Early Years Foundation Stage

Assistant Headteacher EYFS

Alice Mansell

Pre-School

Spring Knowledge Organiser – 2025/2026

The latest Pre-School Learning Update!

The preschool children have been engaged in a lot of different activities celebrating various festivals such as Diwali, fireworks, Ramadan and Thanksgiving. Each activity was linked to the key books that connected with the festival being explored. Through these experiences, the children have been learning about different cultural celebrations, discovering the different ways people mark special occasions and developing new vocabulary.

Over the next few weeks, we will be celebrating the upcoming festival of Christmas. The children will be engaged in a variety of festive activities, listening to Christmas stories and taking part in a Christmas sing along performance within their learning stages.

C&L – Listen to other people talk with interest

PSED – Notice & Ask questions about differences such as skin colour, hair, gender, religion and so on

L- Repeats words and phrases from familiar stories

Nursery

Spring Term Knowledge Organiser – 2025/2026

The latest Nursery Learning Update!

In Literacy, Nursery will learn to engage in simple conversations about stories and begin using new vocabulary. They will also learn to write their names with growing independence.

In Maths, Nursery will learn to count objects carefully, recite numbers past 5 and understand that the last number reached tells them how many objects there are altogether. They will also learn to match numerals to quantities up to 5 and use words like under or on top to understand position.

In UTW, Nursery will learn about countries around the world and develop positive attitudes towards the differences between people. They will also explore different materials and changes,

In EAD, Nursery will play instruments with increasing control to express feelings and ideas. They will also develop and act out simple stories using small world equipment.

In PSED, Nursery will increasingly follow rules, understanding why they are important. They will also learn to remember rules independently and begin to understand how others might feel.

The Nursery team would like to remind you that reading books should be returned on a Monday to be changed and sent back out on Wednesday.

Please help your child to practise the songs for our upcoming Christmas production. The song links can be found on Weduc.

Kindest,

The Nursery Team

Reception

Spring Term Knowledge Organiser – 2025/2026

The latest Reception Learning Update!

PSED

In PSED, Reception are continuing to learn about different celebrations and how people mark special moments in their lives. Children will be thinking about the feelings of others during celebrations and will continue to build warm, respectful relationships with friends.

C&L

In C&L, Reception will be using new vocabulary linked to celebrations and winter. They will be practising asking questions, sharing ideas and speaking clearly to an audience as they rehearse for their winter performance.

PD

In PD, Reception will be developing their fine motor skills through activities such as wrapping pretend gifts, cutting festive shapes and creating decorations. They will continue to build strength, coordination and balance through active outdoor play.

Mathematics

In Maths, Reception will continue to explore numbers to 5 through sorting, counting, comparing and matching amounts. They will also learn to recognise simple repeating patterns often seen in celebration decorations and exploring one more and one less using real-life objects.

Literacy

In Literacy, Reception will be applying their phonics to read and write simple words and sentences linked to winter and celebrations. They will be practising writing invitations, labels and lists, and continue to blend and segment words using the sounds they know.

UTW

In UTW, Reception will be finding out about how different families and communities celebrate special events. They will be talking about past celebrations they have experienced and exploring winter traditions from around the world.

EA&D

In EA&D, Reception will be busy preparing for their winter performance by learning songs, developing storylines and creating artwork and props. Through role-play, music and dance, they will be using their imagination to express the joy of celebrating together.

The Reception team would like to remind you to bring in your child’s reading journal and school reading book on Wednesday so it can be changed and returned on Friday.