Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School

PSED – in and around the classroom

I can …

• dress and undress myself
• choose my own activities
• talk about my feelings and feelings of others
• follow the school rules
• take turns and share
• make friends

Snack table

I can …

• drink my milk/water sensibly
• choose and eat healthy snacks
• tidy up after myself
• talk to my friends

Technology table

I can …

• choose my own equipment
• make pictures and collages
• use different materials
• use different tools
• share equipment
• tidy up after myself

Painting table

I can …

• set up the paints
• use different types of paint
• mix colours
• use a paintbrush
• create colourful paintings
• use correct colours for objects/people
• share and work with others

Writing/drawing area

I can …

• choose my own equipment
• create pictures
• write my name on my work
• hold a pencil and write letters and words
• use a range of equipment and tools
• use my skills to sound out and write words
• share and work with others
• tidy up after myself

Discovery table

I can …

• choose my own equipment
• look at and feel objects
• talk about what I can see, hear, feel, smell and taste
• use different tools
• say how things are the same and different
• share and work with others
• tidy up after myself

Reading corner

I can …

• select my own book
• be gentle with the books
• hold books the right way
• look through them front to back
• recognise some letters/words
• share and work with others
• tidy up after myself

Role play

I can …

• choose my own equipment
• play with others
• take turns and share equipment
• take part in role play and act out things I have seen before
• use my imagination
• tidy up after myself

PSRN

I can …

• choose my own equipment
• share and work with others
• add on one more to a number
• say numbers in order
• sing number songs and rhymes
• recognise numbers
• name 2d shapes and talk about them
• put objects in order smallest – biggest
• tidy up after myself

Construction

I can …

• choose my own equipment
• share the construction toys
• make models with different bricks
• build putting bricks on top of each other
• talk about what I am making
• tidy up after myself

Small world

I can …

• choose my own equipment
• take turns and share
• work with other children
• use my imagination
• act out things I have seen
• make up stories
• tidy up after myself

Computers

I can …

• choose my own equipment
• take turns and share
• use a mouse
• click and drag objects/colours
• paint pictures
• play games
• tidy up after myself

Communication, Language and Literacy

Children are surrounded by a variety of books including Big Books and Story Sacks.  They are encouraged to listen to stories and share books with each other.  There is also the opportunity to borrow a book from our Foundation library.

During Active Learning varied literacy activities are accessible and are supported by the use of appropriate CD Roms.

Many opportunities are provided for the children to speak and listen to both adults and each other.  Visitors such as the dentist, nurse and librarian are invited into school to give variety and interest for the children and to encourage interaction.  Each week we have Circle Time which promotes listening, speaking and turn taking.  Children also learn to talk about their choices for play activities and to tell the other children what they have done.  This is extended to foster questioning skills in Foundation 2.  Each day children take part in a phonic session.  FS1 focus on sounds they hear and make within the surroundings and in words.  FS2 progress onto letter recognition, blending and segmenting letters, reading and writing.

FS2

Children in FS2 also take home individual reading books.  Children will have the opportunity to do some kind of ‘reading skills’ session each day in small groups, however, independent reading will no longer take place on a daily basis.

Children will also bring home some ‘tricky’ words throughout the year.  These are words which cannot be sounded out to spell the word e.g. said. Children automatically sound the word out and spell sed.

Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy

The children experience early maths skills such as sorting, classifying, identifying shapes and colours, repeating patterns, counting, practical addition and subtraction, measuring and capacity in sand, water play and baking.  A number of CD Roms also support mathematical learning.  We learn many number rhymes to help with counting which the children find fun.

We cover all the elements of PSRN hour and have specific focused teaching times as well as independent practical and adult led activities.  Each term you will be given an outline of the specific numeracy targets with suggestions of how you can help your child’s learning at home.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

The children are encouraged to be independent, self reliant and self confident.  We also foster turn taking, sharing, co-operation and helpfulness.  In addition to co-operative play and joint responsibility for organising and tidying the unit we provide specific situations in role play to develop social skills.

