Welcome to Giraffe Class! This year our class consists of 10 EYFS children. Our teacher is Mr Jones. Mrs Biggars and Ms Stott also support us with our learning.
In Giraffes we love learning outside and have a lovely outdoor area where we can; climb, swing and explore.
We love staying active and especially enjoy zooming around the bike track at school! This term we will continue to learn about how to stay safe on a bike in our Balanceability session. Our school hall is another favourite space, where we’re currently taking part in our PPP Athletics topic. We are really excited to use our school’s swimming pool this term as well as our upcoming rugby sessions with Neil, a coach from the Cornish Pirates.
We also take part in regular Forest School sessions where we use the nature areas on our school’s field to learn about; the natural world, bush craft skills, team building activities and how to use natural materials to create imaginative designs.
In our recent Forest School sessions we have;
- created our own cress heads
- searched for signs of spring
- cooked pop corn over a campfire
- created house for tree sprites
- planted seeds
Our current learning is built around the topic, Animal Safari. We are learning about animals that live around the world, how to look after animals and the importance of caring for our local and global environments.
Below is an overview of what we will be learning about this half term.
Phonics and reading are at the heart of everything we do. We regularly read with our Year 6 Buddies and love visiting both our school library and the library in St Austell whenever we can. In class, we follow the ELS synthetic phonics scheme, and we really enjoy listening to stories and sharing books together.
The EYFS is an exciting time in any child’s development. During the EYFS stage children develop; confidence, empathy, independence and a love of learning. Skills that will hold them in good stead as they travel through different stages of their education.
Below are some documents that outline how we approach the EYFS phase at Gorran School.