Curriculum

Mrs Laura Glanville-Thomas

EYFS Teacher and Lead

Mrs Danielle Morgan

EYFS Teacher and Assistant Headteacher

Welcome to EYFS. This year our class is taught by Mrs Glanville-Thomas and Mrs Morgan. We are supported by Mrs White and Mrs Booker. 

What Are We Learning?

Below you can find an overview of our learning for the whole year and also more detail for each term and the sequence which we will follow to help build our knowledge in each subject. Our curriculum map for the year is provided below, along with our EYFS 2024 strategy. 

 

Each term our themes are driven by specific hook books picked out to enthuse and excite the children.

 

Autumn Term 1 Learning

In the first half of the Autumn Term our main curriculum driver is Personal, Social and Emotional Development. We will be learning about our families, friendships, feelings and emotions. 

Autumn Term 2 Learning.

This term we will be looking at Festivals and Celebrations. Our driver will be History (Understanding the World). We will be learning about Bonfire Night and Christmas and looking closely at why we celebrate these. We will also be performing our first ever Nativity!

Spring Term 1 Learning

In the first half of the Spring Term our Curriculum theme is 'Superheroes' we will learn about those in our communities' who help us. We will have people from our community in to talk to us about their roles in our society, such as fire fighters, police people and doctors and nurses. Our focus for this topic is Understanding the World - People and Communities. 

 Spring Term 2 Learning

In the second half of the Spring Term we will be learning all about  importance of taking care of living things and do this by witnessing and observing the lifecycle of animals in our classroom – tadpoles and caterpillars. We will focus on 'Understanding the World' - The World. 

Summer Term 1 Learning 

In this half of the Summer Term we will learn about plants and the great outdoors in our themed learning named 'Come Outside'. We will explore seasonal changes, weather differences, as well as learning all about what plants need in order to grow. We will be planting our very own plants and observing the changes that happen over time as they grow. Our focus will be Understanding the World. 

Summer Term 2 Learning 

In the last half term we will look at the seaside, where we live and why Cornwall is so special to us. We will have a beach trip, look into pirates and different types of things we may see out at sea. 

You can find the years worth of sequencing documents for each term on our class page.