F2

Welcome to Foundation 2

Meet the Team

Our topic this term is …

We are looking forward to a fantastic Spring term at Bentley High Street Primary. Our Reception classes have a busy schedule filled with discovery, creativity, and storytelling.

We will start the term by exploring our environment and learning about the Signs of Winter. Even as the weather warms up, it is important for children to understand how our world changes throughout the year and how different seasons look. We will also dive into the vibrant traditions of Chinese New Year, learning about different cultures through festive stories and colorful celebrations.

Our learning will also focus on our community and the people around us. We will discuss People who lead us and think about the Special People in our own lives who help us every day. This helps our pupils develop a sense of belonging and teaches them how to show respect for others.

In Design and Technology (DT), the children will put their building skills to the test as they Build a house. They will think about the best materials to use and how to make their structures strong and sturdy. We will also have some delicious fun making Fruit faces, where children can use healthy snacks to create their own edible masterpieces!

Finally, we will be reading the wonderful story Handa’s Surprise. This book is a great way for the children to learn about exotic fruits and animals while developing their love for reading and listening.

We are excited to see the children grow and learn through these wonderful topics!

Our class novels this half term: 

• We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
• The King’s Hat
• The Great Race
• Squash and a Squeeze
• The Three Little Pigs
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• Handa’s Surprise

Our behaviour focus: 

• Following the Golden Rules on the carpet so we are ready to learn.
• Wonderful walking around school.
• Waiting our turn to talk when when others are talking.

Maths Focus:

• Introducing zero
• Comparing numbers to 5
• Counting on and back to 5
• Comparing mass
• Comparing capacity
• Length
• Time
• Making pairs
• Combining two groups
• Comparing size
• Pattern
• 2d shapes
• Representing 4 and 5

English Focus:

• We will be using our phonics to spell short words such as mat, pen and pot.
• We will be working on writing 3-4 word sentences with spaces between our words for example ‘It is a cat.’

Phonics

• We will be recapping all the set 1 sounds and blending them to read simple words. We will also be learning sounds that are made up of 2 letters such as sh, ng and ay.

Our PE day is…

Tuesday

Trips and class events:

Bentley Park trip- Tuesday 10th March

Useful websites:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b08bzfnh/numberblocks 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b01cz0p1/alphablocks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/bedtime-stories

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/