Miss Chapman and

Mrs Lambert

Foundation Stage

Spring Term 2019

Spring Term 2019

Diary Dates

NSPCC Number Day 01.02.19

Foundation Stage/KS1 Talent

Show 08.02.19 9am

INSET DAY 15.02.19

Half Term Week

Commencing Monday

18.02.19

Ash Wednesday Mass

06.03.19 9.30am

FS2 Parent Consultations

19.03.19 4.00-7.00pm and

20.03.19 1.30-3.30pm

FS1 STAY AND PLAY

MORNING 29.03.19

9.00-1130am

END OF TERM 05.04.19

Other Information

We ask for a contribution

of £2 per term per child to

cover the cost of items

such as cooking

ingredients. Please bring

this in ASAP in an

envelope with your child’s

name on it.

P.E is every Monday.

Please ensure your child

always has correct kit in

school.

Library books are changed

every Thursday.

Reading books are

changed every Monday

and Friday.

Miss Chapman, Mrs Lambert and all of the staff in the

Foundation Stage offer a very warm welcome to our new

children starting this term and of course, a warm welcome

back to our existing children . As a school, we continue with

our year’s overarching theme of I WILL...

The Foundation Stage topic for this term is

FROM RAGS TO RICHES

The two central

stories to be used

for this topic are

Cinderella and Jack

and the Beanstalk.

The children will be

learning to retell them within the Talk for Writing approach.

Anyone who saw the FS1 Nativity will appreciate how, even very young children, can

learn new vocabulary and whole stories using this approach. The children will be building

on this technique to imitate these new stories, innovate (change them) and, eventually,

become independent story writers.

Using this topic as a stimulus to cover other areas of the curriculum, the children will also

be using our new remote control cars (brought to us by Santa Claus!) to explore different

story settings; create pictures (painting and collage) in response to their favourite

traditional stories; use puppets to retell stories and create their own role-play areas (for

example castles, beanstalks or forests). We ask for your support in this topic by asking

you to share your own favourite traditional story with your child.

As always, our Come and See topics will be woven

tightly into every area of learning as children learn to

recognise the stories of Mary and Joseph taking

Jesus to the temple, Jesus with the children and, of

course, Good Friday and Easter Sunday as religious

stories they know and love. They will also find out

more about how the Parish gathers in the church to

celebrate together.

Maths learning will also link to the topics

wherever possible—learning about

measuring and money in a shoe shop

(think Cinderella!); patterns within stories

and 3D shapes to build castles. As always,

children will be counting, comparing

numbers, noticing how they are made up

and how they change.

Later this term, we will be continuing our Rags to Riches topic during our visit to:

SUNDOWN ADVENTRUE LAND—STORYBOOK VILLAGE

Date to be confirmed

Forest School sessions at Glapton Wood, led by both Miss Chapman and Mrs Lambert will

continue to run in the second half of this term for all FS2 children and for the older children in

FS1. The newest children in FS1 will join in later during the year once they are settled within

the Unit.

Forest School is a unique and powerful opportunity for children to develop their relationships,

resourcefulness, resilience and their ability to reflect whilst taking part in open-ended activities

in an outdoor environment.

Please come and talk to us about any questions you may

have. We look forward to this busy and exciting term!

Personal, Social, Emotional Development

Encourage your child to say please and thank you.

Encourage your child to ‘have a go’, ‘make a good choice’.

Encourage your child to take his/her own coat on

and off and do up their zip.

Encourage your child to get dressed by themselves.

When playing with your child, support them in sharing toys.

Ensure that your child is able to go to the toilet unaided.

Encourage your child to talk about their feelings.

We will continue to keep you

informed by sending out

weekly updates, but will also

use the school blog: http://

brwacademy.com to share

and celebrate the children’s

Understanding of the World

Talk to your child about special times; birthdays, holidays and other key events in their lives and the lives of others they know.

Talk about their surroundings; particularly in the outdoor area, what they see, hear, feel and smell.

Allow your child to observe animals and describe them.

Allow them to use simple tools; such as a small hand trowel or vegetable peeler.

Encourage them to feel different textured objects and describe; rough, smooth, soft etc.

Helping at Home: