EYFS

Welcome to our EYFS

Our EYFS staff include:

Class Teachers:

Hi, I’m Mrs Stephenson and I joined the team at Thornley in 2016. I work in Early Years setting and absolutely love working with the children and finding out about their interests and fascinations. I like to teach lots of subjects and couldn’t pick just one favourite, but I do like to be creative and help the children develop their own ideas, thoughts and opinions. I believe it’s really important to get learning right for every child so that they can all have the best school start.

Hello, my name is Mrs. Reynolds, and I’ve been a teacher at Thornley for more than 14 years. During that time, I have worked with pupils in every year from Nursery to year 6. I have a keen interest in sport and have worked closely with Easington School Sport Partnership, staff and children to raise the profile of sport and PE in our school.

Outside of school, I enjoy going for adventures with my family, spending time in the great outdoors and making memories.

This year, I’m thrilled to be a part of the Early Years team. I am excited to help build a rich and interesting learning journey for our children so they can thrive and achieve their very best.

Teaching Assistants:

Miss Williams

Early Years Information

Our EYFS team have a wealth of experience in Early Years. Staff all work extremely hard to make the EYFS a wonderful child-centred setting with a real focus on supporting pupils to be confident and independent learners. It is always such a pleasure to walk past the setting and peek in at all the amazing planned activities as well as seeing first-hand pupils being able to pursue their own interests.

If you are a parent of a child in our setting, you may find the following document useful as it gives you a basic introduction to our EYFS.

Welcome to EYFS: A short guide for Parents & Carers

Areas of learning

We thought it might be interesting to share some of the various areas of learning that we currently have in the setting. Each one is carefully thought out to accommodate all aspects of learning across the Early Years and can be tailored to a specific learning concept where necessary. The different areas are designed to meet the needs and interests of the learners within the setting and they can and do change as these needs change.

These areas allow the following curriculum strands to be developed further…

Communication and language skills
Collaborative play
Social experiences and social development
PSHE
Role play and imaginative play
Developing writing skills through encouragement to use sounds, emergent writing and mark making in all areas
Developing mathematical concepts through play
Knowledge and understanding of the world (science)
Encouraging imagination, creative and independent learning.