EYFS

Welcome to the Early Years Foundation Stage

Our Staff

EYFS Teacher & Team Lead	Mrs S Howard
Level 3 EYFS Educator	Mrs O Flint
HLTA and Speech Specialist	Mrs M Cook
HLTA	Mrs Richards
Teaching Assistant	Mrs G Webb
Teaching Assistant	Mrs L Smith

Welcome to the Autumn term at Hazlemere Church of England Combined School. We hope you all had a relaxing Summer break, and your children are ready and excited for a fun year ahead. We would like to take this opportunity to give a warm welcome to our new families to Hazlemere Church of England Combined school. We are very pleased and honoured that you have chosen to send your child to our EYFS unit and we look forward to getting to know them, and you.

We are aware that there is a class Whatsapp group that has been set up for parents and carers, and whilst school staff do not directly interact with these groups, we are know that they can be hugely supportive for day to day memos and reminders. If you have not already been enrolled into this group, please speak to a member of staff and we can put you in contact with the relevant admins, if you wish.

Permissions

Please could you ensure you have completed each of the forms that were in our Nursery and Reception welcome pack. I have included the links below for your convenience.

EYFS annual consent for educational visits

https://forms.office.com/e/j1B8DArhgV

Permission to provide intimate care

https://forms.office.com/e/zywS2mW98q

EYFS Tapestry form

https://forms.office.com/e/ULBTf4scKw

EYFS collection from school form

https://forms.office.com/e/yMG4QcsaHL

EYFS Individual Health Care Plan

https://forms.office.com/e/xLCwL1X6M3

Photo/ Social Media Consent

https://forms.office.com/e/pmfwLHSB6C

Tapestry is our online learning journal and one way of recording and communicating your child’s progress with you. We hope you will enjoy seeing what your child has been doing in school and the new skills they have been acquiring and developing.

Please use these photographs as a prompt for talking to your child about what they have been learning in school.

Please also use these photographs as a tool for home learning by building on these skills at home, for example if we upload a photograph of your child practising writing the letter “s” using the correct orientation and formation, please continue to practise and reinforce this learning at home too.

Please add to this learning journal regularly by uploading your own home observations. We would love to see photographs of things your child has achieved at home, for example if they have been trying hard to write their name or ride a bike. Please upload a photograph and a short description. We may even be able to share these achievements with the class on the Interactive Whiteboard, and really celebrate your child's learning.

We also use Tapestry to extend learning in Communication and Language. We ask that you upload photographs of holiday or weekend news that your child may wish to share with their peers. Having the opportunity to participate in these "Show and Tell" circle time sessions will help tremendously with the children's confidence, self-esteem and language development.

Please follow the instructions in the video below in order to add observations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=espJ96TJHV8

Monday	P.E for Reception
Tuesday
Wednesday	Church at 9am P.E for all children in the morning (Reception, please make sure your kit is in school on your peg)
Thursday	Mrs Cook teaching in place of Mrs Richards
Friday	Library for all children in the morning Music and Movement for all children in the morning Mrs Howard out of class, Mrs Smith to support in class.