Spring Term 2016
Early Years Manager: Miss Sanah Saleem
Oakwood Primary School, 117 Tennyson Road, Luton, and Bedfordshire, LU1 3RR Tel: (01582) 518800
E-mail: [email protected]
Safeguarding Statement
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children, achieving equal opportunities and combating discrimination
Curriculum Information
A warm welcome to all the new families as well as a huge
thank you to those who continue to recommend us to friends
and family.
We are already reaching towards the end of the Spring Term
and so much has happened! Have a look at the Events pages
to see what the children have learnt about so far this term.
Also, please look at the page for Forthcoming Events to see
what is planned for the rest of this term and holiday dates.
Reminders will be sent out via texts, emails and letters so
please look out for them.
This is a brief outline of the 7 areas of Learning
Development the children cover as part of the Early
Years Foundation Stage Curriculum Sept 2014:
Personal, Social, Emotional and Development
I will be developing my confidence and self-esteem, my
ability to be assertive and stand up for my own rights or ask
for adult support.
Communication and Language
I will be able to talk about what I want and how I feel and
will have opportunities to express this through role play.
Physical Development
There will be lots of time for me to play and learn inside
and outside the school. I will get the chance to become
good at moving, climbing, controlling and coordinating as I
play.
Literacy
Spring is hopefully around the corner after so much
stormy weather! As it is still a bit chilly in the mornings
please ensure your children still come to school in their
warm coats, hats and gloves.
We love to take the children outside to experience the
season changes and Spring is a beautiful time to witness
this. Weather permitting there will be more visits to the
local Luton Hoo Memorial Park for outdoor play and to
see the Spring flowers growing there.
To enhance the children’s understanding of Spring
and life cycles we have planned to purchase a
butterfly cage to watch caterpillars turn into
butterflies and to incubate eggs into baby chicks.
Donations towards the costs for these resources
are welcome.
Through handling books and sharing them with others, I
will recognise that words tell stories and that the words I
see in the world around me tell people something.
Mathematics
I will learn to recognise numbers all around me and use
them confidently in play and games. I will start to be able to
put events in order and think about what happens next
during the day.
Understanding the World
Having plenty of time indoors and out I will be able to look
at and talk about objects, materials, living creatures and
plant life, noticing lots of details and things that are the
same or different.
Expressive Arts and Design
I will have the opportunity to express my own thoughts,
ideas and feelings through drawing, painting, model
making, and wood work and by using clay. I will use lots of
tools to see how they work and what they can do and will
use natural and manmade materials to design and make
my own creations, models and structures.
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