EYFS Starfish and Hermit Crabs
Meet the EYFS Team
Welcome to EYFS
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With the warmer weather, please can children bring a sun hat to school. Please apply sun cream before school and check cardigans/jumpers are clearly named.
The children are in reading groups, so phonics books will continue to be changed weekly but at different times.
Please bring your book bag, reading book, reading record, water bottle and coat to school every day.
Welly Wednesdays
All children will need a pair of wellies every Wednesday. They will need to come to school wearing their school shoes and we will change them for Forest School. Children are welcome to leave wellies in school. They will just need a named bag for their peg.
Home Learning
Children can bring their Home Learning to school in their book bag to share with their class.
Alternatively, it can be emailed to
homeworkEYFS@southmead.devon.sch.uk
Home Learning Spring
Spring 2025
Little City January 2025
Autumn Home Learning
Autumn 2024
Reading
When reading a phonics books with your child, please gauge how much you wish them to read dependent on how they are feeling. This could 2-3 pages to the whole book, it can vary each time. We want to help support you in giving your child positive reading experiences as much as possible. Please record this reading in your child's reading record.
Library bus books will be changed on a Monday. Please re-read and talk about a book more than once as the repetition of language and familiarisation of stories and characters helps support their understanding and enjoyment of books. Library books do not need to be recorded in their reading records.
Handwriting
Phonics
Please scroll to view the videos below on how to pronounce the sounds when reading and practising with your child. The order of sounds we work through is also detailed below.
The Sound Mats and Word Mats we use in class are also available below.
ELS - Harder to Read and Spell Words
ELS Sound Mats
Phase 2 Pronunciation
Phase 3 Pronunciation
Phase 5 Pronunciation
Maths
P.E.
Please ensure PE kits remain in school and have suitable shoes that the children can put on with limited support (e.g. laces children who can tie independently)
Starfish Class: Indoor PE Friday Outdoor PE Wednesday
Hermit Crab Class: Indoor PE Friday Outdoor PE Wednesday
Children are offered daily opportunities in provision to develop their fine and gross motor skills.
Parent Welcome Meeting Information
Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA)
The Early Learning Goals
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