Early Years Foundation Stage | British International School of Ljubljana

My 3 year old daughter has opened up more in her talking and interaction, all thanks to BISL teachers for ongoing support.

Independence

Free Flow learning areas encourage children to make their own rules and create a place where they can explore themselves as independents, be it indoors or outside.

Pace

Free Flow learning enables children to learn and respond to activities and stimulus in their own way and at their own pace.

My 3 year old daughter has opened up more in her talking and interaction, all thanks to BISL teachers for ongoing support.

Independence

Free Flow learning areas encourage children to make their own rules and create a place where they can explore themselves as independents, be it indoors or outside.

Pace

Free Flow learning enables children to learn and respond to activities and stimulus in their own way and at their own pace.

It is important for both you and your

child to feel confident about your child

being cared for by our Early Years

team.

Feel free to ask questions to familiarise

yourself with our routines and let

us know if you have any concerns,

worries or questions. The first weeks

of settling-in are of crucial importance

in your child’s education.

You can already begin preparations,

by talking to them about some of the

activities which they may particularly

look forward to. It may also be helpful

if they can join you in putting together

their ‘things to bring’, such as labelled

wellingtons, lunch boxes etc. You may

wish to read one of the children’s

books with them that describe going to

a nursery.

It is also good preparation, both for

you and your child, if you can continue

to visit us together for short periods

before you start settling them in.

Our settling-in period is a gradual

introduction of your child to our Early

Years, our children, activities, daily

programme and the team. It is also a

gradual withdrawal of your presence.

These two aspects have to be carefully

and sensitively balanced.

Some children find this more

challenging than others. Your child’s

personality will certainly make a

difference: some take to the change

very easily, whilst others need more

care and time. At first, your child may

need your support and presence to be

able to come to terms with the new

experience. This is why on the first

day, we encourage parents to stay with

their child to support them if needed.

Our team needs to be aware of

any particular needs your child may

have, so that we can support them

effectively.

Please complete and return to us the

Child’s Additional Information Sheet

at the back of this booklet. Mention

everything you feel may be relevant.

There is no reason why your child

shouldn’t be with you when you do

this; it will help them to see that they

will be well cared for.

Reception: +386 40 486 548 | Email: enquiries@britishschool.si

Once you feel your child is ready to be

left for a while, find a member of our

team so that they are ready to provide

any extra help if needed. It is best to

be open and straightforward with your

child about leaving them.

Slipping away when your child is not

looking can be very distressing for

them when they find out you have

gone.

Instead, tell your child and a member

of our team, then leave without

hesitating. You are only going to be

away for a short while. It may help if

you give your child a minute or two’s

notice that you will be leaving, so they

can begin to get used to the idea.

Some tears may result, but usually

these are short-lived, and stop as soon

as you are out of sight.

After your child’s first short spell

without you, you will be ready to

discuss with our team how to proceed

with the settling-in process, which is a

gradual extension of your time away,

up to the full period your child will

be spending with us. The team will

base their advice on how your child

responds to your absence.

All children will settle in eventually if

this guidance is followed, and even

if there are setbacks, your child is

gradually getting used to what is a

major change in their life. You will

probably find that your child reacts in

some way; they may be more clingy

than usual, or they may be more

rejecting. Both are normal reactions,

and a little extra care and attention will

help them cope with these feelings.

EYFS Curriculum Structure

The Areas of Learning in Early Years are:

Personal, Social and Emotional development,
Communication and Language,
Physical development,
Literacy,
Numeracy,
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design.

In every block, students will be immersed in a different theme.

Please find below a detailed outline of the curriculum covered in Early Years.

	Block 1 - All About Me	Block 2 - Transportation	Block 3 - Shopping	Block 4 - Traditional Stories & Tales	Block 5 - Animals	Block 6 - Plants and Flowers	Block 7 - Pirates
Theme	In this topic the students will talk about emotions, likes and dislikes. Students will talk about self and immediate family in circle time. They will learn about their own body (parts, organs, why we need them, etc).	In this topic the students will about different transport. They talk about daily transportation used in their life and journeys they take us on. They will develop their social and language skills through transport related role-play	In this topic the students will use money in role-play areas such as: • supermark ets • ice cream • parlours • pet shops • bakeries Students will talk about different types of shops and they’ll have the opportunity to apply their learning to seasonal events.	(Once Upon A Time) In this topic the students will listen to alternative versions of traditional tales. They will show an understanding of various elements of a story. Students will create their own picture books and present them to parents	In this topic the students will move like different animals to classical music with control and coordination. They will learn to classify animals into different groups. Students will show awareness of animals’ needs and feelings	In this topic students will learn about the natural world. They will have the opportunity to expand their exploration of outdoors and learn how to look after the environment. Students will learn about insects, lifecycles and how seasons relate to growing.	In this topic students will learn about pirates, water and its uses in our lives. They will build on prior learning from the topic on animal to explore sea creatures. Students will create a largescale pirate ship using recyclable materials.

	Block 1 - All About Me	Block 2 - Transportation	Block 3 - Shopping	Block 4 - Traditional Stories & Tales	Block 5 - Animals	Block 6 - Plants and Flowers	Block 7 - Pirates
Theme

BISL Story Time for Early Years

Drop-off & Registration

The Drop-Off window is between 07:15 and 07:45 at the drop off area. We ask all parents to respect these times. The drop-off area is marked with a blue square in the car park by the playground.

If parents need to come into school with their child, they may park in the public car park and use the front entrance.

For safety, please follow the painted foot steps or traffic cones where applicable to make your way through the car park. The parking spots in front of Early Years are reserved for Early Years’ parents accompanying their children to/from the Early Years entrance.

Registration is at 7:50am.

Students arriving after this time will need to enter through the main entrance and register at Reception.

If students arrive late, they will miss out on Assembly or class circle time, an important feature of our programme, and this will appear on their school record.