Welcome to the Early Years Foundation Stage at Sawtry Infant School

Early Years Foundation Stage - Early Learning Goals

In Reception we work towards the Early Learning Goals (ELGS).  These are goals or targets that children are expected to achieve at the end of their Reception year. They are broken up into 7 areas of learning.
 

There are 17 ELGs, these include;

 You can find out more about what the children learn in our half termly newsletters.
 

EYFS Curriculum Information

We believe that every child is ‘unique’.  Children are encouraged to be strong, independent and confident learners. The EYFS environment is set up with continuous provision and enhanced provision. This includes both the inside and outdoor areas. The continuous provision can be accessed during their ‘busy learning’ time. These are the resources that are always in the provision, such as; pencils, paper, construction, maths equipment etc. Enhanced provision are the activities that are set up by the adults for children to try, this extends their learning. We encourage the children to access the provision independently, however, adults support their ideas by playing with them, asking questions, trying new things together and prompting new vocabulary.
 

Our planning is based around half termly topics and the children’s interests. This year our topics are;

During the year there will also be guided activities, this is mainly in literacy and numeracy.  We will teach the children a skill and then support them to use this.  For example; writing words and sentences. This will go into their personal ‘learning journey’ book.

We hope that this information has been useful.  If you would like to know more or if you have any questions, please contact Miss Fran Butcher (EYFS Lead) for more details. 

The Early Years Framework

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2

Development Matters

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/development-matters--2