Welcome to St Stephen's Class Web Page
St Stephen's Class is full of friendly, confident and lively 4-5 year old children eager to learn!
We like to be active and enjoy learning outdoors. We love to talk about our experiences and give our thoughts and ideas. We are caring, kind and helpful and like to find ways to work together so everybody is happy!
Summer Term 2020
Dear Parents and carers
We hope you are all ok and we are thinking of you and the children during this unprecendented time of 'home schooling'.
There are plenty of websites out there to offer advice and plans, but do trust you own instincts and don't rush, this is a huge transition for all. Your children will be as equally disoriented as the adults around them! Remember that you are your child's first and foremost educator, you know them best!
So a few tips we've found on the website 'Nurturestore.co.uk' that reflect our thoughts too. Please follow the link below for a easy homeschool plan:
https://nurturestore.co.uk/how-to-homeschool-easy-plan
Please continue to use the school website and Tapestry, for links to activities and suggested sites to support learing at home. Now you also have access to 'EasyPeasy', 'ActiveLearn: Bug Club' for reading and 'Teach your Monster to read' for phonics, and more!
For maths, follow the link below to White Rose home learning. And Father Andrew has suggested this page for us to check out too!
http://www.wednesdayword.org/home/childrens
Plus, most importantly, continue to follow the most up to date information on the school webpage to keep everyone safe. We'd love to hear from you via school email, Tapestry, Easy Peasy, or even the post!!
Best wishes,
The Early Years Team
Useful Links for Parents and Carers
General Development
https://www.foundationyears.org.uk/files/2015/03/4Children_ParentsGuide_2015_WEB.pdf
https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk
https://www.easypeasyapp.com/ home for playful parents- log in coming soon.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/offer (use the offer code PARENTSTWINKLHELPS for free access)
The Early Years Framework
https://foundationyears.org.uk/eyfs-statutory-framework/
Language - Phonics
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
Maths
https://www.familymathstoolkit.org.uk/advice-for-families
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/
https://foundationyears.org.uk/ten-top-number-rhymes/
Music
https://charanga.com/site/log-in/ Login details for Yumu from Charanga music will be sent home via Tapestry shortly.
Physical Development
https://www.teachhandwriting.co.uk/gross-and-fine-motor-skills-games.html
https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Well being/Parent info
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls/
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/in-the-home/home-alone/
Class Information
- Mrs Turvill Class Teacher
- Mrs Holt Teaching Assistant
Reading
Your child has been given a reading book to share with you at home. Please look at the book together every day, sounding and blending words, and reading by sight the 'tricky' words. Help your child to understand and explain what is happening in the book to develop inference skills.
Please comment in their reading record when you have looked at the book together. Reading books and records must in book bags everyday.
Phonics
We follow the DFE 'Letters and Sounds' programme. Please see below for the pronounciation of the sounds your child will be rapidly learning in their Reception Year.
Tapestry and EYFS
Tapestry is an easy-to-use innovative, interactive online learning journal which we use to record, track and celebrate children's progress in early years education.
For more information on this, the Early Years Foundation Parents Guide and other learning resources please click on the logo below.
House Groups and Reading days
Please see your child's reading diary for their house group(colour coded) and their reading days. Please ensure their reading book and diary are in school daily. Thank you
Class Newsletters
Please click on the links below to view the Newsletters
Autumn 2019 - what we are learning
Autumn 2019 - parents' information
Spring 1 Plan
| Name | |
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| HT2 2020 spr 1 Rec.pdf | Download |
Spring 2 Plan
| Name | |
|---|---|
| HT2 2020 spr 2 Rec.pdf | Download |
Communication, Language and Literacy
Spring 2020
Where the Wild Things Are
By Maurice Sendak
Our story book this half term!
Useful Links for Parents and Carers
General Development
https://www.foundationyears.org.uk/files/2015/03/4Children_ParentsGuide_2015_WEB.pdf
https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk
https://www.easypeasyapp.com/ home for playful parents- log in coming soon.
The Early Years Framework
https://foundationyears.org.uk/eyfs-statutory-framework/
Language - Phonics
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
Maths
https://www.familymathstoolkit.org.uk/advice-for-families
https://foundationyears.org.uk/ten-top-number-rhymes/
Physical Development
https://www.teachhandwriting.co.uk/gross-and-fine-motor-skills-games.html
https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Well being/Parent info
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls/
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/in-the-home/home-alone/
S.T.E.M Fair
Well done to all of the children and their families for creating such varied and exciting projects. Take a look at the projects in action!
World Book Day
Peter Pan Theme
Such great costumes from St Stephen's Class and a great day had by all. We loved sharing our favourite books and having a visit from a mum to read her favourite book!
Balance Festival
We had a brisk walk across town to Greatwood School where we took part in a festival of different activities linked with developing our sense of balance, with the aim of improving our bicycle skills. Great fun was had by all, and the children behaved extremely well on what was a very busy afternoon!
The Nativity 2019
EYFS loved performing'The Nativity' in front of an audience!
PE
In Spring Term 2020 Reception Class will have a PE session on a Tuesday morning. Please make sure a full PE kit, including sport socks and pumps are in your child's PE bag every day. All kit should be labelled to prevent loss.