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EYFS

Welcome to Owls Class at Princetown Community Primary School.
 
 
The adults in the class are:
 
Mr Cooper- Class Teacher
Miss Wildgoose- Learning Support Assistant 
Mrs Stimpson- Learning Support Assistant 
Miss Howard- Learning Support Assistant
 

Princetown Community Primary Aims to:

Offer an EYFS Curriculum that has been designed to reflect the nature of our school environment, our local community, the seasons of the year and the nature around our school. It aims to teach the children how their environment compares to other places, cultures and nature in other parts of the country and world. Where possible topic themes are introduced through stories, which lend themselves to various EYFS curriculum areas/outcomes.

 

We use Story Club to introduce mark making, spark curiosity, add magic to story making and promote an ambitious vocabulary. We teach through books, non-fiction topics, poetry and traditional tales. Each learning focus is based on the children’s learning and interest.  All of the overarching themes have resources and activities ready to use in the continuous and enhanced provision.  Using books in this way teaches children that books and reading form the basis of all learning and help them develop an appreciation for books and a desire to read for pleasure. 

 

Our ambitious Early Years curriculum aims to teach and support all children in gaining skills and knowledge to achieve the seventeen Early Learning Goals as set out in the Revised Framework.  We teach through a range of teaching methods including child-initiated learning, whole class teaching, group teaching, investigations and problem solving, and independent learning. Some skills need to be taught discretely, so will be teacher led, but the majority of activities will be taught through play based activities.  All activities are expertly modelled, and children are given sufficient time, support and resources to repeat and practise them.

 

We follow the Little Wandle Phonics scheme and regularly monitor progress, assessing sound knowledge and reading skills as the children progress. 

 

We also follow the NCETM scheme of learning in Maths, along with expertly trained teachers to promote discreet Mathematical skills and fluency. 

 

We monitor access to each area of provision by setting rainbow challenges. Children access each challenge independently after being modelled. Once they have completed the task, they tell an adult who will question the child on what they have learnt and the skill they used to achieve it (in appropriate child-friendly language). The adult will then support and extend the challenge and vocabulary appropriately, to move learning on and improve recall and retrieval further. The child will collect a coloured lollystick to add to their rainbow pot.

 

Diversity: we have carefully planned our curriculum to include diversity (gender, disability, BAME – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) to ensure it is a diverse and inclusive curriculum.   

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact a member of staff.
ADMAT EYFS Policy 09-2026 [Review 09-2028].pdf
Princetown Primary EYFS Curriculum.pdf
ADMAT EYFS Policy 10-2023
Here are some websites that you might find useful:
 
 
 
pcps-fs-non-negotiables.pdf
ADMAT EYFS Policy 09-2023 [Review 09-2025].pdf