Welcome to Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
Our Early Years consists of a Nursery unit for children aged 3 and 4 and a Reception class.
Reception
Your class teachers are Miss O'Brien and Miss Johnson with Mrs Rutter as teaching assistant. If you have any questions or concerns, please grab us on the door in the morning or after school, or send us a message on Seesaw. We will always be happy to help!
Tuesday - PE / Thursday - PE & Forest School For Forest School sessions please send in clothes you do not mind getting muddy and wellies.
Please could children bring a waterproof coat and water bottle every day.
EYFS Information
Admission Arrangements page for Reception classes >
Admissions Arrangements page for Nursery >
Click here for the Early Years Framework
Click here for the Development Matters document
Phonics
We follow the Little Wandle Reading & Phonics Scheme.
Click here for more information.
Nursery - Bright Beginnings
Your class teacher is Mrs Parker, with Mrs Fleming as teaching assistant. If you have any questions or concerns, please grab us on the door in the morning or after school, or send us a message on Seesaw. We will always be happy to help!
Monday afternoon - Forest School. For Forest School sessions please send in clothes you do not mind getting muddy and wellies. These can be left at Nursery or taken after each session.
Please could children bring a waterproof coat and water bottle every day.
The Purpose of Our Curriculum
We develop children who are…
- Cared for, safe and feel valued;
- Strong and independent learners;
- Resilient, capable, confident and self-assured learners;
- Able to respond to and explore their individual interests;
- Aware of the importance of learning and development.
Governance
The School Governor responsible for EYFS is Naomi Blyth.
Email: StThomas_Primary@sch.warrington.gov.uk
Our Statement of Intent
At St Thomas’ CE Primary School, we greatly value the importance of the EYFS in providing a secure foundation for future learning and development and understand our responsibilities in ensuring that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.
This policy has been developed in conjunction with the relevant guidance and legislation to ensure that each child has a happy and positive start to their school life in which they can build a foundation for a love of learning.
Through the implementation of this policy we will provide:
- Quality and consistency, so that every child makes good progress and no child gets left behind.
- A secure foundation through learning and development opportunities which are planned around the needs and interests of each child and are assessed and reviewed regularly.
- Partnership working between practitioners and parents.
- Equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice, ensuring that every child is included and supported.
Prime and Specific Areas of Learning
The prime areas begin to develop quickly in response to relationships and experiences, and run through and support learning in all other areas. The prime areas continue to be fundamental throughout the EYFS. The specific areas include essential skills and knowledge. They grow out of the prime areas and provide important contexts for learning.
All of the areas of learning and development are interconnected to the characteristics of effective learning, which are ‘playing and exploring’, ‘active learning’ and ‘creating and critical thinking’.
Here at St Thomas’, children learn through a balance of child-initiated, adult-initiated and adult-directed activities, which allow children to develop to their full potential. Children are provided with plenty of time to engage in "exploration" throughout the variety of experiences carefully planned to engage and challenge them in the provision. The curriculum is planned for the inside and outside classrooms and equal importance is given in both areas.