Foundation 2 2023 - 2024

Mrs Bale

BA (Hons) PGCE

Mrs McLaren

BA (HONS) Early Years QTS

Miss Mayes

Welcome to Foundation 2.

Our F2 staff are:

Mrs McLaren
Miss Kealey
Miss Lee
Miss Walker
Mrs Barron
Miss Houlihan

General Information

Our PE session is on a WEDNESDAY morning. Please ensure your child has a full PE kit in school (white t-shirt, black or blue PE shorts/joggers and black pumps) and all items are labelled with their name. PE kits are kept in school and will be sent home each holiday for a wash!

Homework is set each term and can be accessed on the schools website, under the page 'Curriculum' then 'Year Group Homework'. Please try to complete at least one piece/ task of homework per week.

Some F2 activities are held in the main school building, adjacent to the annexe. These activities normally take place on a Wednesday morning (PE) and Wednesday afternoon (Performing Arts with Mr Glen). There may also be other activities including school assemblies and performances. On these occasions, the children will walk to and from each building in classes, supervised by the teacher/teaching assistants.

Reading

Your child's reading pack will come home on a Friday. This will include a reading record, a stage reading book and a 'share book' which your child will have chosen from our class libary to share with you at home. Please return this on a Monday.

Your child has their own login to Bug Club (www.activelearnprimary.co.uk). This includes reading books which are updated regularly and includes lots of fun games for your child to access too.

Phonics

In Autumn 1 we will be working on our Phase 2 sounds. They are; s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss. In Autumn 2 we will be learning our Phase 3 sounds they are; j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er. In Spring 1 and 2 we will continue to practise our Phase 2 and 3 sounds (as listed above), letter names, tricky words (phases 2 and 3) and High Frequency Words. Please continue to practise these at home. Some of the websites below provide fun games and activities to support this.

Useful Websites

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - (A great site with some free phonics games)

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - (A variety of games to support different areas of learning)

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/ - (A good site with lots of phonics games to play)

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ - (Interactive books and reading activities to share with your child)