Activities requiring collaborative group skills are specifically built into the  planning in FS.

Physical Development

The children have access to a variety of writing and colouring equipment as well as scissors, construction toys, playdough and clay.  In our outside play area we have climbing equipment which incorporates a slide, clatter-bridge and towers.  We plan the equipment that we use on a weekly basis, weather permitting, so that we have a variety of activities.  These mirror the areas in Active Learning with additional equipment which gives us a pedal day, a push along day and a small equipment day.  FS1 use the hall once a week for a variety of activities and FS2 are timetabled for PE twice a week which covers gymnastics, dance and games activities.

Creative Development

The children are offered many creative activities in any one week ranging from painting, drawing and printing to collage, clay and box modelling.  We also use musical instruments and sing rhymes and songs.  Foundation children are part of the whole school and have a small part to play in any organised concerts.  We also take part in Creative Arts assemblies.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

The children are encouraged to explore and investigate.  They think about:

• how they have changed since they were babies
• where they live
• plants, animals and weather
• how things work

We also use the computer to support many areas.  We have computers within the unit for our exclusive use.

Our aim for the Foundation Stage is to make the first few years within the Education System enjoyable and memorable for both the children and their parents/carers.

We try to provide the children with lots of exciting opportunities to enable them to grow and learn through lots of practical and play activities.

We also work hard on enabling all our children to become independent learners and give them the important skills that will be beneficial to them as they develop.

OUR MOTTO IS

‘LEARNING IS BETTER WHEN IT IS FUN!’

Hello – I am Miss Shaw.  I teach FS2 along with support from Mrs Brooke.

We also have a morning nursery from 9 – 12 o’clock each day.  I am pleased to say we have a new teacher in our FS1 class – Mrs King.  Mrs King will be supported by Mrs Bridgwood and Mrs Leverton.

In Foundation we have 6 areas of learning.  These are known as the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.   I will explain in greater detail what each area consists of at a later date.

The areas include:

• Communication, Language and Literacy
• Problem Solving Reasoning and Numeracy
• Physical Development
• Creative Development
• Knowledge and Understanding of the World
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Our topic this half term is ‘Ourselves’. We will be learning about our bodies and how they work, looking at how we are the same and how we are different, our families, where we live etc.  We will also continue to learn nursery rhymes as in FS1.

Well Summer is now over and we are ready and raring to start a new school year!  Just a few reminders for FS2 parents; 

• all children start school at 8.55 on Monday 5th , if you are planning to pick your child up after dinner please ensure you let me know when dropping your child off in the morning
• please ensure all items of clothing are named in some way
• all children are to bring a fresh water bottle to school each morning
• please send dinner money, milk money and baking money in a named envelope

More information will be sent out in a welcome letter later this week.  See you all bright and early Monday morning!

Hi, I hope everyone has had a great half term break and enjoyed the sunshine.  This half term our topic is ‘Seasides’. We will be looking at different holiday destinations,holidays in the past, activities you can do whilst on holiday, transport, summer clothes, gifts you can buy plus  many more exciting activities.   It should be a fun and exciting half term.  Please check your emails and school bags next week for information on the concert and our Fathers day celebrations.   See you all on Wednesday!

If anyone has any outstanding sponsor money from the walk please could you send it into school asap please.  The money we raise is going towards improving our outdoor area.  We do have some Dads and Grandads on stand by to help us with this, so the sooner the money is collected the sooner they can get to work.

Thanks for all your support again!

This week we will be talking about what jobs our family members have.  Please could you have a chat with your child about this so they are prepared for the session on Thursday.  Thank You

We have been having lots of fun learning about ‘people who help us’ in school.  Mrs Mitchell came in to tell us all about her job.  She wore her bright coat and brought her lollipop stick in.  Did you know that if cars are naughty then Mrs Mitchell writes their registration plate on her stick!!  Drive carefully everyone!