Welcome to Bradley Primary School Foundation Stage

Foundation staff

Mrs C. Dowell

Mrs C. Dowell

EYFS Lead & Teacher RD

Miss N. Lowe

Miss N. Lowe

Teacher RL

Mrs S. Douglas

Mrs S. Douglas

Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Green Group Key Person

Mrs T. Begum

Mrs T. Begum

Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Yellow Group Key Person

Mrs T. Parveen

Mrs T. Parveen

Teaching Assistant
Blue Group Key Person

Miss M. Clapham

Miss M. Clapham

Teaching Assistant
Red Group Key Person

Miss T. Raine

Miss T. Raine

Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Miss K. Hodson

Miss K. Hodson

Apprentice Teaching Assistant

We are always at the gate each morning and at the end of the day if you would like to speak to us. You can also contact us using the Class Dojo messaging service.

For new starters, please contact the school office with any queries and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you!

 

Our indoor and outdoor continuous provision areas are places where the children have lots of opportunities to learn through play. The enhancements in the areas are regularly updated to reflect the current interests of the children and the topics being taught. 

EYFS Classroom

EYFS Policy

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EYFS Curriculum Overview

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EYFS Early Learning Goals (ELGs)

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Growing!

We had a very busy start to our summer term. We learnt about growing and looking after living things. We planted beans and sunflowers, watched our caterpillars grow, form their chrysalises and emerge as butterflies, and we saw our chicks hatch. They were very noisy!

Spring Term 2025

We had a very cold and snowy start to 2025! We enjoyed this because we were learning about freezing and melting and we could explore this in our outdoor classroom. We read a story about Sneezy the Snowman and retold it in our own words. Sneezy and his friend even came to visit us so we could ask them questions! We learned about countries that are even colder than ours and looked at the animals that live there. We also learnt about other things that happen in nature during winter, like hibernation and migration. We walked to Victoria Park to see how it had changed since our visit in the autumn. 

We learnt about different jobs that we could do when we grow up and the people in the local community who help us. We enjoyed reading the book A Superhero Like You and we were lucky to have visits from paramedics, police officers and a firefighter. We thought of lots of different questions to ask so that we could find out more about their work.

We had fun learning about lots of different celebrations. Chinese New Year was at the end of January, when the year of the snake began. We talked about Ramadan, Lent, Eid al-Fitr and Easter and why these times are important to people. We discovered lots of similarities in the ways that these special times are celebrated.

Christmas

We performed our nativity Away in a Manger at the beginning of December. We enjoyed learning all the songs and everyone worked really hard to make the play a success!

 

Hallowe'en and Bonfire Night

We have had a busy start to the new half term! We learnt about Hallowe'en and Bonfire Night. We dressed up and watched Mrs Douglas write her name with a sparkler!

Outdoor Elements

We had such a good time when we visited Outdoor Elements. We enjoyed walking through the woods, building dens, stream dipping and bug hunting. The sun was even shining, too!

MADD (Music, Art, Dance & Drama) Week

This term, we learnt about the artist Mackenzie Thorpe. We shared our learning with the rest of the school during our MADD week presentation. We also recreated one of his pieces for our calendars. We learnt about Christmas carols and sang Away in a Manger in the show. Please have a look at the slides below to see all the fun we had!

Nativity

We really enjoyed performing our Nativity play. The children worked so hard to remember all the songs, actions and words. They were amazing!

 

Wildwood Days

Wildwood Days Forest School came to visit us. We enjoyed toasting marshmallows, making clay faces, sawing and decorating wood pieces, identifying leaves, using natural materials in 3d art activities and much more!

EYFS Wildwood Days

Look at these photos to see some of the things we have been learning. 

Please click / touch each photo to read the captions.

EYFS Spring

 

Winter Walk to Victoria Park

We walked to Victoria Park to see what is happening in the world around us during winter. We compared it to what we saw in autumn. We noticed that lots of the trees are now bare and the leaves on the ground are soft and soggy. The children noticed the nests in the trees and explained that these are the habitats for the birds. The trees are also habitats for the squirrels. They came to say hello before climbing up the trees! The children also explained that we wouldn't see any hedgehogs as most of them hibernate during the winter months.

 

Sneezy the Snowman

This half term, we have learnt lots about freezing and melting.  

The story Sneezy the Snowman helped us to think more about melting. We loved it so much that we learnt to retell it in our own words. We hope you like it too!

Spring Walk

We went on another walk to Victoria Park to observe what is happening at different times of the year. This time we were looking for signs of spring. We saw lots of buds, leaves and blossom on the trees and more flowers were growing. The park definitely looked much greener and more colourful than it did in the winter! 

On our way back to school, the kind people at Slaters Ice Cream shop gave us all a free ice cream. It was really yummy!

EYFS Spring Walk

 

People Who Help Us in Our Local Area

We have been learning about the jobs that people do in our local area. We have also been thinking about jobs that we could do when we grow up. We have big ambitions - everything from scientists, vets and hairdressers, to astronauts, mechanics and firefighters! 

A firefighter came to visit us and we thought of lots of questions to ask him about his work. He brought his firefighter kit to show us and we tried on his helmet. It was quite heavy!

 

Outdoor Learning

We love learning outside, and we are even more excited now that we have our new outdoor learning area.

EYFS Outdoor Learning