Seedlings and Saplings

A very warm welcome to our Early Years Foundation Stage Unit

Seedlings and Saplings

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to a new school year and the Autumn Term. We hope you have all had a lovely summer and that the children are ready for a fun filled term. Our topic this half term is 'How can I get to know my new class?'. Our focus book will be Errol's Garden by Gillian Hibbs.

For the latest Covid 19 guidance and advice please refer to the documentation available on the school news section.

For more detailed information please see the class newsletters below.

To ensure we are complying with all advice to ensure the safety of the children and staff we will continue to ensure that the unit is well ventilated by opening windows and, as always, providing outdoor play, whatever the weather? With this in mind, please ensure your child wears suitable, warm clothing and a water proof coat. 

Thank you 

The Early Years Team

Arrival and Finish Times

Arrival and collection points for Seedlings will be the main entrance to the unit located opposite the main school reception.

Saplings will arrive at the main entrance and be collected at the classroom door leading onto the main playground.

Key Dates

Monday 6th September                         School opens for Autumn Term 

Sunday 19th September                         Dedication to the new school year service at Christ Church 10am

Tuesday 21st September                        Individual photograph day

Monday 11th October                            Saplings/Reception Parent Information Evening  5.45 to 6.30pm

Wednesday 13th October                       Seedlings/Nursery  Parent Information Evening   5.45 to 6.30pm

Friday 22nd October                              School closes for half-term         

Curriculum

Our topic this half term is 'How can I get to know my new class?'. Our featured Power of Reading text is Errol's Garden by Gillian Hibbs

We follow the Revised Foundation Stage Curriculum 2021 which is currently split into 7 areas:

Communication and Language

Physical Development

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Literacy

Mathematics

Understanding the World

Expressive Arts and Design

Phonics

Seedlings- In the Seedlings we will be following Phase 1, Experiencing Phonics. The children will take part in daily activities taken from the seven strands which are:

Environmental Sounds

Instrumental Sounds

Percussion

Rhythm and Rhyme

Alliteration

Voice Sounds

Oral Blending and Segmenting

Saplings- In the Saplings, we are consolidating Phase 1, Experiencing Phonics and beginning Phase 2

Mathematics

Seedlings- The focus this half term is 'Number and 2D shapes'.

Saplings- The focus this half term is 'Counting and Recognition'. 

RE

This half term our themes for RE will be 'I am Special' and 'Harvest'.

PE

We are delighted to inform you that Go4it Sports will be working with our children each Thursday morning. Sapling children will require a PE kit of shorts and tshirt and pumps. Seedlings do not need a PE kit but are able to come to school in their trainers on Thursdays.