EYFS and Year 1 - Beech Class 2021 - 2022

Hello and welcome to Beech Class - our mixed class of EYFS (Reception) and Year One pupils. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email the school office sec.westfield@halton.gov.uk or Mrs. Havard mrshavard@westfieldprimaryschool.com

Here is our EYFS and Year One Team:

• Beech Class starting time: Between 8.40 and 8.50 a.m.

• Beech Class finishing time: 3.10 p.m.

Early Years has a new curriculum this year and the guidance can be found below, alongside the supporting document 'Development Matters'. This will give you an idea of the types of mile stones that children are expected to meet at different ages and why learn through play-based activities in the first year of school, in preparation for Year One.

Alongside the Early Years Curriculum, our Year 1 children will also be taught the knowledge and skills needed in the Primary National Curriculum.

Maths and Science will both be taught as a year group for Year Ones.

Spring 1 Topic - Transport and Toys 

This half term, we will be learning all about different types of transport, such as trains, buses, cars, boats and aeroplanes. We will also look at our favourite toys compared to toys in the past and even make our own puppets!	In Year 1 science, we will be learning about materials. This will link to our learning about toys.
The stimulus text for this half term is called The Naughty Bus by Jan and Jerry Oke. The story is all about a toy bus who gets into all sorts of mischief!

PE 

Our PE this half term will take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays but all children should bring their P.E. kit into school on a Monday and take it home on a Friday each week. We will have one inside and one outside lesson per week.

Reading

At Westfield, we expect all children to complete five reading sessions a week. These should be recorded in each child’s individual planner, along with any other messages for school staff. These will be checked every day by an adult. All children will bring home a 'Reading for Pleasure' book to share together at home and this is the book that should be recorded in the planner. As children progress through Read Write Inc, they will also begin to bring books home that they can read themselves.