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Welcome to Folkestone Primary Academy. Key Principles . Our provision and the EYFS (our curriculum) is based on 4 key principles: A Unique Child – Every child is different. However, each is a competent, resilient, capable learner. Children develop a positive, confident attitude to learning.
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Key Principles Our provision and the EYFS (our curriculum) is based on 4 key principles: • A Unique Child – Every child is different. However, each is a competent, resilient, capable learner. Children develop a positive, confident attitude to learning. • Positive Relationships – Parents/Carers as Partners, Home Groups to form attachments. • Enabling Environments – Learning environments in the classrooms, outdoor area, planning, assessment and observation. • Learning and Development – 3 characteristics of effective learning are – Active learning, playing and exploring, creating and thinking critically.
3 Prime areas of Learning • Personal, social and emotional development involves helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves, and others; to form positive relationships and develop respect for others; to develop social skills and learn how to manage their feelings; to understand appropriate behaviour in groups; and to have confidence in their own abilities. • Communication and language development involves giving children opportunities to experience a rich language environment; to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves; and to speak and listen in a range of situations. • Physical development involves providing opportunities for young children to be active and interactive; and to develop their co-ordination, control, and movement. Children must also be helped to understand the importance of physical activity, and to make healthy choices in relation to food.
4 Specific areas of learning • Literacy development involves encouraging children to link sounds and letters and to begin to read and write. Children must be given access to a wide range of reading materials (books, poems, and other written materials) to ignite their interest. • Mathematics involves providing children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems; and to describe shapes, spaces, and measures. • Understanding the world involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment. • Expressive arts and design involves enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials, as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, movement, dance, role-play, and design and technology.
Play • “Each area of learning and development must be implemented through planned, purposeful play and through a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activity. Play is essential for children’s development, building their confidence as they learn to explore, to think about problems, and relate to others. Children learn by leading their own play, and by taking part in play which is guided by adults.” EYFS New Framework • Play is very important in Ladybirds and Bumblebees and children will be learning through play in a fun way.
We have a play-based curriculum, where children learn through play.
School day A typical school morning will follow this routine. • Self-registration • Phonics • Home groups • Snack time • Child initiated activities • Shared reading and writing • Teacher directed activities (Topic related activities)
A typical afternoon will follow this routine. • Maths • Child initiated activities • Story or music • Home time
Home School Diary • This is a link between the school and home. • We like to hear about any activities, experiences and events the children have participated in outside school; it is a celebration of learning at home and at school. • Each week the Foundation Stage newsletter will be stuck in and parents are encouraged to make comments on the newsletter. • There will be a weekly challenge on each newsletter, related to the topic we are doing. • The diaries are checked daily. • It celebrates your child’s first year at school!
Learning Journeys • All children have a Learning Journey. • Any written work is stuck in here along with observations. • Photographs are stuck in to show learning. • Each Learning Journey is unique!
Lunchtimes • Lunches, either school dinner or packed lunch, are eaten in the dining hall with a member of staff present. • Each class has a designated midday supervisor. • Parents and carers will be invited to have lunch with us at the beginning of Term 1 to sample our school meals.
General • Children will have a named peg. • Please send in spare clothes and plimsolls in a named bag. • (PE kits will be asked for later on in the year.) • All uniform should be clearly named. • Shoes – velcro please and named. • Book Bags – please check daily as these will contain newsletters detailing events we may be having, accident forms, home learning and other communications. • Please add a keyring to your child’s bookbag and coat zip so they can be easily identified. • Wellies – we ask that all children keep named wellies in school for use in the outdoor area.
What experiences will your child have during their first year at school?
The children will have opportunities to use a wide range of resources....
Some comments from present FS children... ‘I enjoy writing because I think I have got better at it.’ ‘I like phonics because we learn. I love reading’ ‘I like doing Topic. I like learning’ ‘I like learning new things and school is the best place.’
