Foundation Stage

Last updated 08.04.24

Summer Term 2024

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 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 8:45am

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

- Collection time for F2 is 3:15pm

- PE Kit, black shorts, white t-shirt (F2 only, Thursday's will be our PE day.)

- 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.

Library books are to be returned each Monday to be changed on a Tuesday.

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!

Summer 1: What's growing on the farm?

In the first week of the Summer term we will become scientists- observing and recording seasonal change, As artists we will create still life drawings using a range of media. As readers and writers we will research and write to inform; naming and labelling parts of plants and flowers.

In weeks 2 and 3 we will play host to some very 'egg-citing' visitors . These visitors will lead us to explore animals, their young and how to care for them. We will use our design technology skills to make hand puppets and write instructions. We will study the work of Natsumi Tomita, working collaboratively to create animal based junk model sculptures.

In weeks 4 and 5 we will explore animal homes and their natural habits before writing non chronological reports. We will explore sculpture further using modelling materials and clay as an alternative to junk modelling.

Finally, as the half term draws to a close we will explore life cycles of different creatures. We will combine all our skills to create information posters. What a busy half term we have ahead of us.

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

Autumn 1

Foundation 1- Luke and Mabel

Foundation 2- Louie and Maria

Autumn 2

Foundation 1- Rosella and Harlan

Foundation 2- Summer and Elliott

Spring 1

Foundation 1- Jack and Winnie

Foundation 2- Isaac and Alannah

Spring 2

Foundation 1- Livia and Arwen

Foundation 2- Nola and Carter

This week we will be learning:

(wk commencing 15th April)

Group 1- ai, ee, igh, oa

Group 2- Words ending in -ing

Compound words eg farmyard, carpark

Group 3- cvcc words with short vowels

Tricky words

Group 1- the I put push pull full

Group 2- he me we be was you they all

Group 3- said so have like

Spelling

Group 1- rain wait see feet night right coat boat the put pull full push

Group 2- river finger looking waiting singing zooming carpark was you they all

Group 3- went help jump lift best soft fact pond just hand said so have like

Reading

Every Friday, in Foundation 2, we will calculate the number of '3 reads' that we achieve at home each week. Reading is an essential skill necessary to access all aspects of the curriculum. Please remember to date and sign your child's reading record each time you read together. Pupils who complete three reads are awarded a Track It point. Additional reads score one more Track It point.