Early Years Foundation Stage (Nursery-Reception)
Welcome to the Early Years Foundation Stage at Hermitage Primary School. A place for children to explore, be curious, question, think, learn and play. Nursery and Reception have a wonderful state-of-the-art learning space, encompassing sliding doors between the classrooms to create a large free-flow area. They also have a large outdoor area with many opportunities for children to develop their fine and gross motor skills.
Our learning within the EYFS is child-led. Every half term we introduce the children to a new 'I wonder' question which they have the chance to explore in more detail through the 7 areas of learning such as through music, dance, writing, number, relationships with others and exploring their natural environment.
Our pupils make rapid progress, surpassing national expectations.
Click on each link below to find out about the curriculum throughout the year.
Nursery Curriculum |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2
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Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
Reception Curriculum |
Autumn 1
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Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Useful Websites
Phonics Play - Games and resources to support with early reading, including blending and segmenting.
Fisher Price - Activities relating to numbers, alphabet, shapes and colours
ICT Games - Number and letter games and activities
Cbeebies - Games, quizzes, activities, shapes, numbers and colours
Cbeebies - Number blocks - Videos and games to support with number recognition, ordering and counting
Oxford Owl - Reading activities and online books
Reading Eggs - Reading activities, sign up for a free 2 week trial
Jump Start Johnny - PE activities
Primary Stars - Mindfulness and wellbeing activities
The Maths Factor - Maths problem solving
Alphablocks - Have fun with letters of the alphabet
Crick Web - Early Years number games
Hungry Little Minds - Activities, videos and game ideas for 0 - 5 year olds
Growth Mindset
Here at Hermitage we encourage all our pupils to be able to express themselves and say how they feel. This journey begins in Nursery.
We give them the vocabulary for their feelings and explain what they can do when they feel that way. This also helps the children with their peers and is a lifelong skill. The power of YET! When children first start their learning journey they will require lots of support from staff and you as parents.
At Hermitage the staff and pupils have adopted Growth Mindset, which has allowed them to build their confidence to try new things without the fear of failure as they know you have to keep trying and build up your resilience. With our youngest children we use the word YET a lot.
I can't do it = You can't do it YET
I don't know how = You don't how how YET
I don't want to do it anymore = Keep going, you can do it!
I don't want to = Let's try together
We show the children together and they practise. It’s all about perseverance and resilience, bouncing back and learning how to get out of negative feelings.
Here are some books you may like to share with your child to support their understanding of Growth Mindset
Reading in the EYFS
Here are some of the books and stories we enjoy sharing and reading in the EYFS.
Watch these videos to help your understanding of how to support your child with their reading at home.
Helping your children at home
Click on each presentation below to find out more about how to support your children with their learning at home.