right to charge for extra time that your child stays at the setting.

If your child remains uncollected, we will phone all contact numbers after 15 minutes and if we cannot make contact the police or local authority social care for children will be contacted

Please inform the school of any change in personal information details for example, change of address, contact details etc.

COVID19 Arrangements:

Key Information for Nursery

Group Nursery Team

Start/Finish Entrance Exit

Nursery A (all day)

Mrs Akthar –Teacher

Mrs Kaur-Teaching assistant

9:00am – 3:30pm

Gate 1 Northwold Road

Gate 1 Northwold Road

Nursery B (am) 9:00am – 12:00pm

Gate 1 Northwold Road

Gate 1 Northwold Road

Nursery C (pm) 12:30pm – 3:30pm

Gate 1 Northwold Road

Gate 1 Northwold Road

Please provide your child with a filled water bottle each day.

Children will be allowed to access the toilet during the school day. Please bring in a change of clothes as accidents do happen sometimes.

Staff working closely with children will wear appropriate PPE (face shields, gloves)

If your child is unwell on a day, please report your child’s absence to the school office

Key Information-Reception

Class Name –Sept.20

Teachers Arrival time Dismissal Time

Entrance/Exit Point

Walnut Miss Bower

9:00am 3:30pm

Gate 2 on Geldeston RoadCypress Miss Wilkinson

Please provide your child with a filled water bottle each day

Children should wear PE kit and trainers on their PE day. Class teachers will share this date with you in September.

School uniform is to be worn.

No school bags are allowed in school. You are only allowed a small packed lunch bag.

Children will be allowed to access the toilet during the school day.

Children will have access to their own equipment which will remain at their workstations.

All workstation spaces will be regularly disinfected during the day.

Children will eat their packed lunch at their workstations.

(For further information , please do not hesitate to contact Northwold Primary School - 02088066352)