EYFS
Welcome to our information page for Early Years Foundation Stage classes - also know as our Reception Classes; Dolphins Class, Octopus Class and Rainbow Fish Class.
New to our school? Below you find the links to some important forms that need to be completed when your child joins Bursledon Infant School in one of our Reception classes. Click here for our EYFS policy. Click here for our EYFS vision statement.
Autumn Term 1
We can now put on our wellies and coats so we can go out and explore the field and woodland. The children have loved the rainy weather as they have been finding big puddles to jump in!
We have been developing our listening skills to help us get ready to learn letter sounds.
We have now started learning our phase two phonics sounds. We learn four sounds per week and accompany these with cued articulation actions. These actions help us to remember the sounds. They are based on where the sound comes from in your mouth, for example, if it comes from your lips, tongue or throat. The lovely Miss Morris has recorded the sounds for you to practice at home.
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Your child has now come home with a 'Learn to Read' book and a learning log. Our Learn to Read books cover the sounds we have been learning in school and some tricky words (common exception words). Please read at least three times per week with your child and record this in their learning log. Children who read three times per week are a 'regular reader' and will be invited to a reading reward at the end of each half term. The lovely Mrs Blewitt has recorded a video so you can see what reading at home should look like and this has been sent home on Tapestry.
Autumn two
What a busy half term it has been!
Our topic was 'Awesome Autumn'. We explored the seasonal changes happening in our environment and talked about what we noticed. We went on a leaf hunt around school and had a pumpkin day! We cut open the pumpkins to explore what was inside, planted our own pumpkin seeds and made pumpkin soup. It was very yummy!
We read the story 'The Scarecrow's Wedding'. We then had our own wedding ceremony where the children wore their fancy clothes and two pretended to get married. We then had a dance and the children ate a biscuit they had decorated.
The children were so excited to see snow! We put on our coats and wellies and headed straight outside. The children found frost and ice and caught snowflakes on their tongues. Some even tried to make snow angels! This also meant we could compare winter weather to autumn weather. We talked about what clothes we wear in the different seasons and how the trees change.
We had lots to celebrate this half term! We learned about Remembrance Day, Diwali and Children in Need. During our RE day we learned about why we celebrate Christmas and about the nativity story. We performed our own superb nativity show and visited our local church, St. Leonard's, for our Christmas service. Finally, we had a class party and festive lunch.
Autumn two
Spring one
This half term our topic has been 'Stomp and Roar, Here Come the Dinosaurs!'. It began with us finding an egg on the field. We thought about what might be inside and how we can take care of the egg. Eventually, it cracked open to reveal a baby dinosaur inside! We took care of the baby dinosaur carefully by making it nests and thinking of what it might eat. Then, we went outside and find real dinosaur bones hidden in our field! Our teachers phoned the museum who said we can take the bones inside for investigation. They later sent us a letter to confirm we had found bones belonging to a sarcosaurus! We carefully laid the bones out and drew what we thought the rest of the skeleton might look like. Towards the end of this half term, mummy dinosaur came back for her babies! The children were so excited to see her!
We also started Drawing Club this half term! This is a method of teaching writing through exploring books, animations and traditional tales. We have seen a real boost in the children's love of books and writing and are so proud of the progress they are making.
We have had lots to celebrate what with New Year, Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day!
Spring two
This half term we have been learning all about Traditional Tales. Our topic started off with us discovering someone had made a big mess in our home corners! The children thought about who it could be and then decided it must have been Goldilocks! We explored other texts such as Jack and the Beanstalk, the Three Little Pigs and The Gingerbread Man. We even planted our own beans in plastic bags so we could see the roots and shoots grow. The children were so proud of these and have been sending us updates of their growth at home! We have also been exploring concepts such as 3D shapes, length, height and time and the numbers 9 and 10 in maths. The children have loved the better weather and being able to go into the woods more regularly!
