EYFS 2026-27 by Mrs Nicol https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w Welcome to EYFS! Please find all the latest messages, curriculum information and home learning. Please contact the team at admin2332@welearn365.com with any questions. en-us 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC 2026-07-11 00:03:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads-usc1.storage.googleapis.com/2888688807/e2ced91a57937639b4f1caa5d3df3b33/Logo.png Diary Dates for the Autumn Term nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839648


]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839648 Birthdays nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839654 We have a special Birthday tradition at Emscote! The children are allowed to wear their own clothes to school on their birthday. It means that everyone can wish them a Happy Birthday! If your child’s birthday is at the weekend or during a holiday then they can wear their own clothes on the nearest Monday/Friday.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839654 Reading At Home nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839655 Please read with your child at home as much as you can and at least 4 times a week.

Sign your child’s reading bookmark and keep it in their bag.

Staff will collect the completed bookmarks in on a Monday and enter them into the Reading Champion ballot box!

Please send reading books to school in bags each day.



]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839655 Let's Get Independent! nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839656 Please encourage your child’s independence by encouraging them to walk down from the top gate by themselves in the mornings.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839656 Waterbottles nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839657 Children must have a named water bottle in school every day.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839657 Milk nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839658 From your child's 5th birthday, you will need to pay for them to have milk at school. Sign up on the 'Cool Milk' website.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839658 Spare Clothes & Wellies nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839659 All children need to bring a pair of Wellies and a named bag with spare clothes in to leave in school.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839659 Bookbags nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839660 Letters and any crafts will be put in your child’s bookbags so please check these each night. If you have any letters or slips to return to school/get to us then please do not put these in the bookbag, please give them directly to Mrs Nicol on the gate in the mornings.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839660 Bedtime Stories nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839661 Share a book and read with your child every night.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839661 Time 2 Talk Together nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839662 Talk with your child about their day at school.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839662 Using Cutlery At Mealtimes nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839663 Encourage your child to become independent in using a knife and fork effectively.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839663 Your Child's Belongings nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839664 Encourage your child to be responsible for gathering their belongings in the morning and putting on their coats independently, to help them do so in school.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839664 EYFS Curriculum 2025-2026 nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839665 In Reception, we focus on...


The Prime Areas:

-Communication & Language

-Personal, Social and Emotional Development

-Physical Development


The Specific Areas:

-Literacy

-Maths

-Understanding the World

-Expresssive Arts

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839665 Reading nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839667 Please try to hear your child read every day and note down this reading on the green bookmark in their book. Please make sure these packets are in your child’s bookbag every day, ready to read with us at any time.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839667 Show & Tell nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839668 Each week, we have a ‘Show & Tell’ session. If your child would like to take part (they don’t have to), please can they bring their ‘Show & Tell’ in on a Monday for both classes.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839668 Seesaw nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839669 Don’t forget to login into ‘Seesaw’ so you can see some of the things that the children are getting up to at school.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839669 Toys nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839670 Children are not allowed to bring in toys from home. We have lots of toys at school and we don’t want your child to be upset if their own toys get lost at school.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839670 P.E Days nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839671 Cherry Class have P.E. on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Willow Class have P.E. on Mondays and Tuesdays.

The children need to wear trainers that they can take on and off by themselves and be wearing socks not tights.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839671 Seesaw nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839673 Don't forget to login into your child's Seesaw profile for photos and other EYFS updates!

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839673 Would you like to join us on a school trip? nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839675 If so, please let the school office know and they can arrange for you to have a DBS check so you are able to join us on our Reception trip adventures!

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839675 Do you need some extra advice and support? nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839686 If you need any support with new behaviours at home, toileting, mental health/wellbeing, SEN & much much more... Head over the below website for lots of information and support. There are lots of videos, resources and websites for you to use.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839686 Little Wandle - how to say the sounds nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839705 Click on this link and it will take you to the Little Wandle Parents Area of the website. You can listen to the sounds on here so you can help your child with their Phonics and Reading learning!

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839705 Phonics Support for at Home nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839724 This is a recording of how to sound out and blend to help your child learn to read. Please listen to it and use it to help your child develop their reading.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839724 Phonics Support for at Home nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839725 This is a recording of how to say all the sounds that we are/will be learning in Reception this year. Please listen to it and use it to help your child practise their sounds.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839725 Formation of Letters - Little Wandle Rhymes nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839751 These are the rhymes that we use to teach the children how to write each letter. Please use them with your child at home too.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839751 Tricky Words nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839768 Please practise reading these tricky words with your child. It is important that your child can read and write these words. Tricky words cannot be sounded out using Phonics, your child just needs to know them.

They are:


I

the

into


no

to

and

as

is

of

he

she

me

we

be

has

his

her

full

pull

push

put

go


they

was

you

my

by

all

are

sure

pure


said

so

have

like

some

come

love

do

were

here

little

says

there

when

what

one

out

today


]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839768 PE Kit nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839781 Please make sure your child is wearing socks and not tights on PE days. Thank you.

]]> 2026-07-09 10:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839781 Healthy Lunchbox Guidance nicoll1_2 https://padlet.com/nicoll1_2/er4bo18c27fgay6w/wish/3977839810 To work in partnership with families, we’re sharing simple guidance on healthy lunchboxes and foods that are safer for our youngest pupils. Please open the above document to see all pages.

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