Foundation Stage 2
Welcome to Foundation Stage 2!
The team is Mrs Tasker, Mrs Readford, Miss Armitage, Mrs Haq & Miss Bashir.
We are really happy that all of the children have settled in to Foundation Stage 2 really well and are eager to learn.
Learning Journey
Our learning journey this half term will be looking at winter and learning about different celebrations shared by communities across the world. Focusing on those which families in our school community celebrate. We will be inviting parents to support our learning through, winter/maths walks, winter craft events and even little bits of science homework (this will be weather depending).
Maths
In maths, we will be continuing to learn in depth about numbers to ten. We will explore pattern, shape and positional language.
Phonics and English
To develop the children’s use of language we will learn nursery rhymes. This half term we will be learning; Down at the station, Hey diddle diddle, Hickory, dickory dock and Wind the bobbin up.
In literacy we will be enjoying the stories: Stickman, Bringing down the moon and Room on the Broom.
The children will also begin to apply their phonics through reading sessions in school and bringing books home.
PE
Class 2 PE is on Thursday
Class 1 PE is on Friday
Correct PE uniform must be worn to school that day: plain white top/plain black bottoms. No jewellery allowed.
- Other activities in the classroom
Show and Tell
This half term your child will be asked to tell us something about their family. It could be who is in your family or where your family come from. When it is your child’s turn, please help your child to draw a picture or find a photograph which can support them with what they want to tell us. Your class teacher will send a list of when it is your child’s turn.
Dates for your diary
- Monday 3rd November- school starts back
- Wednesday 5th November parent event around reading and how to support your child at home.
- Wednesday 5th November- lantern parade at High Hazels school 3:45
- Week beginning 10th November- parents evening
- Wednesday 19th November- road safety session in school for children
- Friday 19th December- school is closed.
Further dates to follow for:
- Winter craft morning
- Winter songs events with nursery
- Maths/winter walk
Welcome to Foundation Stage 2. We are really happy that all of the children have settled in to Foundation Stage 2 really well and are eager to learn.
Learning Journey
Our learning journey this half term will be looking at who we are and our families. During our topic, we will be discussing the question, ‘Who are we?’ Through this question we will be developing many of the children’s personal social skills, including building confidence when talking in groups, talking about our wants and needs, likes and dislikes and our homes and communities. We will explore our feelings and senses. The children will be learning about the world around us and the changes that happen in autumn.
Maths
In maths, we will be matching and sorting objects and numbers and comparing amounts, sizes, mass, capacity and patterns. We will also begin representing and understanding numbers up to 10 as well as shapes and positional language.
Phonics and English
We To develop the children’s use of language we will learn nursery rhymes. This half term we will be learning;
One, two, three, four, five, Once I caught a fish alive
Baa baa black sheep
Humpty dumpty
1, 2 buckle my shoe
The children will begin their phonic journey by learning to recognise letters which represent sounds. More information to follow.
PE
Class 2 PE is on Thursday
Class 1 PE is on Friday
Correct PE uniform must be worn to school that day: plain white top/plain black bottoms. No jewellery allowed.
Other activities in the classroom
Show and Tell
This half term your child will be asked to bring in an object which is special to them and tell their class about it. When it is your child’s turn, please help your child to choose the object and talk about why it is special to them. Your class teacher will send a list of when it is your child’s turn.
Show and tell sets the stage for children to become comfortable when speaking in public. In addition, show and tell can be a great tool to help English Language Learners, giving them a chance to practice academic vocabulary, pronunciation, and other basic skills they need to succeed.
Dates for your diary
Wednesday 1st October 8:45 Toothbrush club meeting
Wednesday 15th October – autumn walk in the morning
Thursday 23rd October- 8;45These are my rocks, reading event
Friday 24th October- school closed for inset day
Our Foundation Stage Vision
