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EYFSCurriculum Afternoon

22nd September 20131-1:30pm

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What is the Early Years Foundation Stage?

At NIS, The Early Years Foundation Stage (E.Y.F.S.) represents the stage of

education for children from Foundation 1 (from 3 years old) to the end of the Foundation 2 (up to 5 years old).

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

3 Prime Areas & 4 Specific Areas

Children should mostly develop the 3 prime areas first, this is the main focus of Foundation 1.

These are: 1.Communication and language;2. Physical development; and3. Personal, social and emotional development.

7 Areas of Learning and Development

As children grow, the prime areas will help them to develop skills in 4 specific areas which are further developed in Foundation 2. These are:

1. Literacy; 2. Mathematics; 3. Understanding the world; and4. Expressive arts and design.

Personal, Social and Emotional

Development

•become self-confident;

•have awareness of their own feelings and feelings of others;

•take an interest in things;

•become independent;

•tell the difference between right and wrong.

The children will be learning to:

Communication and Language

•talk confidently and clearly;

•show awareness of listener

•enjoy listening to stories, songs and poems, showing good attention;

•follow instructions;

•answer questions about stories

The children will be learning to:

Physical Development

•move confidently;

•control their body;

•handle large and small equipment (Fine Motor Skills)

•manage their own basic hygiene and personal needs including dressing and undressing independently

The children will be learning to:

Understanding the World

•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;

The children will:

Expressive Arts and Design

• colours and shapes;

• making things;

• role play;

• making music and singing songs

The children will explore:

Mathematics

• Develop an understanding of maths through stories, songs, games and imaginative play;

• Problem solving

• become comfortable with numbers and with ideas such as 'heavier than' or 'bigger’;

• be aware of shapes, space and measures.

Literacy

• Can appropriately handle books and understands that print conveys meaning.

• Asks appropriate questions and follows a basic storyline

• hear and say sounds, and link them to letters;

• read and write familiar words and sentences;

• learn to use a pencil effectively.

Jolly Phonics• Focus on letter sounds

• Using lower case (AHMED – Ahmed )• Jolly Songs from YouTube

• Extending Learning - Wikispace page: eyfsnis.wikispaces.com

• Oxford Reading Tree• High Frequency Words

Monitoring Progress

• ‘Development Matters Statements are the ‘stepping stones’ of early childhood development. It incorporates all 7 areas of learning into age brackets.

• Teachers use this to identify the developing knowledge, skills and understanding of your child and work out the next steps for their learning.

• These statements will be used alongside on-going observations of your child. Observations are recording and kept in your child’s ‘Learning Journey’ alongside other samples of your child's achievements at school.

• The Learning Journey is a collection of observations and work samples from your child's time in the Foundation Stage.

“Adults who help children to play are adults who help children to learn.”

A few reminders• Uniforms -All items named (even shoes) -Zaks / School Colours (posters on notice boards) - Why are Uniforms important?

- Healthy Eating - no sweets, chocolates, crisps, fizzy drinks, sugary milks or

fast food. - Birthday Parties – No fast food or hired entertainment.- No NUT PRODUCTS

• Attendance- Arriving at school late/leaving early : 7:00 am Start, 12:30

Finish.

• Messy Play- Your child will be taking part in lots of interesting and

sometimes messy experiences, so they may come home dirty! It is all part of the fun!

Have a question or concern?If you have any concerns or questions, please follow the

below protocol and we will be happy to help you.

Step 1: Address your question/concern with your child’s teacher first (Please book an

appointment).Step 2: If unresolved, please make an appointment

to see Ms Jaeun Park (Team Leader) or Ms Clare Green (Coordinator)

Step 3: If unresolved, please make an appointment to see Ms Byrne (Head of Primary) after you

have completed the previous steps.

Please Note: Today’s meeting is an introduction to the curriculum only.

Later in the term, you will be invited to discuss your child’s progress & adjustment at school during the

parent/teacher meetings.