WE 10.06.16.

Dear Parents,

Thank you for all of you who were able to attend our EOY 'Fundinos in the Sun' performance.  We hope you enjoyed it!  We thought our children were amazing!  Please have a look at the videos below. We will let you know once the photos taken by Mr Adam are available.





Big Pool
Today was the first of two sessions in the big pool.  The children were divided into three groups. They learnt to use the ladder safely to get in and out of the pool.  The children also focused on learning to getting in and out using the edge of the pool.  The children moved around the pool in different ways and played 'Salmon Says' (Simon Says) to build their confidence in the water.  Ms Precious and I are really pleased with all our children responded to being in the TX big pool for the first time.

Next Week
Next Week is a very busy week for our F2 children.  Please have another look at the timetable Ms Precious posted earlier this week.  Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Kind Regards,

Gurvinder and the F2 team

F2: dates to remember this month

Newsletter WE 3rd June 2016

Dear Parents,

This week has flown by!  We have been practising almost everyday for our EYFS EOY concert and our children are doing so well!  We have also been busy making decorations for the gym.  F2 have been making special summer bunting comprising of all our favourite activities in the summer.

I have uploaded three videos taken in the big playground today to share what the children have been doing there.




Preparing for F3
You will receive a letter in the next few days explaining how we will be supporting the children to prepare for F3 next year.  Ensuring a smooth transition between F2 and F3 ensures our children stay happy and continue to progress in their new environment.  One of changes in routine in F3 is that they will be using the big pool.  We will be going to the big pool on Friday 10th and Friday 17th June to support this transition.  This will take place in small groups with adult support from the F2 teachers, TAs and Mr Chau, our swimming instructor.



Notices
-Big Pool Friday 10th June.  No splash pool.
-EYFS Summer Concert Thursday 9th June  All children should come to school dressed in black clothes on this day.

-Transition meeting Wednesday 15th June Multi Purpose Room (MPR) at 1.30 pm.

Have a lovely weekend!

Kind Regards,

Gurvinder and Precious and the F2 team.

EYFS Summer Performance 2016

Newsletter W.E. 27.05.16. Updated with video working

Dear Parents,

It has been a really busy week!  We have been busy practising for our End Of Year (EOY) EYFS Summer Concert.  We also went to the gym to watch MP1's production 'The Selfish Ladybird'.  In the classroom, the children have continued to learn nursery rhymes and more rhyming words. The children have also continued to focus on superheroes.  They drew their own superheroes and decided what their super powers would be.  We were impressed with the children's ideas.  Here are some of them:

-A button on the belt to help superheroes fly or jump really high
-A red laser beam coming out of the eyes
-Ice and fire coming out of the mouth
-Being able to stamp on the ground really hard so it breaks
- A tiger man with lots of spikes


In the big playground, the children have been learning to bounce a ball continuously.

Please have a look at the video above showing what we were doing in the unit this morning.  The video is about three minutes long.

Notices
-Please come in and have a look at your children's mark making next week on Friday at 2.15 pm.  It will be displayed in the classroom.
-Please can we ask that toys and stickers are kept at home and not brought into school.
-The EYFS EOY Performance will be on Thursday 9th June.

Have a lovely weekend!

Kind Regards,

Gurvinder and the F2 team.

Newsletter WE 20th May

Dear Parents,

It's been a very busy week! Here is a round up of what we've been up to!

Children's interests

We have been focusing on our children's ideas and questions in relation to their interests.  At the moment most of the children are expressing an interest in looking after babies and superheroes.

The children are also interested in looking after babies.  We have recorded their questions on our 'Working Wall'.  There are also lots of photos and children's quotes here.  Please come in and have a look next week.  It is in the role play area.

Afternoon Groups

The children have been learning to identify rhyming words and have been making 'silly soup' with all the rhyming words they have been learning.  In Maths, the children have been learning to count objects in a group. In Ms Clarissa's groups the children have continued to focus on expressing their emotions constructively.

Physical Development

The children explored their super powers in the gym.    They jumped as high and as far as they could and ran as fast as they could!

In the big playground, the children asked to play on the Supernova and climbing frame and they also practised bouncing balls.

On Wednesday afternoons, we usually play parachute games.  Please have a look at the videos.  We all have so much fun!

Other Learning

In preparation for learning Phonics in F3, we have been reading and acting out lots of nursery rhymes this week.  We will continue with this next week.

How you can help at home

You could ask your children in the following questions:

-Do you have a favourite superhero?  What's his/her name?

-Why do you like...?

-What super powers does he/she have?

-If you were a superhero, what super powers would you have?

These questions can be asked in your child's home language.  Please could you let us know what your children say as we would love to add their responses to our working wall.

Notices

-Thank you for using sun block and providing protective swimwear for your children for splash pool time

-The EYFS end of year production will take place on Thursday 9th June (more details to follow soon)

-EYFS End of Year Reports will go home on Friday 10th June

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind Regards,

Gurvinder and the F2 team.

Newsletter WE 13.05.16.

Dear Parents,

Here's what we've been up to this week...

Literacy
We have continued to focus on our mark making skills and have been learning to write our names this week using dotted lines as a guide.

This week in the library, we shared the story 'One Mole Digging a Hole' to further develop the children's understanding of rhyming words.  The children looked at the following rhyming pairs:

snake and rake
bear and pear
bee and tree

This focus is part of our preparation for learning Phonics in F3.

Physical Development
In the splash pool on Monday, the children practised immersing their heads in the water for a few seconds, blowing bubbles and kicking their legs.

In the big playground, the children continue to learn different ways of moving including jumping up, jumping forwards, hopping, making side steps and tiptoeing. I also challenged the children to practise balancing on one leg for 5 seconds.

In the gym, the children played 'What's the time, Mr Wolf?' 'Duck, Duck, Goose' and moved around an obstacle course we had set up.

Focus Groups
I continued to focus on prepositional language with the children including on, in, in front of, behind, next to, between and under.  Ms Precious focused on listening skills including rhyming words and Ms Clarissa shared the story 'When Sophie Gets Really Really Angry...'.  The children made suggestions for how Sophie could stay calm.

Other Areas
In our role play area, lots of children have been exploring a 'Use Me' box which contained amongst other things capes, masks, bags, scarves, a pair of sunglasses and a pair of boots.  This has led to lots of interesting conversations amongst the children and we will be sitting in groups next week to discuss their interests in these objects further

Notices
-Please have a look at the swimming groups as per the email sent out earlier today

Thank you for your continuing support.

Kind Regards,

Gurvinder and the F2 Team