Welcome to the Summer Term in Foundation

Hello and welcome back to the Summer 1 term in the EYFS. 

We hope you all had a wonderful half term and are ready for a new exciting term.  

We are really looking forward to our new topics. 

Below, is lots of information about our topics, so please take a read and 

if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me or one of the amazing EYFS team.

Our topic for the Summer 2 Term in F2 is

On The Beach 

This project teaches children about the plants and animals that live at the seaside. It also explores holidays in the past and the importance of keeping safe in the Sun.

Help your child prepare for their project

Visit the beach or look at photographs of days out at the beach. Talk

about the activities you enjoy when you visit the beach. Think about the things you need to take so that you can have fun and keep safe. 

Find out more about animals that live in rock pools by looking at the YouTube video of 25 Sea Creatures You Can Find Rock Pooling in the UK!

Use Google Earth to look at the seas and oceans around the world. Look at the map and colour the seas and oceans blue and then find the UK. 

The oceans contain some of the largest animals on the planet. Use a tablet or computer to take a look at these amazing animals.

blue whale, ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant Pacific octopus, giant squid, manta ray, coconut crab, and great white shark.

It is World Ocean Day on 8th June. Find out why it is so important to look after our oceans and the plants and animals that live there. Write three things that we can all do to look after the plants and animals that live in the oceans and our local area.

Make an under the sea picture. Think carefully about the animals and plants you will add. You can create your artwork using a computer paint programme, paint, drawing or collage materials.

Useful websites

Andy’s Aquatic Adventures on BBC iPlayer
Google Earth
25 Sea Creatures You Can Find Rock Pooling in the UK! on YouTube

Good Reads

Please take a look at the documents attached for further ideas and activity sheets you can complete with your child at home. 

Key vocabulary

beach, carnivore, crab, fin, fish, gills, habitat, herbivore, litter, low tide, ocean, omnivore, Rockpool, sea, seashore, starfish, tail. 

Read Write Inc (RWI) Parents videos 

In foundation we follow the Read write inc phonics programme. here are some links that you might find useful to help and support your child with their phonics skills at home. 

What is RWI phonics? 

schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ALcjdcL7/EMKtsZDv

Understanding phonics

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ez1Md8oh/j2m8lx4X

How to say the sounds

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/X8HkOgub/NOPqdvtp 

10 things to think about when you read to your child

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/cvK6fl7E/fuXlsmHr

Spelling

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/gITENq8V/4129wyUL

Sound blending

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/5Qevy6XB/URpIyvfz

​​​​​​​Reading the digraphs with your child 

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/CoUW7FWl/iLYGD4W6 

​​​​​​​Reading the bouncy sounds with your child

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/42CBjgLE/ZIch3NF5

​​​​​​​Reading the stretchy sounds 

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/c3q8cGFL/7v6nUlsB 

If you have any questions about the Read Write Inc programme or how to support your child please speak to a member of the team. 

Our topic for the Spring 2 Term in F1 is

Once Upon A Time

This project supports children to develop a love of stories and reading. It encourages children to learn, retell and act out familiar and traditional tales including Cinderella, Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Help your child prepare for their project

Watch a pantomime together or read a favourite story. Discuss the storyline and different characters. Recorded pantomimes can be found online. Read or watch the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Afterwards, make porridge together using porridge oats and milk or water. Try some different toppings on your porridge. ead a version of the story Little Red Riding Hood. Talk about how Red Riding Hood describes the wolf. Draw a picture of the wolf and add labels. Share the story of the Three Little Pigs. Design a new house for the pigs or make one out of building bricks

Please take a look at the documents attached for further ideas and activity sheets you can complete with your child at home. 

Key vocabulary

bear,Cinderella, fairy godmother, fairy tale, goat, king, prince, princess, queen, Snow White, story, troll, wicked stepmother, wolf, woodland

REMEMBER 

To always be on the look out for signs of Summer when you are out and about.

Why not draw us a picture of some of the things you see, or write about them?

Remember to use your senses, what do you hear, feel, see and smell in Summer time?

How is this different from other seasons?  

Home learning

• The children are expected to read at home at least four times a week. Please remember to write in your child’s reading planner if you listen to your child read, as they are rewarded in school for reading at home. Children are encouraged to develop their love of reading by using books, magazines and reading resources from home during the weekend. Remember to talk to your child about the text and ask lots of questions. 
•  It is important to follow the RWI phonics scheme at home, where possible, when writing with your child. Please see the attachments below on how we teach letter formation and the rhymes we use to help the children. 

Our routines and reminders:

• Our PE session will be every MONDAY in F2 and TUESDAY in F1 
• Your child can come to school wearing their school PE kit. Please make sure it is suitable for our outdoor PE sessions and is labelled with their name. 

• Please remember to return your Childs book bag everyday. 

• Please send your child with their water bottle every day labelled with their name. 

• Can you please send your child to school with a spare change of clothes, pants, socks, trousers/skirt as accidents occur and it’s helpful if your child has their own clothes to change into. Please leave them in a bag on their peg and please make sure all items are labelled.

• Can you please send a pair of wellies for your child to keep at school, to use in our mud kitchen and digging area. REMEMBER to put their name in them!!

• You can send pictures through class Do Jo, to share your child’s achievements from home. These contribute to your child’s assessment and are a vital part of the progress your child will make. This is an opportunity for us to hear about and celebrate your child’s home achievements.

Thank you for entrusting your child to us this year. We promise to do our best each day to guide your child in exploring and learning, as well as helping them to feel safe and valued.

Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions please see one of the foundation team or send a message through our class Do Jo page, we are always here to help and support you.

 Mrs Stabler, Mrs Marlow and the Foundation Team