Early Years Foundation Stage

Assistant Headteacher EYFS

Alice Mansell

Pre-School

Spring Term 1 Knowledge Organiser – 2025/2026

The latest Pre-School Learning Update!

Preschool children have continued learning about bugs while developing their fine motor skills. They have practised cutting, making marks, using playdough to create bugs, and using their imagination to build bug houses linked to the stories.
Next term, children will learn about healthy eating and keeping their bodies and teeth healthy. They will build confidence in physical activities and practise dressing themselves. Children will also be encouraged to use the toilet independently and manage their personal hygiene.
PSED – Learn to use the toilet with help, and then independently
PD –  Use large and small motor skills to do things independently
C&L –  Understand single words in context – ‘cup’, ‘milk’, ‘daddy’.

Nursery

Summer Term 1 Knowledge Organiser – 2025/2026

The latest Nursery Learning Update!

In Literacy Nursery will be making marks and begin to write some or all of their names. They will also focus on rhyming words, syllables and words that start with the same sound.

In Maths Nursery will focus on subitising up to 3 objects, begin counting accurately in order to 5, recognising that the last number tells us how many there are. They will also match numerals to amounts, explore how numbers are made up and solve simple number problems within 5.

In Understanding the World Nursery will learn that there are different countries in the world and begin to talk about differences they see in their own experiences and in photos. They will develop positive attitudes towards differences between people and show interest in different occupations.

In Expressive Arts and Design Nursery will explore materials freely to develop their ideas and decide what to make. They will take part in pretend play and use small world and construction resources to create simple and imaginative scenes. They will also join materials and explore different textures to express their ideas.

In Personal, Social and Emotional Development Nursery will become more independent in their self-care, including brushing teeth, using the toilet and washing and drying hands. They will learn to make healthy choices about food, drink, activity and tooth brushing and begin to understand and follow simple rules.

We would like to remind you that the weather is warming up so please ensure:

  • your child brings a water bottle to school.
  • Your child’s clothing and belongings are labelled.
  • You apply sun cream in the morning before school (adults in Nursery cannot apply sun cream to your child)

Summer 2 is the last term of Nursery. To help your child be Reception ready, please practise writing their name at home and focus on counting and number recognition to 10.

Kindest,

The Nursery Team

Reception

Summer Term 1 Knowledge Organiser – 2025/2026

The latest Reception Learning Update!

PSED

To kickstart our new topic, which focuses on healthy living, in PSED, we will be thinking about basic hygiene needs including dressing, going to the toilet and understanding the importance of healthy food choices.

C&L

In C&L, Reception will reflect on the core book, My Friends on the inside and they will use their new vocabulary, linked to healthy eating and the human body, in a wide range of contexts.

PD

In PD, Reception will develop their fine and gross motor skills by painting and printing using fruits and vegetables, drawing what they observe in the still life of common healthy foods and cutting and sticking to make a collage.

Mathematics

In Maths, Reception will focus on doubling and patterns in numbers, as we begin to look at odd and even numbers for the first time. In week 1, children will use concrete resources to double numbers and write the corresponding number sentence with the aim of committing some double facts to memory.

Literacy

This term, children will consolidate their learning of phase 3 phonics. They will apply this when writing words with digraphs independently when writing healthy shopping lists. In week 2, children will be writing instructions for playing their favourite outdoor game.

UTW

In UTW, Reception will discuss fruits and vegetables from around the world and why they grow where they do and not in other places. We will learn the weather conditions needed that are specific to where some fruits and vegetables are found.

EA&D

In EA&D, Reception will be focusing on experimenting with colour and texture. We encourage the children to share their creation and explain their artistic choices and the processes they have used.

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