EYFS
Welcome to
EYFS Starfish Class
Introducing our Starfish Class staff:
Miss Manlow
Class Teacher
This is our classroom:
Our EYFS outdoor area
Our Play shed
Our class topics and texts
All about me!
Celebrations
Aliens in Space
Animal Investigation
Watch and Grow
Picnic by the sea
Starfish Seashore Explorer badges:
Listen to a story
Bubbles
Beach races
Beach singing
Follow my leader
Beach picnic
Examples of our learning this year:
Starfish
Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. Starfish are also known as Asteroids due to being in the class Asteroidea.
Starfish are marine invertebrates. They typically have a central disc and usually five arms, though some species have a larger number of arms. The aboral or upper surface may be smooth, granular or spiny, and is covered with overlapping plates. Many species are brightly coloured in various shades of red or orange, while others are blue, grey or brown. Starfish have tube feet operated by a hydraulic system and a mouth at the centre of the oral or lower surface. They are opportunistic feeders and are mostly predators on benthic invertebrates. Several species have specialized feeding behaviours including eversion of their stomachs and suspension feeding. Most can regenerate damaged parts or lost arms and they can shed arms as a means of defence.