Welcome to EYFS

In EYFS, we focus on developing essential skills through engaging activities that promote curiosity and a love for learning. Our curriculum is designed to cater to the diverse needs of our students, ensuring that each child receives personalised support to reach their full potential. We encourage exploration and creativity, allowing children to learn through play while building confidence and social skills.

We believe that strong partnerships with parents are vital to a child’s success. Throughout the year, we offer various opportunities for parents to engage with our school community, including workshops and open days. We invite you to join us in this exciting journey as we work together to provide a rich educational experience for your child at St Michael's CE Primary School.

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Curriculum Overview

reception curriulum overview 2024 parents 1.pdf

Autumn Term Knowledge Organiser

The following documents are Knowledge Organisers. They contain key facts and information that the children need to have as a basic knowledge and understanding of the topic – giving them the ‘bigger picture’ of what they will be learning at school.

Daily Phonics

At St. Michael's, we believe that every child has the potential to become a fluent reader and writer. Phonics is a key tool in achieving this goal. We teach reading through the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised programme, a systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) approach.

Starting in Nursery and Reception, our phonics instruction helps children build a solid foundation in the alphabetic code. This early start ensures that as they progress through school, they master the skills necessary to read and spell confidently.

To support your child at home,here you will find various resources that demonstrate how to say sounds and write letters correctly. Additionally, you can access useful videos to see how phonics is taught at school, giving you the confidence to assist with your child's reading journey

Purple Mash

Please click on the picture below to access the Purple Mash website. Please ask your child's teacher if you are unsure of the log in details.

Click here to be directed to our Purple Mash information page.

Reading

Please click on the links below to access different online stories that children can read or listen to. Most of them do not require you to sign up. Enjoy!

Oxford Owl

Book Trust

Story Online

Magic Key Story Books

Audible Stories

Physical Activities

Keeping active is really important. Please try and do some physical activity everyday for 30 minutes.

Joe Wicks PE Lesson

5 a day

Change4life

Websites

This document provides you with a useful list of websites and apps suitable for EYFS:

Websites and Apps

Here are some helpful websites to help your child with Phonics at home.

Here is a useful website to help your child continue their learning at home. Have you tried 'Count with Lecky', 'Dressing Lecky' and 'Lecky's Friends'?

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html