Tadpoles

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

Our Class teacher is Maria
Teaching assistants: Becki, Lucy and Lynne
Lunch assistant: Helen

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 Term 3 we will be focusing on the topic ‘Traditional Tales’ we will be looking at the stories 'Gingerbread man’, ‘Goldilocks and the three bears’ and ‘Three little pigs'.

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 every day. Please ensure the book is returned to school each day, so that we can communicate regularly with you.
• PE kits (shorts, t-shirt and suitable footwear) for Wednesdays
• Could you also provide spare change of clothes, welly boots and waterproofs for the rainy days.