Last Updated 01 May 2025

Summer Term 2025

Welcome to our Foundation Stage  webpage. A place where we celebrate the children's learning, keep you informed with school life and provide you with trusted sites to support your child and continue the learning journey at home.

Below, you will find our 'subject planners.' These documents show what your children will be learning each week as they progress through the term. 

Things to Remember

- The school day starts at 8:30-8:45am (Doors will close at 8:45am)

- Collection time for F1 is 3:00-3:15pm

- Collection time for F2 is 3:15pm

- F2 PE:  Kit - black shorts /joggers/ white t-shirt (Thursday will be our PE day.) Children should come to school in their PE kit.

- Children need to be dressed appropriately for the learning day and the weather. Uniform is optional in F1

- Please help your child to be as independent as possible by considering fasteners etc on clothing/ shoes

-F2 home learning activities will be sent out Friday to be returned  by the following Thursday.

- F1 Library - Full time children or those who attend Mon/Tues only -books are to be returned each Monday to be changed on a Tuesday Children who attend Weds-Fri only - books are to be returned on a Thursday to be changed on Friday. 

F2 Library - Return books on a Monday to be changed on Monday

What will your child need each day?

- Clear water bottle ( water only, not flavoured or juice)

- Spare clothes, in a drawstring bag (F1)

- Book bag and reading materials (F2)

- Lunch, if not having a school meal ( No nuts!)

- A smile and a sense of adventure!

IMPORTANT: Please make sure ALL belongings are clearly named.

Summer Term: What's Growing on?

This term we go on a journey exploring 'change.' We will begin the term by asking 'What's growing on in the garden?' We will discover how seasonal change has impacted the world around us. We will read some of our favourite stories, including, The Extraordinary Gardener, Muncha, Muncha, Muncha and Jasper's Beanstalk. These stories, alongside some information texts, will help us decide what we would like to grow in our garden and how to do it. 

We will become scientists - finding out what plants need to grow and identifying and classifying minibeasts. We will become garden designers - creating wonderful habitats for the wildlife we see. We will become painters and sculptors as we study some amazing artists inspired by nature.  We will be mathematicians - carrying out surveys and solving our Garden Fairy challenges. We will become poets - composing our own nature-inspired poems. We really do have a lot of exciting learning in store and our classroom will certainly be filled with lots of green-fingered Super Lawns Park Learners - making a change to the world around them.

Don't forget you can keep abreast of the learning your child  will be engaging in by  taking a look at our ' subject planners' under the information heading.

Remember, you can share your child's 'out of school' experiences with us via our class email address. F1@lawnspark.org.uk. We really do appreciate these contributions; it is wonderful to see

your children proudly sharing these memories/achievements with their friends and teachers.

Join us on another fabulous half term of learning fun. 

The Foundation Stage Team

Recognition Awards

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

F2

(week commencing 5th May)

This week we will be learning:

 ccvcc words 

Tricky words

were here little says

Spelling

ccvcc words and taught tricky words

Reading

 Every week, in Foundation 2, your child will bring home a Little Wandle Reading Book. Your child will be familiar and confident with this book, having read it at least three times with an adult in school. Please share this book with your child and make a comment in their reading diary.  You may also record and comment on any other books you may have shared at home.   At Lawns Park we encourage all our parents and carers to read at least three times at home with their child.