FS1 Caterpillars

Welcome to Foundation Stage 1 -

Caterpillars!

The Foundation Stage 1 Team

The Nursery Class Teacher is:

Miss Sarah Aspinall

The Teaching Assistants who support in Nursery are:

Mrs Kay Reeve

Miss Michelle Gore

Mrs Debbie Aspinall (PE)

F1 Session Times

AM session:

Arrive 8:40am

Collection time 11:40am

PM session:

Arrival 12:20

Collection time 3:20pm

New Starters

We are looking forward to welcoming our new starters. You will receive an information pack at your stay and play session.

Dojo

Throughout Foundation Stage at Greenwood we use the online learning platform Dojo. On Dojo we will share important information with you. It is important you check the Class Story for any updates. Dojo has a private messaging tool where you can contact your child's group leader if needed. Please can you ensure any urgent messages are passed through the school office, as we cannot guarantee Dojo will be checked during teaching time.

Purple Mash

We upload activities linked to our learning on Purple Mash. Your child has their own individual log in details to access the activities on there. Please get in touch if you need help with log in details or accessing set activities.

Reading

Please read to your child at home daily, and record this in their reading diaries. Reading regularly with your child helps develop vocabulary, creativity, understanding of the world and most importantly a long life love of books. Each Thursday we reward our weekly Reading Stars, for children showing good reading habits and a love of books. They get to take home a special rucksack filled with hot chocolate, biscuits, a cuddly toy and most importantly a treasured book!

OUR AUTUMN LEARNING ENQUIRY - linked to History

“What Makes Me Who I Am?"

Some of the texts we will focus on:

- Everybody has Feelings

- Lulu's First Day

- All Kinds of Families

- Mog's Birthday

- We are All Welcome

- Building a Home

- When You're Fast Asleep

- Kindness Makes us Strong

- 5 Days of Diwali (RE Focus)

- The Nativity (RE focus)

Our focus for Autumn Term is getting to know the children, and in turn them getting to know us.

In Autumn 1 we learn about feelings, families and what it means to belong. We learn about the school rules and expectations and what it means to be a good friend.

As we move in to Autumn 2 we learn more about celebrations - learning about how we celebrate and what we celebrate, as well as different celebrations around the world.

We end the year with our own special celebration where we perform our version of The Nativity in front of parents on the stage. We hope you will join us!