Foundation Stage 2

Week 1

A very warm welcome to our Foundation Stage 2 parents and pupils!

Our first week in school has been full of fun and excitement. The children have formed new friendships and have settled into school life extremely well. They have learnt how to sit beautifully on the carpet and have accessed many engaging activities within provision.

This week we have started our phonic journey and have learnt the first four letters within phase 2. The children have tried extremely hard when forming their letters and have applied their knowledge and understanding in many different ways. 

We have also learnt about the Creation story in RE and the different things that God made on each day. The children had lots of fun retelling this in provision and were able to identify the different things that God made in our outdoor area.

Week 3

This week we have been learning about the world and celebrating the diverse cultures within our year group. We started the week learning the Continent song and looked at different places on the world map. We learnt that we live in Europe and that some of our family members were born in other countries. Today we celebrated our similarities and differences by coming to school dressed in cultural clothing. We learnt a little bit more about the Philippines and Nigeria and will be learning lots more about other countries throughout the year.

Week 7

This week we have learnt about some very important people as part of Black History Month. We started the week watching a video which talked about Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and Mary Seacole and the impact they had on society today.
We then moved onto learning about a very special lady called Mae Jemison. Mae was the first African American women to travel into Space!! The children took part in lots of activities linked to this including, making rockets in the DT area, creating their own stories in the small world area, making planets in the playdough and creating their own solar systems!
We talked about our dreams and hopes and I emphasised the fact that the children can achieve anything if they work hard and never give up. We talked about what we would like to be when we grow up and designed our own 'Little People, Big Dreams' book.

A fantastic week, remember, be proud of who you are and who you're going to be! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB9wvRaktRc