Owlets (EYFS)

Miss Hodgson and Miss Slater

Welcome to Owlets Class (EYFS)

The first year at school is a very exciting time for both parents and children. During this year, we will all work together to ensure that your child progresses through a fun, stimulating and active experience as they reach their full potential in all aspects of the curriculum. We understand that every child is unique, which we cater for by providing learning experiences that are inclusive of all children. We're sure that your child will enjoy the new challenges and approaches that start their St Hubert's journey!

How we Learn

We believe that every child is individual, who constantly learns through positive relationships, a stimulating environment and rich learning experiences. Therefore, we provide a balance of child-initiated and adult-led activities by fostering and valuing each child's curiosity; which encourages engagement and active learning. We take pride in our indoor and outdoor classrooms by providing a range of practical experiences. On a daily basis, we provide regular Phonics, Literacy, Mathematics, Prayer and Litrugy, and Reading sessions. Other areas of the curriculum are mapped out throughout the week, which you can find on our class timetable. Our learning links to stories that we read daily, with topics being focused on throughout the year.

At St Hubert's, we adhere to our Catholic ethos, vision and values thoroughly. We believe that our mission statement underpins life at school, as we 'Believe to Achieve: Love God, Love Learning and Love One Another'. Throughout EYFS, we follow seven core values:

• Faithful
• Forgiving
• Respect
• Safe
• Determination
• Friendship
• Excellence

Our Topics

Autumn 1: We're out of this world! (Space)

Autumn 2: Walking in a winter wonderland (Winter)

Spring 1: Oh the places you'll go... (Transport)

Spring 2: What a wonderful world (Plants/Lifecycles)

Summer 1: Once upon a time... (Fairytales)

Summer 2: A helping hand (People Who Help Us)

How Can Parents Support Learning?

We greatly appreciate the role in supporting your child to become an independent learner.

You can prepare your child for school by ensuring that they can:

• Dress and undress themselves.
• Zip their coat up and down.
• Hold a pencil using the tripod grip.
• Handle other tools with care, such as scissors.
• Write some or all of their name.
• Recognise their name.
• Take care of their toileting needs.
• Identify some colours, shapes, numbers and letters, especially those in their name

You can support your child at home during their time in Reception by:

• Reading fiction and non-fiction books with your child and discussing the main story settings, events, illustrations and characters.
• Recognising different shapes and numbers in the world around us, for example; a square window, door numbers.
• Providing opportunities for children to count groups of objects and compare quantities.
• Encouraging independent reading of signs and words, by sounding them out and blending them, for example; c-a-t...cat, d-i-sh...dish.

There is plenty of support provided to parents who are with us at St Hubert's. Throughout the year, there are Parent Workshops that our families can attend, to learn about the EYFS Curriculum and specific areas of learning. Typically, Miss Hodgson holds a Parents Writing Workshop, Parents Maths Workshop, Parents PhonicsBug Workshop, and a Parents Phonics Workshop. We also actively encourgage parental involvement through class assemblies, book looks, visits, and whole school events, e.g. Talent Show, Sports Day, Art Gallery, Parents Evening.