Foundation Stage    Pre-school & Reception Classes

School Day      


Pre-school:


8:45am - 12.35pm optional morning and / or afternoon

1:00pm - 3:15pm full or part time *

Reception:



8:45am - 3:15pm


* If your child is to move to the Reception class the following year, we strongly recommend that he / she attends full time during the third term.

Curriculum

There are six main areas of learning and development that our Foundation classes plan for:

   
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Developing confidence and independence while learning to concentrate and to enjoy sharing as part of a group
Communication, Language and Literacy
Communicating with one another and developing skills in talking, listening, writing and reading
Mathematical Development
Using ideas about number, quantity, measurement, shape and space
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Investigating and beginning to understand the things, places and people around them
Physical Development
Improving control and co-operation of their bodies while learning to move and to handle equipment
Creative Development
Finding ways to communicate by using colour, shape, sound, texture, movement and stories

Learning

Essentially, learning will take place through carefully planned play activities. Play is the key to the way young children learn.  Through play your child can develop, for example:
the confidence needed for learning

the confidence
needed for learning

the social skills needed
for personal development

 social skills for personal
skills needed for writing

the skills needed for writing 

Through play your child will become more independent and will be able to tackle simple problems.
As your child progresses through the Reception class, activities will become naturally more structured and formalised in order to prepare the pupils for entry into Year One.

Note to Parents:
The support and encouragement you provide are important throughout your child's school life and especially during the early years.