Foundation Stage
Induction Meeting
June 2017
Head Teacher’s Welcome
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Guide to our Foundation Stage
Karen Price, Claire Lewis,
Molly Webb, Lauren Waterman, Rachel Cobley
Session Aim
To provide an overview of the Foundation
Stage at Brompton-Westbrook Primary
School
The Foundation Stage covers ages 3 to 5
FS1–‘Nursery’
FS2–‘Reception’
The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum
(EYFS) involves practical play-based activities
which are assessed at the end of Foundation
Stage 2 according to the Early Learning Goals
End of Year Expectations
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To reach the expected levels by the end of reception, your child will
need to be able to:
Write: Children will be able to write a sentence that makes sense with
simple words spelt correctly and other words to be spelt in a
phonetically plausible way
Read: Children will be able to read simple books, reading words from
memory with little sounding out
Maths: Children will be able to say, read and write numbers to 20. They
can add and subtract using resources to support them. They can say
which number is more or less than a given number. They can describe
shapes and patterns and can talk about time, weight, position and
capacity
‘Prime’ Areas:
Communication and Language
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Listening & Attention
 Understanding
 Speaking
Listening and attention: Children
listen attentively in a range of
situations. They listen to stories,
accurately anticipating key events
and respond to what they hear with
relevant comments, questions or
actions. They give their attention to
what others say and respond
appropriately, while engaged in
another activity
Prime (continued):
Physical Development
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Moving & Handling
 Health & Self-Care
Moving and handling: Children
show good control and co-ordination
in large and small movements. They
move confidently in a range of ways,
safely negotiating space. They
handle
equipment
and
tools
effectively, including pencils for
writing
‘Prime’ (continued):
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
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Self-confidence & Selfawareness
 Managing Feelings &
Behaviour
 Making Relationships
Making relationships: Children play cooperatively, taking turns with others. They
take account of one another’s ideas about
how to organise their activity. They show
sensitivity to others’ needs and feelings,
and form positive relationships with adults
and other children
‘Specific’ Areas:
Literacy
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Reading
 Writing
Writing: Children use their phonic
knowledge to write words in ways
which match their spoken sounds.
They also write some irregular
common words. They write simple
sentences which can be read by
themselves and others. Some words
are spelt correctly and others are
phonetically plausible
‘Specific’ (continued):
Mathematics
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Numbers
 Shape, Space &
Measures
Numbers: Children count reliably with
numbers from 1 to 20, place them in
order and say which number is one
more or one less than a given number.
Using quantities and objects, they add
and subtract two single-digit numbers
and count on or back to find the
answer. They solve problems, including
doubling, halving and sharing
‘Specific’ (continued):
Understanding the World
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People & Communities
The World
Technology
People and communities: Children
talk about past and present events in
their own lives and in the lives of family
members. They know that other
children don’t always enjoy the same
things, and are sensitive to this. They
know about similarities and differences
between themselves and others, and
among families, communities and
traditions
‘Specific’ (continued):
Expressive Arts and Design
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Exploring & Using
Media and Materials
 Being Imaginative
Being imaginative: Children use what
they have learnt about media and
materials in original ways, thinking
about uses and purposes. They
represent their own ideas, thoughts
and feelings through design and
technology, art, music, dance, role-play
and stories
Effective use of the Outdoors
…whatever the weather!
Opportunities for Risk, Challenge and
Problem Solving
Time to Explore
Support for Independent Learning
Supporting your Child’s Learning
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Talk to your child, male and female role models
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Set aside quiet times to read to your child - at least 10 minutes each
day. Later in the year your child will receive spellings that they will need
to learn at home
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Involve your child in everyday activities
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Play with your child – anything from board games to hide and seek
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Communicate with your child’s teacher rather than the school gates
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Read the learning blog on the website each week
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Label all of your child's belongings, including trousers, tops etc as we
encourage the children to become independent as soon as they start in
Reception. This starts by getting changed for PE and looking after their
own things
Read, Write, Inc. (RWI)
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Read, Write Inc. is a literacy scheme which incorporates reading,
writing, handwriting and comprehension.
