Welcome to Butterfly Class
Welcome to Butterfly Class in the Foundation Stage. We believe in providing all children with a stimulating and nurturing environment, where children feel safe to explore new experiences and continue to develop new skills.
Our Team
Mrs Blane is the Class Teacher on Monday and Tuesday and Mrs Underwood is the Class Teacher on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The Teaching Assistant is Mrs. Maskell. The children will also have music lessons with Miss Cuin and P.E. sessions with Mr. Merry.
Our Curriculum
The latest Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework came into effect in April 2017 and covers the education and care of all children in Early Years Provision. This Framework is mandatory and sets the standards that all Early Years Providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. Please refer to the documents below for key information relating to the EYFS.
We aim to foster a love of learning in all children by providing learning experiences which engage with their interests. The children are actively encouraged to develop independence and ownership of their learning in both the indoor and outdoor classrooms.
Autumn Term
We are so excited to finally get to know your children better in the classroom! However, we understand that we are returning to school in unprecedented times and that the children have been unable to participate in the usual transition activities that we would offer. Your child may be feeling a range of emotions and so we envisage a gentle introduction to school routines.
The first few weeks will be all about playing, settling in, making friends and getting used to the school environment. We will introduce our class rules and think about how to be a good friend. The children will be playing phonics games to develop their speaking and listening skills and joining in with play based activities to develop their number sense.
During the first half term we will be looking at ‘The Colour Monster’ books by Anna Llenas to help explore and label emotions and feelings. Butterfly class will spend lots of time outside exploring as well as learning about Autumn and how the seasons change. We will also be encouraging the children to talk about themselves, their families and interests through our topic, ‘Marvellous Me.’ This topic will also provide us with opportunities to think about the senses and ways to keep our bodies healthy.
As the term progresses we will be exploring celebrations such as Bonfire Night, Diwali and Remembrance Sunday, Advent and Christmas. Some of the books we will focus on will include the ‘Funny Bones’ books by Janet and Allen Ahlberg and ‘Stick Man’ by Julia Donaldson.
As the term progresses the Children will develop their phonic knowledge and will learn how to blend and segment sounds to read and write words. By introducing the ‘Number of The Week,’ it is possible to present different aspects of a number alongside each other. For example, aspects of number recognition, number formation, counting, place value, shape and calculation can all be introduced at the same time.
Throughout the year, our topics and planning is very much driven by the interests and needs of the children and so are quite fluid. We will be observing and assessing your child to see how we can extend their learning and identify their next steps.
Parent Partnership
We strongly believe in working closely with parents to ensure all children have a positive and successful experience in their education. We welcome any information you can share about your child and their individual learning experiences outside of school. This can be easily shared through the use of Tapestry, our online learning journal. You can also use our Class Dojo communication tool to pass messages.
Supporting Your Child at Home
We ask that you share your child’s reading book/ complete phonics activities together. Try to ask your child questions about their understanding and feelings about the book. For example, ‘What do you think might happen next?’, ‘Did you enjoy this book? Why?’, ‘How is the character feeling? How do you know?’, ‘Can you think of any other stories like this?’
We want your child to have a secure understanding of numbers to 20 by the end of the year. Any activities that help your child to count carefully or recognise numerals will help. How about adding two small groups of objects – how many are there altogether? Activities can be part of play for example, sharing out toys or exploring shapes on a walk to the shops.
From time to time we may send home activities to work on together. They usually support early reading, writing and number skills.
Here are some websites which parents and carers may find useful:
Literacy
www.phonicsplay.co.uk
www.letters-and-sounds.com
Mr Thorne Does Phonics - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7sW4j8p7k9D_qRRMUsGqyw
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/sound-pronunciation-guide/
Mathematics
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks
https://nrich.maths.org/early-years
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/
www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html
EYFS Statutory Framework
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2
Our Team
Mrs Blane is the Class Teacher on Monday and Tuesday and Mrs Underwood is the Class Teacher on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The Teaching Assistant is Mrs. Maskell. The children will also have music lessons with Miss Cuin and P.E. sessions with Mr. Merry.
Our Curriculum
The latest Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework came into effect in April 2017 and covers the education and care of all children in Early Years Provision. This Framework is mandatory and sets the standards that all Early Years Providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. Please refer to the documents below for key information relating to the EYFS.
We aim to foster a love of learning in all children by providing learning experiences which engage with their interests. The children are actively encouraged to develop independence and ownership of their learning in both the indoor and outdoor classrooms.
Autumn Term
We are so excited to finally get to know your children better in the classroom! However, we understand that we are returning to school in unprecedented times and that the children have been unable to participate in the usual transition activities that we would offer. Your child may be feeling a range of emotions and so we envisage a gentle introduction to school routines.
The first few weeks will be all about playing, settling in, making friends and getting used to the school environment. We will introduce our class rules and think about how to be a good friend. The children will be playing phonics games to develop their speaking and listening skills and joining in with play based activities to develop their number sense.
During the first half term we will be looking at ‘The Colour Monster’ books by Anna Llenas to help explore and label emotions and feelings. Butterfly class will spend lots of time outside exploring as well as learning about Autumn and how the seasons change. We will also be encouraging the children to talk about themselves, their families and interests through our topic, ‘Marvellous Me.’ This topic will also provide us with opportunities to think about the senses and ways to keep our bodies healthy.
As the term progresses we will be exploring celebrations such as Bonfire Night, Diwali and Remembrance Sunday, Advent and Christmas. Some of the books we will focus on will include the ‘Funny Bones’ books by Janet and Allen Ahlberg and ‘Stick Man’ by Julia Donaldson.
As the term progresses the Children will develop their phonic knowledge and will learn how to blend and segment sounds to read and write words. By introducing the ‘Number of The Week,’ it is possible to present different aspects of a number alongside each other. For example, aspects of number recognition, number formation, counting, place value, shape and calculation can all be introduced at the same time.
Throughout the year, our topics and planning is very much driven by the interests and needs of the children and so are quite fluid. We will be observing and assessing your child to see how we can extend their learning and identify their next steps.
Parent Partnership
We strongly believe in working closely with parents to ensure all children have a positive and successful experience in their education. We welcome any information you can share about your child and their individual learning experiences outside of school. This can be easily shared through the use of Tapestry, our online learning journal. You can also use our Class Dojo communication tool to pass messages.
Supporting Your Child at Home
We ask that you share your child’s reading book/ complete phonics activities together. Try to ask your child questions about their understanding and feelings about the book. For example, ‘What do you think might happen next?’, ‘Did you enjoy this book? Why?’, ‘How is the character feeling? How do you know?’, ‘Can you think of any other stories like this?’
We want your child to have a secure understanding of numbers to 20 by the end of the year. Any activities that help your child to count carefully or recognise numerals will help. How about adding two small groups of objects – how many are there altogether? Activities can be part of play for example, sharing out toys or exploring shapes on a walk to the shops.
From time to time we may send home activities to work on together. They usually support early reading, writing and number skills.
Here are some websites which parents and carers may find useful:
Literacy
www.phonicsplay.co.uk
www.letters-and-sounds.com
Mr Thorne Does Phonics - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7sW4j8p7k9D_qRRMUsGqyw
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/sound-pronunciation-guide/
Mathematics
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks
https://nrich.maths.org/early-years
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/
www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html
EYFS Statutory Framework
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2
