Welcome to

Dunmore Primary School

Nursery

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The Early Years Foundation Stage is a distinct phase of primary education that takes place from when a child is born until they are

five. The curriculum for the Early Years Foundation Stage should underpin all future learning by supporting and developing each

child in the seven areas of the curriculum: Personal, Social and Emotional development

Communication and Language Physical Development

Literacy Mathematics

Understanding of the World Expressive Arts and Design

And foster key skills for learning called the Characteristics of Effective Learning.

For more information please see the ‘What Happens When’

document on our school website.

Inputs (when adults teach key concepts in small

or larger groups) happen at least three times

throughout the day. Adults use a variety of

published programmes e.g ‘Letters and Sounds’

for phonics and ‘White Rose’ for maths, or tried

and tested sessions to promote ‘Awe and

Wonder’ that cover all the areas of the EYFS

curriculum in a systematic program of learning

opportunities tailored to the developmental need

of all children. These sessions are practical, hands

on and use a variety of resources and teaching

techniques to engage learners and keep learning

exciting. They can happen anywhere in our school

– not just on the carpet!

All interactions that adults have with children are

opportunities for a ‘teachable moment’. We will

note those that tell us something new about a

child on Tapestry or through paper notation

systems that help us keep up with the exciting

and dynamic changes that are happening for each

child at this stage of their development.

What we learn about them, helps us to plan for

their next steps: usually this takes place ‘in the

moment’ with skilled adults moving the child on

to the next level of challenge. This could be as

simple as offering them an adjective to use to

describe something (moving on their language

development) or encouraging them to have a go

at doing up their own zip.

Early Years Foundation Stage

Policy The children are at the centre of our provision.

We are here for their wellbeing, development and to help

encourage and support a thirst for learning and life.

To support our good practice in the EYFS curriculum we follow:

“Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework “ 2017

“Development Matters” Guidance on Child Development

“Keeping Children Safe in Education” (published annually)

Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board guidance

Oxfordshire County Council’s EYFS advisory team support

Ofsted “Inspection Handbook for Schools”

Ofsted’s “Teaching and Play in the Early Years: a balancing

act?”

Information about each child’s achievements can

be accessed via their online Tapestry Learning

Journal; parents/carers will receive login details

shortly after their child starts in Nursery or

Reception.

Parents and carers can also help us to understand

how each child is developing at home by adding

things too. We welcome their feedback, likes and

comments on what we celebrate.

It is also a useful tool to celebrate what a child has

achieved in school with them.

We have two parent/carer meetings with a child’s

teacher/key person through the year. This is a

chance to talk about their progress and will link to

transitions into and out of this phase of a child’s

learning journey.

Our environment is an important tool in teaching

our children how to engage with learning.

Adults encourage children to choose what they

would like to do, indoors and out.

Adults model how to play with and look after our

resources.

The vast majority of what children can see on

shelves is available to play with at all times. We

all work together to tidy up after resources have

been played with; this is a key part of the

respectful learning that we promote.

While resources are changed periodically, our

environment belongs to the children – we teach

them about ownership as well as enjoyment.

All adults focus on showing children how

to learn as well as what to learn.

EYFS Curriculum Seven areas of learning

Prime Areas

Personal Social Emotional Development

Communication & Language

Physical Development

Self-confidence

and self-awareness

Managing feelings and behaviour

Making relationships

Listening and

attention

Understanding Speaking Moving and handling Health and self-care

Specific Areas

Literacy Mathematics Understanding the World

Expressive Arts & Design

Reading Writing Number Shape, space and measures

People and communities

The World

Technology Exploring and using media

and materials

Being imaginative

For more information about supporting your child’s development see:

School website New Nursery starters 2020/21 page

www.foundationyears.org.uk

What to Expect When

for more information and how you can help at home

How will my child learn?

Characteristics of Effective Learning

We will encourage each child to:

• Play and explore

• Be involved in active learning – practical situations

• Create and thinking critically

Each day, please make sure that your child is wearing (weather dependent):

• T-shirt (Long sleeved in winter)

• Jumper/Cardigan

• Track suit bottoms/leggings (shorts in the summer) (no jeans)

• Velcro shoes/trainers (no open shoes)

• Pants and socks Coat

• Hat (sunhat or warm hat)

• Mittens (no finger gloves)

Starting Nursery We will keep you informed of our plans as soon as we can by e-mailing you.

Please make sure that we have your most up to date e-mail address to make this communication really clear.