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The scheme has a specific teaching structure which has been
highlighted in the national curriculum so comes highly recommended
and has a great success rate with the teaching of reading.
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For further support with how to help and support your child in learning
their sounds, reading, writing and handwriting, please come along to
one of our RWI training sessions. (Look out for dates in the school’s
newsletter.)
Home Learning
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Each week, in the school learning blog, you will be told about activities
that you can do with your child at home to help support their learning
which will link-in with the week ahead
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Reading books will be given out once your child has learnt their sounds
and can blend sounds together. These reading books are changed
weekly
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Weekly maths challenges are sent home and also phonic sheets. Once
children have reached the very early reading stages they will have a
weekly spelling test which is part of their Read, Write Inc session
Events for Parental involvement
Helping In School
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We are always looking for parent helpers in school. If you have spare
time, be it an hour or a whole morning/afternoon, please let us know as
we will always find some way you can help us and our children in
school
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Do you love the outdoors? Could you be a Forest School volunteer?
Wow Slips
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Your will be given a ‘wow’ slip for you to fill in at home to let us know
things they have achieved with you
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We will display them on our class boards and share their
learning/achievements
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You will be given your first slip but then further slips can be printed off
from the school website
Behaviour
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At Brompton-Westbrook we pride ourselves on praising our children for making the
right choices and recognising consistent effort and motivation
Some children might have difficulty with adjusting to the expectations of school life
and they will be supported to help make the right choices
Children will be awarded for consistent behaviour and hard work with wow messages
which are sent via text message. These are then added up each term and are
acknowledged with certificates (bronze, silver and gold)
Our behaviour policy includes ‘stages’ of behaviour:
• 0 - ‘zero hero’
• 1 - a rule reminder
• 2 - move to another space
• 3 - sent to another classroom, parents spoken to and behaviour logged
• 4 - time spent out of class (usually the next day and spent in a reflection room)
• 5 - Time spent out of class with the support of a parent / carer
• 6 - fixed term exclusion
• 7 – fixed term / permanent exclusion
Remember – when you are joining our school, you are signing up to the
policies that we have.
Healthy Schools
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Healthy snacks - fruit given by the government for all children under 7
and healthy snacks bought in from home
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Choice of hot dinner or cold option. All FS2 children will receive a
school meal under the Government’s ‘Universal Free School Meals’
programme. Please ensure that you claim for Free School Meals if you
are in receipt of benefits as the school will receive extra money through
funding called the Pupil Premium Grant (as mentioned earlier)
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Freely available water
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Free milk - we use milk to make smoothies and other cookery delights.
Supporting by Being Organised!
Make sure your child:
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Gets to school on time - 08.40. Doors will close at 08.45
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Wears correct school uniform as stipulated in the school brochure available from School Time in Chatham
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Is properly equipped – PE kits, book bags and spare clothes which
MUST be in school everyday
School Uniform
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It is expected that all children wear school uniform. We believe that
school uniform helps children to feel part of their school
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Uniform can be ordered and collected from School Time in Chatham
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Please provide named wellies so all children can access outside
learning at all times
Clubs
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Friday clubs are available for reception children as soon as they are full
time
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There is only one FS Friday club with around 35 spaces
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Breakfast and after school clubs are available at a small cost for those
children aged 5 and over
FS2: Dates
Tuesday 5th September – Stay and play sessions for parents and their
child who are currently in our nursery. 09.00 – 11.30. You must attend
with your child.
Wednesday 6th September – Stay and play session for parents and
their child (new children only) 09.00 – 11.30. You must attend with your
child.
Thursday 7th September to Friday 15th September - All children to be
left without their parents for their part-time sessions (8.40-13.15)
Monday 18th September - Reception children start full time (08.40 – 3.30
Monday to Thursday and 08.40 – 1.15 on Friday)
FS2 School Day
Monday – Thursday
08:40 – 15:30
Friday
08:40 – 13:15
(Friday Clubs optional 13:15 – 15:30)
Documentation
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Please ensure that you have picked up a
school brochure with further information
inside.
 Please read it and keep it for future reference
if you have a query about our systems,
policies or expectations, you should find the
answers in the brochure. If not, then please
feel free to speak to your child’s class
teacher.
Any Questions?