North Park Primary School

St Andrew's Lane, Spennymoor, County Durham DL16 6PP

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Home / Our Classes / Early Years Foundation Stage

Early Years Foundation Stage

Welcome to our Early Years Foundation Section

Our Early Years includes a Nursery and Reception class. We have an exciting, friendly and nurturing setting where children learn through their play and exploration, within our enabling environment.

As children progress from Nursery into Reception class they will be directed to work within groups and develop skills to ensure they are ready to begin Year 1, with lots of focus on phonics, reading, writing and maths.

We record children’s learning using Tapestry, an online resource that allows parents to see their child’s progress and add to their learning journey.

Children also have the opportunity to develop their physical skills working with a coach and yoga instructor.

We encourage reading for pleasure from the very start of your child’s time in school – we will organise for children to bring home Bedtime Story Bags each week with lots of exciting books for the family to share and enjoy.

At North Park Primary the curriculum is planned in the EYFS  to follow the statutory framework. All learning is planned according to the individual child, their interests and the way in which they learn, through discovery and exploration. We arrange lots of interesting and exciting activities to spark the children’s interest adn enjoyment.  The statutory EYFS framework can be found by visiting the Early Years Foundation Stage website.

Our teachers

Mrs Willcock is the Reception class teacher and EYFS Lead.

Mrs Nattrass teaches in Reception each morning.

Mrs Summerill teaches in Nursery and also in Reception in afternoons.

Mr Fothergill, Mrs MacDonald, Miss Diaz and Miss Archment are the EYFS support staff.

Planning overviews

Nursery

Nursery – Autumn 1 Me and My Family Planning Map

Nursery – Autumn 2 Colours Planning Map

Nursery – Spring 1 People Planning Map

Reception

information to be added and updated

Curriculum Letters

 

Admissions

Children are able to join our Nursery unit in the term after they have their 3rd birthday. If you would like to apply for a place in our nursery, please download the form below and return to school. Alternately you may call at the school office for a form.We will arrange an opportunity for your child to visit the Nursery and get used to the setting when they are ready to begin. At present we offer morning and afternoon sessions and when there is space available we are able to offer 30 hours childcare.

Reception admissions are managed by the Local Authority. For Reception children we organise two visit sessions in the summer term and an information session for parents.

Nursery Application Form

Additional information can be found in the policies section

Toileting advice letter

 





 

Look at our Outdoor Learning Area and our lovely work…

Road Safety
Learning about water
The learning area

Learning about balance
A place to rest
Road safety and Board Games

Road safety and Board Games
Learning about sound
Learning about sound

Sand pit under cover
Learning about sound and rain

Learning about sound and music
Learning about sound and music
Learning about sound and rain

Learning about sound and rain
Drawing Boards
The Play House

We love reading!
Sharing our books
Reading with Mum

Our cosy reading corner

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In this section

  • Early Years Foundation Stage
  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4
  • Year 5
  • Year 6

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St Andrew's Lane

Spennymoor

County Durham

DL16 6PP

Tel 01388 815 943 · Email northpark@durhamlearning.net


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