Foundation Stage Newsletter
Foundation Stage Newsletter Topic This half term our book will be ‘The Something’ by Rebecca Cobb. This book is about a boy who when playing with his dog in the garden, loses his ball down a little hole. They lay by the hole wondering how they can get their ball back and what is down there. Within this topic we will be exploring the themes of imagination, family & friends and habitats. The children will each be given their own magical key to take home this term to unlock the hole and tell us about what they think is down there. Could it be a mouse house? Or a troll’s lair? Maybe even a dragon’s den? Let your imagination run wild with the endless possibilities! PSED Communication and Language The children are doing a great Our book this half term provides job at following our classroom opportunities to explore and rules and being role models for understand a vast range of new the younger children. and unusual vocabulary. Reception Autumn 1
children will be encouraged to use new vocabulary to develop their own narratives by connecting ideas and events. Nursery children will focus on using this new vocabulary in their play to express imaginary events.
This half term we will be having lots of circle times where the children will be encouraged to speak in front of a small audience, to help build their self-confidence.
Physical Development The winter weather isn’t going to stop us in our outdoor learning! We will be encouraging the children to use the resources in our different sheds, in creative ways. We will be using chalk to make giant frames and marks on the floor then incorporating equipment such as balls, beanbags, cones and dice.
Read Write Inc Last half term we introduced the children to the new ‘Read Write Inc’ scheme. It has had a positive start and both the children and staff are becoming more familiar with the new routines.
Reading At our ‘Read Write Inc’ curriculum evening on 14th March, we will share with you our plans about some changes in home reading. We are planning to incorporate the scheme into home reading, where children will be able to take home books that they To help you as parents and carers to understand have been sharing in the week. This will help the the scheme, we have arranged a curriculum evening to demonstrate and explain how you can children to become experts around the books they have been reading and promote a love of reading. support your child at home. Please see the main newsletter for further details of this event. In the meantime we will continue with the current system we have in place. Forest Schools and PE Reception PE will continue to be on a Wednesday. Nursery do not need a school PE kit. Forest schools will also continue to take place on a TUESDAY. Nursery children will take part every other week in the morning. Please bring them to school already dressed in their kit. If your child is staying for the afternoon they will need their uniform to change into afterwards. Reception children will take part every week on a Tuesday afternoon. Please bring them to school dressed in their uniform and bring their kit in a bag to change into in the afternoon. Ourand Christian Valueensure this term ‘Justice As the weather continues to be cold wet, please yourischild has ’.old warm clothes (no jeans), wellies and an old outdoor coat. We also ask if you could provide them with a hat, scarf and gloves.
children will be encouraged to use new vocabulary to develop their own narratives by connecting ideas and events. Nursery children will focus on using this new vocabulary in their play to express imaginary events.
This half term we will be having lots of circle times where the children will be encouraged to speak in front of a small audience, to help build their self-confidence.
Physical Development The winter weather isn’t going to stop us in our outdoor learning! We will be encouraging the children to use the resources in our different sheds, in creative ways. We will be using chalk to make giant frames and marks on the floor then incorporating equipment such as balls, beanbags, cones and dice.
Read Write Inc Last half term we introduced the children to the new ‘Read Write Inc’ scheme. It has had a positive start and both the children and staff are becoming more familiar with the new routines.
Reading At our ‘Read Write Inc’ curriculum evening on 14th March, we will share with you our plans about some changes in home reading. We are planning to incorporate the scheme into home reading, where children will be able to take home books that they To help you as parents and carers to understand have been sharing in the week. This will help the the scheme, we have arranged a curriculum evening to demonstrate and explain how you can children to become experts around the books they have been reading and promote a love of reading. support your child at home. Please see the main newsletter for further details of this event. In the meantime we will continue with the current system we have in place. Forest Schools and PE Reception PE will continue to be on a Wednesday. Nursery do not need a school PE kit. Forest schools will also continue to take place on a TUESDAY. Nursery children will take part every other week in the morning. Please bring them to school already dressed in their kit. If your child is staying for the afternoon they will need their uniform to change into afterwards. Reception children will take part every week on a Tuesday afternoon. Please bring them to school dressed in their uniform and bring their kit in a bag to change into in the afternoon. Ourand Christian Valueensure this term ‘Justice As the weather continues to be cold wet, please yourischild has ’.old warm clothes (no jeans), wellies and an old outdoor coat. We also ask if you could provide them with a hat, scarf and gloves.
