Welcome to the Foundation Stage!

Meet Our Foundation Stage Team

Mrs Whitwam - Class Teacher

Mrs Hall - Early Years Practitioner

Evidence Me Help for Parents

Our Class Saint

St Mary – Mother of Jesus

Mary was specially chosen by God to be the mother of Jesus. She was kind and devoted herself to God. Mary was born into a Jewish family in Galilee. When Mary became engaged to Joseph, God had a plan for her to serve as Jesus Christ's mother on Earth. Mary responded with faithful obedience to God’s plan.

Feast Day – August 15^th

 

Curriculum Goals across the Foundation Stage

 

Autumn 2

 

Our topic for this half term is ‘Into the Woods’. We are going to explore the season of autumn further, specifically looking at animals that hibernate. We will also be starting this half term looking at the celebration of Bonfire night, followed by the Celebration of the Festival of light, Diwali. We will explore both of these occasions and how they are celebrated by people in our world.
 We also have an exciting half term as it will be the first time we will go onto the school trip together to visit someone special! This will lead us perfectly into the beginning of Christmas celebrations and of course our lovely Christmas Nativity!

Story focus

Owl Babies

Stick Man

The Nativity

 

Rhyme of the week

Autumn rhymes

Traditional rhymes

Number rhymes

 

Nursery: Phase 1- all aspects

Aspect 1 – General sound discrimination – environmental

Aspect 2 – General sound discrimination – instrumental sounds

Aspect 3 – General sound discrimination – body percussion

Aspect 4 – Rhythm and rhyme

Aspect 5 – Alliteration

Aspect 6 – Voice sounds.

Aspect 7 – Oral blending and segmenting

Bug Club – All Sorts of Art

 

Reception – Phase 2
Segmenting AND Blending words containing sounds that I recognise and know.

Recap – S,a,t,p,i,n,m,d,g,o

Teach – c,k,ck,e,u,r,h,b

 

R.E

Baptism

> We will look at this Special celebration and we will look closely at what happens during a Baptism and what this means in the Catholic Faith

Advent

> We will look closely at the time of Advent where we count down to the special meaning of Christmas and the Birth of Jesus.

 

Please let us know of "Magic Moments" when you feel that your child has learnt anything new as this will allow us to provide next steps in their learning. 

This can be sent to us through the Evidence Me APP

These magic moments can be something you have achieved a home – riding a bike, dressing yourself, helping at home! Anything at all, big or small!

If you have not already please pass on your email and download the Evidence me app. You will find and be able to share observations on here from school and home.

 

Each week the children will have a focus story, a rhyme of the week (these will be found in our weekly parent newsletter)

The children will also bring home a library book each week (Wednesday). This will need to be returned each week. The children will choose their own library book.

Nursery – Library books, picture books, word purse, school diary

Reception – Library book, phonics book, word purse and school diary.

Please read school books at least x3 weekly and sign school diary.

READING EVERY DAY WILL HAVE THE MOST IMPACT!

 

 

Please bring in your P.E bag and ensure that ALL clothes are clearly labelled. P.E bags will remain in school and we will send them home at the end of each half term

FUNdamental Skills / Balance

 

For more information on what we will be looking at across the curriculum in Autumn 2, please see the information sheet below.

Foundation Stage Curriculum Information Sheet - Autumn 2 

Collegiate Dictionary - EYFS

EYFS Dictionary

Ideas for books to be experienced

The Wild Woods – Simon James

Dear Zoo – Rod Campbell

Each Peach Pear Plum – Ahlberg

A Brave Bear – Sean Taylor

The First Slodge – Jeanne Willis

One Smart Fish – Chris Wormell

A Place to call Home – Alexis Deacon

Meerkat Mail – Emily Gravett

I Love you, Blue Kangaroo – Emma Chichester Clark

Kipper’s Toybox – Mick Inkpen

The Blue Balloon –

The Teddy Robber – Ian Beck

Bears Don’t Read – Emma Chichester Clark

I am Henry Finch – Alexis Deacon

Monsters at Bedtime – Ed Vere

Traditional Stories

Fredrick – Leo Lionni

Pumpkin Soup – Helen Cooper

Funnybones – Allan Ahlberg

The Jolly Postman – Alan Ahlberg

Wiinnie the Pooh – A.A. Milne 

Old Bear Stories – Jane Hissey

Where is My Teddy – Jez Allborough

The Penguin Who Wanted to Find Out – Jill Tomlinson

The Emperor’s Egg – Martin Jenkins

The Little Polar Bear – Hans De Beer

Useful Websites

• Tweenies: Me First
  A game about caring for each other and sharing.

Useful Phonics Websites

• Letters and Sounds
  Lots of interactive phonics games.

• Phonics Play
  Phase 2 Phonics Games

• Phonics Play
  Phase 3 Phonics Games

• Phonics Play - Buried Treasure
  A fun game to help your child to segment and blend.

• Family Learning
  Lots of interactive games to help your child blend and segment

• Topmarks
  Interactive phonics game - reading and spelling

Useful Maths Websites

• Topmarks
  Great games for counting.

• Crickweb
  Lots of early maths games

• BBC Schools Maths
  Lots of fun interactive maths games.

Dental Health

All children are entitled to free NHS dental treatment. Take your child to the dentist regularly to ensure that their teeth are healthy and developing well.

Looking After Your Child`s Teeth