Nursery kit to leave at Nursery

Every child needs a pair of wellies which they leave at Nursery.

They will need a bag which stays at Nursery with: • A sun hat

• Spare pants and socks

• Spare t-shirt

• Spare tracksuit bottoms/leggings (shorts in summer)

• Spare jumper/cardigan

They will need a named water bottle – filled only with water!

We’ll send home their whole bag if something has been used/soiled during the session AND also at half term holidays.

Things not to bring to Nursery

• Clothes and SHOES that you child cannot put on and take off themselves.

• Scarves

• Gloves with fingers

• Gloves or mittens on elastic

• Jewellery of any kind

• Comforters

• Toys from home

• Food from home (other than in their lunchbox)

• Spare plastic bags

• These can be purchased from the school office.

• We run a daily library in Nursery by one of our teaching staff.

• You may only take one book at a time but keep it as long as you like. When you have finished with it, please return it in the book bag and your child can choose another.

• This is a lovely way of sharing books with your child which they have independently chosen and can develop their literary and communication and language skills with lots of ‘book talk’.

• The book bag box will be put outside every day near to the lunch box trolley.

• Please let us know of any allergies/food intolerances as soon as possible.

• Please apply long lasting sun screen to your child each day – even in Autumn and Spring as we play outside all the time!

• Please let us know – by calling the school office and leaving a message if your child will be absent AND the illness/reason for absence – it helps us track infections!

• 48 hours at home following sickness or diarrhea

Lunch boxes • Not too much – they are given 30 minutes

• Varied and healthy

• No sweets or chocolate bars please and no nuts or products containing nuts

• Check the website for our guidance booklet

• Pack a different drink if you want to – but if not we’ll used their named water bottle!

Snack • Free milk every day!

• Free fruit every day – (mornings only)

• Let us know if they don’t drink milk they will have access to water instead

Housekeeping

Please do: • Let us know if someone else is collecting. They will need to know your child’s password! • Name absolutely EVERYTHING • Let us know any changes in personal circumstance that may affect your

child’s behaviour in school • Be punctual. Keep an eye on emails/letters for our pick up and drop off

windows. Also any changes to this information as Government guidance changes.

Please don’t: • Wave at the window or hover. Please say goodbye at the door and

follow the one way system around the site. • Allow children/siblings to play with equipment before or after school • Ride bikes or scooters inside the school gates. These can be left in our

bike shed. We have a ‘walk your wheels’ policy.

Tapestry

• We use ‘Tapestry’ as our online learning journal.

• We encourage you to download the Tapestry app to your tablet/phone.

• Watch out for a guidance sheet when you start in September.

Parent Partnership • Key person

• Tapestry

• Parentmail (Whole school news and Nursery “Newsflash”)

• “Wow” moments via Tapestry – home and school links

• Open Doors Workshops

• Twice yearly parent/carer meetings

• End of day informal chats

Query or Concern Name of School Contact Contact Details

All matters relating to

your child’s day to day

learning

Mrs Noake Mrs Hodgkins or

your child’s Key Person

01235 520550 (or see them in person!)

Queries re milk, absence, holidays etc

and general admin

Mrs Burnett & Mrs Franks

(school office)

Mrs Lester

(School Business Manager)

01235 520550

office.3861@dunmore.oxon.sch.u

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Nursery Admissions

Fun Kids Club Admin

Mrs Tina Law tina.law@dunmore.oxon.sch.uk

Questions re: day to day management of the

school

Mr Sam Bartholomew

(Headteacher)

Mr Kendell

(Deputy Headteacher & EYFS

Lead)

Mrs Pina Ross

(Assistant Headteacher)

head.3861@dunmore.oxon.sch.uk

or

tina.law@dunmore.oxon.sch.uk

(Mr Bartholomew’s PA)

david.kendell@dunmore.oxon.sch.

uk

pina.ross@dunmore.oxon.sch.uk

WHO TO CONTACT

How will term start?

• “Home Visit” phone call or video call with your child’s class teacher 1st-4th September. A chances to tell us all about your child!

Then - provisionally • Mornings only (9-12) week beginning 7th September 2020 • Full time (normal hours) week beginning 14th September 2020

Wrap around care (Fun Kids Club)

• Nursery children can sign up BUT currently the provision is not open (not COVID SECURE). We will be in touch with all parents as soon as guidance is released on this provision – we’re expecting it before 17th July when school closes for the summer.

Thank you for listening

“It is not what your child brings home in their hand but what they bring home in their

head.”