Early Years Foundation Stage

Assistant Headteacher EYFS

Eduardo Serra

Pre-School

Autumn Term 1 Knowledge Organiser – 2026/2027

The latest Pre-School Learning Update!

The new preschool children have been settling in really well since the start of the term. They have separated confidently from their parents and are beginning to explore the environment with increasing confidence. The existing children returned ready for the new term and have been actively engaged in a range of activities and learning experiences linked to our theme “I am Special”. The children have enjoyed exploring different activities, including being creative with playdough, making marks, listening to stories and taking part in lots of imaginative role play activities.
Over the next few weeks we will continue exploring our topic using a range of engaging and age appropriate books to support the children’s learning and development while providing learning opportunities to work towards the Early Years Learning Outcomes.
PSED – Thrive as they develop self- assurance
              Be increasingly able to talk about and manage emotions
C&L  –     Start to say how they are feeling using words as well as actions
                Understand frequently used words “all gone”, “sitting down, “carpet time” etc
L        –     Have a favorite book and seek them out to share with an adult or child or look at it by themselves

Nursery

Autumn Term 1 Knowledge Organiser – 2026/2027

The latest Nursery Learning Update!

PSED

To kickstart Wellbeing Week, we will be reading the book ‘Doctor Tilly.’ This will help prompt discussions about people who helps us within our community.

C&L

In C&L, Nursery will reflect on the core book and practise giving and following instructions to help us look after ourselves. We will highlight the importance of giving instructions in order so that they are easier to follow, for example: get up, have a shower, get dressed.

PD

In PD, Nursery will practise lots of different types of exercise as we discuss the importance of keeping fit. We will share our favourite ways to exercise to keep our bodies and minds healthy.

Mathematics

In Maths, Nursery will continue to focus on counting. We have been learning to say the numbers in order and to stop when there are no more objects to count. We have started learning to subitise, which means to recognise how many there are without having to count! We will be moving on to counting and representing amounts with our fingers.

Literacy

In literacy, we have been working hard trying to learn what our names look like. We will continue doing lots of practise recognising our names and we will begin to practise holding a pencil correctly and forming some letters.

UTW

In UTW, Nursery will discuss the importance of hygiene and self-care routines. We will be acting out different scenarios to help the children develop positive attitudes towards keeping themselves, their bodies and clothes clean.

EA&D

In EA&D, Nursery will be representing images of things that make them feel happy or sad. They will be using paint, pens and pencils to express their emotions freely.

 

The Nursery 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 returned on a Friday

The Nursery Team

Reception

Autumn Term 1 Knowledge Organiser – 2026/2027

The latest Reception Learning Update!

In Maths we will be looking at comparing objects and repeating patterns.
In Literacy, we will learn and use new vocabulary when talking about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems during role play. We will practise blending sounds together to read short words using familiar letter sounds.
In UTW, we will explore how the changing seasons affect the natural world around us. We will learn how to look after our bodies and minds through good hygiene, exercise, healthy eating, mental health and road safety.
In PD we will be looking at developing both out gross-motor and fine-motor skills.
In PSED, we will learn about our feelings, build kind relationships and think positively about ourselves. We will learn how to keep our bodies and minds healthy through exercise, healthy eating, hygiene, brushing our teeth and staying safe.
In EAD, we will explore drawing, painting and collage to share our ideas and feelings. We will try different colours, shapes, lines and materials to create our own artwork.

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.