Welcome to EYFS! Our classes are Maple and Beech. 

Maple Class Teachers: Mrs Edwards and Mrs Uttridge

Beech Class Teachers: Miss Gower and Mrs Finch

EYFS Teaching Assistants: Miss Holliday, Miss Gilks and Miss Baker

Term 1

We would like to welcome our new EYFS children and their families to the beginning of their exciting learning journey at Palace Wood Primary School!  

This term in EYFS we will be focusing on getting to know each other and learning our school routines.  During their "curiosity time", the children will have the opportunity to explore, learn and play in both Maple and Beech classrooms, as well as our outside classroom.  

Our topic for Term 1 is "All About Me".  Throughout the term we will be thinking about how we have changed since we were babies, as well as talking about our families and homes, likes and dislikes and what makes us unique.  We will also be learning about our local community and the people who help us.  We will explore our emotions through the story of 'The Colour Monster' by Anna Llenas.  We will also be reading 'What Makes Me, a Me?' by Ben Faulks, 'We're All Wonders' by R.J. Palacio and 'All Are Welcome' by Alexandra Penfold.  We will explore our 5 senses and how they help us learn about the world around us.   In maths we will be learning about numbers to 10 and beyond, exploring patterns, matching and sorting, and comparing amounts, size, mass and capacity.  This term we will begin our Read, Write, Inc. phonics learning. 

In EYFS this term, our PE day will be on a Tuesday.  

Book change will take place on a Friday.  Reading records and books will be collected on a Thursday, ready for new books to be given out every Friday.  In Term 1, a "sharing book" will be brought home each week from our class collection, for you to read to your child.   

Please see the Learning Overview below for more information about the Term 1 curriculum.