Foundation Stage 2
Welcome to Foundation Stage 2!
The team is Mrs Tasker, Mrs Readford, Miss Armitage, Mrs Haq & Miss Bashir.
Welcome back! We are very proud of all the children’s achievements they have made so far this year. Summer 1 brings many more exciting learning opportunities we are sure they will enjoy. The spring and summer sunshine will lead to more exciting learning outside.
This Half term’s theme is… Sustainable Development
Do we need beans and beasts?
Learning Journey
This half term we continue to learn about the joys of spring and what nature provides us. We will be planting things in our garden and learning about how they grow. Children will also be searching for minibeasts and exploring how they move. In music the children will be learning about the orchestra and making their own instruments. Through art lessons the children will be developing their modelling skills with clay, making animals and painting them.
Maths
We will be continuing to learn in depth about numbers to ten, focussing their relationships, doubles and ordering..
We recommend using the White Rose 1 minute maths app to help support your child on their maths journey.
English
To develop the children’s use of language we will learn nursery rhymes. This half term we will be learning: Pat a cake, Ring and Ring a roses, round and round the garden.
In literacy we will be enjoying the stories: Superworm, The very hungry caterpillar and The Robber Racoon.
We will begin to write phrases and short sentences.
In phonics, we will consolidate Phase 3 digraphs and being reading longer words. The children will also begin to apply their phonics in literacy as well as through reading sessions in school.
The children will continue to bring home a reading for pleasure book as well as a phonics book to practise reading at home and develop their skills.
PE
Class 2 PE is on Thursday
Class 1 PE is on Friday
Show and Tell – For their show and tell they will need to tell us about somewhere they have been. During the holidays it would be great if you could send us pictures taken if you go somewhere with your child. This will help them to talk when it is their turn. It could be visiting a park, a friend/relatives house or somewhere further afield.
Please check dojo to see when your child’s date is.
Dates for your diary
Parents are invited every Wednesday to Readmore@Phillimore in the classrooms at 8:45.
- Wednesday 15th April- class 1 Darnall library visit, leaving school at 1:30 and returning by home time.
- Tuesday 21st April- Water Aid charity run during the afternoon.
- Wednesday 20th May- class 1 Darnall library visit, leaving school at 1:30 and returning by home time.
Learning Journey
Our learning journey this half term will be looking at spring, Chinese New Year, Ramadan, Eid and Easter. We will also be learning about people who help us and those in the past who have influenced people today. In particular we will be learning about the police, fire service, doctors and nurses. We will read about Florence Nightingale and how she changed nursing for the better.
Maths
In maths, we will be continuing to learn in depth about numbers to ten, focussing on numbers 5-10. We will explore ordering numbers, subitising, matching quantities and equal/ unequal groups. We will also be identifying one more and one less.
Phonics and English
To develop the children’s use of language we will learn nursery rhymes. This half term we will be learning: Mary, Mary quite Contrary, Miss Molly had a Dolly and The Grand Old Duke of York.
In literacy we will be enjoying the stories: Supertato and Zog and the Flying Doctors. We will be reading the non-fiction book Little People, Big Dreams: Florence Nightingale.
We will begin to write words and short phrases.
In phonics, we will move onto Phase 3 digraphs. The children will also begin to apply their phonics in literacy as well as through reading sessions in school.
The children will continue to bring home a reading for pleasure book as well as a phonics book to practise reading at home and develop their skills.
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, no earrings please.
- Other activities in the classroom
Show and Tell
This half term we are asking you to get creative with your child at home. For their show and tell they will need to make something at home and bring it in on their allocated date and talk about it. They could make a model, draw/paint a picture, grow something in a pot, cook something- your choice!
Parent events
This half term, we will go on a visit to Darnall library where we will listen to some stories and learn about all the library has to offer.
We will also be going on a spring walk around the local area.
Parents are invited every Wednesday to Readmore@Phillimore in the classrooms at 8:45.
We will also be inviting parents to come in and do a family show and tell. More information to follow.
Dates for your diary
- Wednesday 4th March- Concerteenies performance for children in the morning
- Thursday 5th March- World Book Day – more information to follow
- Wednesday 11th March- spring 1, class 1 9:00-10:00, class 2 10:30-11:30
- Monday 23rd March- our school is supporting the charity Comic Relief
- Wednesday 25th March- class 2 visit to Darnall library 1:30-3:10
- Friday 27th March- last day of school
Our Foundation Stage Vision
