Tadpoles

Welcome to Tadpoles Class, part of the Early Years Foundation Stage at Meadowfield School.

Our Class teacher is Maria

Teaching assistants: Eni and Joanne

Lunch assistant: Bethan

In Tadpoles we learn through a combination of Planned Play and Teacher Directed activities. We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and Development Matters documents which cover seven areas of learning which are as follows:

• Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)
• Communication and Language (CL)
• Physical Development (PD)
• Literacy (L)
• Mathematics (M)
• Understanding the World (UW)
• Expressive Arts and Design (EAD)

During the Term 5 we will be focusing on the topic ‘Imaginary World’ we will be looking at the stories ' The Three little pigs’, ‘Goldilocks and the three bears’ and 'Ginger bread Man'.

For our pupils to reach their full potential, a multi-sensory approach to teaching and learning is used. Songs and rhymes, dance, ‘messy’ play, sensory stories, small world and role play activities all aid children to develop their skills within the seven areas of learning.

Children have the opportunity to explore and investigate a wide range of different learning materials and within different environments including the sensory garden and the outside learning areas.

Reminders:

• Contact books will be sent on Fridays and they need to be returned Mondays.
• PE kits (shorts, t-shirt and suitable footwear)
• Could you also provide spare change of clothes a hat and sunscreen for the sunny days

Timetable