At Torrisholme Comminity Primary School, the EYFS curriculum is designed to encourage independent, inquisitive and happy learners. We recognise children’s prior learning and various starting points, and create a holistic curriculum that maximises cross-curricular links and builds strong foundations for their future.

Every child is recognised as a unique individual, and we acknowledge and promote children’s interests to provide them with the opportunities to follow their imagination and creativity.  In Reception, we invest time into helping children to recognise their personal goals, which allow them to reflect and aim high. We celebrate the differences in our school community, and always strive to promote a love for learning. The children want to achieve their very best and always aim for the weekly shining Star Award.

We recognise that children have a thirst for new experiences and knowledge, and should be provided with opportunities to engage their inquisitive minds. Therefore, we provide engaging continuous indoor and outdoor provision, to support learners in investigating and developing their skills.

We work in close partnership with our families throughout the year to support the children’s learning.

Meet our 'How we learn' friends...

Walk and Talk 

We love Walk and Talk! We enjoy being outside, developing our listening and attention skills and developing our communication and language! 

Pencil Grip

If children are to develop a fluent and fast handwriting style, they must learn to hold a pencil with a grip that is relaxed but allows for efficient control of the pencil. If children grip a pencil too tightly, they won’t develop a free-flowing movement and they will tire very quickly. Experts agree that children should be encouraged to hold the pencil between the thumb and forefinger with the pencil resting on the third finger. The thumb and forefinger should also be able to move slightly so that very fine movements required for writing are possible.

"I like learning with my friends"

"I like doing Forest Friday"

"I absolutely love phonics"

"I like all the teachers"

"I like learning"

What our children say about learning in our Early Years...

What our families say about Early Years...

"Beyond anything he has ever relayed to us in the past.  We are so pleased with how it's going, thank you for all your hard work."

“S is absolutely loving school and has settled in really well.  She has made lots of new friends and I love hearing all about her days. Her writing is really coming on, which is amazing.  Thank you.”

“R has settled really well and enjoying coming to school.  He is gaining independence and made new friendships.  They come to school with an amiable on their faces and leave with a smile on their faces.  Thank you.”

“C is loving his time in Reception,  he can’t wait to tell me all about his day.”

“C is really enjoying school.  He loves the forest and loved the bread making.”

“S is loving school! Thank you for all that you do!”

“E is having so much fun at school! Forest Fridays seem to be his fave! Thanks for all your hard work.”

“Lovely to be able to see into the classroom we hear so much about! Looking fab! “

”G is really enjoying Reception and is always enthusiastic about her day - particularly walk and talk and Forest Fridays! Thank you to all the staff for your energy and enthusiasm, G loves school!”

“Thank you for welcoming us into your beautiful classroom.  You have all worked so hard, and we had a lot of fun! Well done everyone! “

"Thank you, he is really enjoying himself."

"We really enjoyed the Bear hunt! We loved doing all the different activities."

"Had a great time and had a great tour of the classrooms.  enjoyed interacting."

"We really enjoyed going on a bear hunt.  Thank you for inviting us".

"Thank you for the amazing opportunity to come and see what the children have been getting up to."

“Thank you so much for inviting us all along to see what our amazing children have been doing.  It was so lovely to see what our amazing children have been doing.  It is so lovely to see.  Nice to meet all the children and to see how happy and amazing they are.  You are all amazing and thank you to all the teaching staff for everything you do for our children.”

"Thank you for inviting us.  We had lots of fun."

"Thank you for a lovely time! We especially liked the swirling snow!"

"We had lots of fun doing all the activities.  His favourite part was finding the bear."

"We really enjoyed coming on a Bear Hunt.  It was well organised and a great idea.  Thank you!".

"Thank you for inviting us in to see M at school.  She has been so excited about us coming in.  Very enjoyable! Thank you!"

"Thank you for a lovely bear hunt experience.  C loved showing me around."

"He's really enjoying learning about the seasons and understanding all the changes. Thank you for all your help and support with him, he's loving school."

”Thank you to all the staff for putting on this Art workshop.”