Fern Hill Primary School
Inspiration
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Foundation Stage
2017-18
Welcome to Nursery!
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Daisy Class staff
Miss Roberts
Mrs Bretherton
Mrs Dutra
Miss Day
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First things first
 You should know if your child is in AM or PM
 Please hand in your completed yellow form as soon as possible
 Important we know allergies, medical needs and any changes
 Any questions?
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Visits and start dates
 Thursday
14th July- Come and play for one hour (you should know your time)
 September 6th – 13th Home Visits
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Letter coming soon with date and time
20 minutes
Chance to meet the staff on home ground
Time to talk individually and find out about your child
Please try to accept the time we offer
Let us know tonight if you know you will be away during those dates
 Thursday
14th September- Come and play for one hour (same time as July)
 Friday 15th September- Youngest children start
 Tuesday 19th September- Second group start
Thursday 21st September- Third group start. All children in
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Please bring
 Yellow form
 Child’s birth certificate
 Proof of address (e.g. bill, bank statement, etc)
 Recent close up photo of your child for his/her peg
(approx. 10cm x 12cm)
 Passport size photo of anyone who will collect your
child, including parents
 Claim form for Pupil Premium if it applies to you
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When your child comes in
 Gate opened at start of session time- open for 10 minutes
 Always a member of staff watching the gate
 Please bring your child inside the room
 Encourage them to be independent
 Hang up their coat
 Put book bag in group colour box
 Find name daisy and put it on the felt board
Say goodbye
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Settling in
Reassure your child that you will be coming back
We can be flexible- please talk to us
Home visit is a chance to plan whether your child
needs you to stay at first
Please take our advice- we have lots of experience!
Never leave without saying goodbye
Once you have said goodbye go quickly
We will always call you if your child is distressed
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What to wear
No uniform for Nursery
Daisy T-shirts and sweat shirts if you want to
Clothes to move and get messy in (we do have aprons)
Clothes they can manage themselves in the toilet
Shoes they can take on and off and fasten themselves- no crocs
or open toe sandals
Check the weather- we always go outside
Girls- leggings/ trousers for PE day- no tights please
No jewellery- this is a whole school rule
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Do they need to bring any thing?
 Book bag- really important for library book and letters (please
check daily)
Spare clothes in a named bag
Please do not bring water bottles, food or sweets- we always
have drinks and fruit available
Sun hat if it’s sunny!
No toys please (except for Show and Tell day) - they do get lost!
Wellie boots for puddles and digging- you can leave a pair of
named boots on our trolley
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Child safety
Please bring your child right inside and make sure one of us greets them
Please be on time to collect your child
Please wait in the outside area at pickup. We will send your child out when
we see you.
Please fill in a slip if someone else is picking up your child- we will not let
them go without this.
Please put sun cream on before they come in
Please keep your child at home for at least 24 hours after sickness or
diarrhoea.
Please let the office know if your child is absent.
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The EYFS Curriculum
Prime Areas
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Communication and Language
Physical Development
Specific Areas
• Literacy
• Maths
• Understanding the World
• Expressive Arts and Design
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How will my child learn?
 Lots of free choice and planned active play
 Hands on open ended activities
 Joining in with others, sharing ideas
 Using their senses to explore and discover
 Time to follow their interest and finish what they start
 Having a go at challenges, trying new things, taking risks
 Pretending and imagining
 Solving problems
Talking and asking questions
Small group tasks with an adult
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How do we assess their progress?
All valued as unique individuals
 Tapestry – new format of learning journey – online
 Observations of their play
 Quotes that show their learning and thinking
 Photos and video clips that show their learning and how they go
about things
 Photos of things that they make or construct
Examples of learning at home
WOW stickers from home
All of the above from all areas of their development
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School and home - sharing learning
 Consultation evenings in October and February
 Written report at the end of the year
 Tapestry – further information to follow
 Please comment and add
Send in examples of learning at home
 WOW stickers for excellent progress or achievement outside
of school
 Sometimes we set home learning challenges
 Always ask for an appointment if you have concerns or questions
Workshop to come to explain in more detail
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How can I support my child?
 Send
in home learning and WOW stickers
 Comment and add your child’s quotes on Tapestry
 Read and talk about the library book they bring home
 Share the Learning Packs together
 Come to Parent Workshops and Stay and Play sessions
 Check their book bag every day for letters or work they have
brought home and talk about school
 Value and celebrate what they do, learn and achieve.
 Welcome the class pet when he comes for the weekend!
 Come in and help if you can (DBS check needed)
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How can I help at school?
Get a DBS check
Sign up to help regularly if you can- library, cooking, gardening,
reading stories, helping with activities, washing up…
Occasional help is also useful for class trips, special days, etc.
Look out for requests for resources that we need
Be our PSA class rep
Volunteer to help at PSA events
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Preparing for September
Encourage your child to be independent going to the toilet, washing
hands, putting on coat and shoes and eating
Teach your child to wipe their nose
Talk about Daisy class, what they might do there and staying
without you- but you will come back!
Encourage your child to walk as much as possible (no buggy!) to build
muscle strength, stamina and spatial awareness
Active play
Teach them to recognise their name and say hello, thank you and
goodbye
Encourage them to play an activity without needing an adult for a
short time
Teach them to take care of books and toys and to tidy up
Talk, talk and talk some more!
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A word about letters and numbers
Writing their name- use lower case not all capitals
Please teach letter sounds rather than letter names- they don’t
need to learn the alphabet yet.
Point out the difference between the ‘words’ and the pictures in
a book
Show them which way up to hold the book and direction of
reading
Practising counting and understanding number concepts is more
important than recognising numbers at this stage.
It is good to notice letters, words and numbers everywhere.
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Thank you for listening
Please make your way down to
Daisy class.
Take a look around.
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Ask any questions.