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​EYFS Early Years - Saplings
Reception & Nursery

Saplings Topic Web - Delightful Dragons, Spring term 2021 topic_web_-_delightful_dragons_term_3_4_2020-2021.pdf
Home Learning In Saplings
Saplings will access home learning through EvidenceMe.  Pre-recorded videos and interactive work will be uploaded to EvidenceMe each day. We will also send you a timetable at the beginning of each week so that you know what is happening and when.  Home learning can be accessed at any time. 
 

We would love to see what your child is doing at home and will be interacting with EvidenceMe daily. Please send us your videos and photographs so we can comment with personalised feedback and ideas for next step activities for your child. We will continue to be a school family and share our experiences and achievements even when we are not physically together. This is not a normal time and we want you to have the freedom to do whatever is best for your family and whatever makes sense for your child. The activities will be available daily, but you never know your child might lead you in a different direction, that’s the magic of learning in the early years.

Please do contact us if you have any questions,
The Saplings Team

Learning In Saplings
For more information about how we can work together to support your child's development and learning, please see the links below.  Please speak to your child's keyperson for more individual ideas too.
Our Early Years Foundation Stage is called Saplings.  It comprises of one nursery and two reception classes. 
We aim to make it a safe and stimulating environment where children feel confident to explore their creativity and understanding in all areas of the curriculum. In our indoor and outdoor areas there are many resources that are always available, this is part of our ‘continuous provision’.  ​

Learning Indoors
All three classrooms are interconnected and our children have opportunity to explore and use the whole area at different times during the day.  Children know what resources they can use and where to find them enabling them to explore their learning quickly and independently.  Adults provide additional support, guidance and resources to enhance and extend this learning based on our observations of what the children are interested in and what they need to provide for their next steps in learning.

Learning Outdoors
Outdoor learning complements indoor learning and is equally important. Play and learning that flow seamlessly between indoors and outdoors enable children to make the most of the resources and materials available to them and develop their ideas without unnecessary interruption. Outdoor learning encompasses all that children do, see, hear or feel in their outdoor space. This includes the experiences that practitioners create and plan for, the spontaneous activities that children initiate, and the naturally occurring cyclical opportunities linked to the seasons, weather and nature. (EYFS, Effective practice; outdoor learning, 2007)
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At St Swithun’s we have a large outdoor area which includes climbing equipment, a wooded area, grass and concrete surfaces, a large sandpit, mud kitchen, planting troughs and a covered area.  Children have access to all of these areas every day and in all weathers.  There is a variety of equipment available at all times to provide for ‘open ended’ challenge in our ‘continuous provision’.  Our adults will also provide additional resources to enhance the children’s play in response to the children’s interests and/or next steps in learning.  

Useful Links for Parents


What to expect, when

https://www.foundationyears.org.uk/files/2015/09/4Children_ParentsGuide_Sept_2015v4WEB1.pdf
Learning together at home
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/file/early-years-childcare/learningtogetherhome.pdf

PLAY
101 ideas for play outdoors

https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/file/early-years-childcare/101_outside_play_ideas.pdf
Why Play is important
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/why-play-is-important/#more-on-play-and-child-development
50 things to do before you're 11 3/4
https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/documents/50-things-activity-list.pdf

READING
ReadWrite Inc
https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/ 
Recommended books list

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/our-recommendations/100-best-books/
Sharing books with your child
https://www.derby.gov.uk/media/derbycitycouncil/contentassets/documents/education/Books%20English.pdf
Tips for reading with your child
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/tips-and-advice/reading-tips/

​MORE USEFUL GUIDANCE
Communication skills

​https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people
Screen time guidance
https://www.internetmatters.org/resources/screen-time-tips-to-support-0-5-year-olds/
Special Educational Needs
https://foundationyears.org.uk/2019/08/11834/
Maths
https://www.familymathstoolkit.org.uk/advice-for-families
Hungry Little Minds - government guidance on all areas of learning and apps that might be useful
https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/

Contact Us


​01865 415105
Grundy Crescent
Kennington
Oxford
OX1 5PS

Please email Reception
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  • Home
  • School Opening
  • About Us
    • Headteacher's Welcome
    • Our Vision and Values
    • Safeguarding
    • Our Staff and Governors >
      • Staff
      • Our Governors
    • Job Vacancies
    • Performance Results >
      • What people say about our school
      • Ofsted and SIAMS Reports
      • Pupil Premium
      • DFE Performance Tables
      • PE Funding
      • SATs Results
  • Parents
    • Admissions
    • Uniform
    • Home School Agreement
    • Communication with Parents
    • Children's Well Being and Mental Health >
      • Anti Bullying
      • Policies and Documents
      • Useful Websites and Tips
      • Anxiety in Children
    • School Meals
    • PTA Friends of St Swithun's >
      • 130 Years of St Swithun's
      • FOSS Events
    • Parent Helpers
    • Parentmail
    • Parent View
  • Home Learning
  • Policies
  • Curriculum
    • Our Curriculum >
      • Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
      • Our Christian Values
      • British Values
      • Maths
      • Educational Visits
      • Sports Day
    • Early Years Foundation Stage-Reception & Nursery
    • Key Stage 1
    • Key Stage 2 Lower Juniors
    • Key Stage 2 Upper Juniors
    • End of Year Expectations
  • Clubs
    • After School and In School Clubs
    • Breakfast and After School Club
    • Activities
  • Children
    • School Council
    • House Captains
    • Learning Zone >
      • MyMaths
      • Scratch
      • BBC KS1 Bitesize
      • BBC KS2 Bitesize
      • Times Tables Rockstars
      • Maths Chase
  • Calendars
    • Term Dates
  • News
    • Newsletters
  • Contact