Welcome to Foundation Stage 2 Term 2

Curriculum Preview

Louise Usher

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session we will:

Know what topics will be used

to facilitate the childrens
learning
Understand how the teaching
and learning of Reading differs
from that of Term 1
Be aware of upcoming key dates
and events

Topics for the year.

2014-2015

Foundation Stage 2 Topic Overview

Term 1

Topic
Title

Make
Believe

Term 2

In the
Garden

On the Farm

Term 3

Fairyland

Dinosaurs

Arabian
Nights

Long Term Plan

Snapshot

Long Term Planner available on The JPS Weebly

How do we plan?
Brainstorms

Brainstorms will continue in line with our Creative

Curriculum at JPS

Tables called KDL charts are completed as a class

- What do I Know?
- What do I want to Do?
- What have I Learnt?

Entry points will be used to hook the children into

their new topic

Exit point celebrations will also take place to

communicate the skills and knowledge acquired by
the children during their IPC topic

Term 2 Helping your Child Booklet

What we are looking for in Term 2
Reading
- To use phonic knowledge to decode simple words and read
them aloud with some accuracy
- To begin to read simple sentences
- To know that information can be found in books and on
computers
- Children read and understand simple sentences

Writing
- Children use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways
which match their spoken sound
- Attempts to write simple sentences in meaningful contexts
- They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves
and others
- Some words are spelt correctly while others are phonetically
plausible.

Term 2 Helping your Child Booklet

What we are looking for in Term 2
Maths
- To recognise and order numerals to 20
- To count reliably up to 20 objects
- To say which number is more or less than a given
number
- To use quantities and objects, they add and subtract two
single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the
answer
- To use everyday language to talk about size, weight,
capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare
quantities and objects and to solve problems
- To use everyday language to talk about size, weight,
capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare
quantities and objects and to solve problems
MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW IN HELPING YOUR CHILD IN TERM 2 BOOKLET

Key Changes to the Timetable

Phonics/ Reading

Reading
Groups
- Word
Time
- Ditties
- Reading
Book

Based on assessments, children are now split into smaller

groups for Reading

Key Changes to the Timetable

Phonics/ Reading
Phonics Daily Phonics/ Reading Sessions. 3
days working in groups (following Ruth Miskin 3
day approach), 2 days within class (focusing on
Set 2 Sounds, e.g

Guided Reading Weekly Guided Reading

Sessions with the Class Teacher and Teaching
Assistant within class
Shared Reading Children join in or share the
reading of a book or other text while guided and
supported by a teacher. The teacher explicitly
models the skills of proficient readers, including
reading with fluency and expression.

Key Changes to the Timetable

Phonics/ Reading
Further information can be
found at the FS2 Reading
Workshop on Tuesday 27th
January at 1:30 with Emma
Deans and myself

Home Learning
Please bring Reading Folder everyday

Sunday Children take home new poem of the

week. Poetry book to be returned the following
Sunday

Sunday - 1 new Reading Book is given on a Sunday.

A second reading book will be given on your childs
class changing day, providing you have signed your
childs reading log.

Thursday - Some children will bring home a Ruth

Miskin book which they will have been reading
throughout the week within their phonics session
and with their class teacher as part of a Guided
Reading Group

Thursday - 1 set of Action Words

Thursday - Star Challenge on a weekly basis

Swimming
PE Lessons now replace Swimming
Sessions in preparation for the FS2
Sports Day on:Tuesday 10th February
8.00am 10.15am
All FS2 classes are required to wear a
t-shirt and school hat of their house
colour.
Head of PE Lee Hole
l.hole_jps@gemsedu.com

Swimming/PE
PE Kit shorts and pumps/training shoes
Swimming Kit school swimming costume/briefs,
towel (over the head if possible), swimming cap in
their house colour and flip flops/wet shoes
Kits will be returned once your child has worn it.

Uniform

Gentle reminder

Please see listed below, uniform expectations for FS2:Girls:

Boys:
JPS pinafore dress
White polo shirt with JPS logo

JPS shorts

Short white socks these should be plain white

White polo shirt with

JPS logo

Navy blue tights

Short blue socks

Black shoes (no heels. Trainers are not acceptable)

Black shoes (trainers

not acceptable)

Navy blue cardigan + JPS logo

No nail varnish
No make-up
No jewellery, except for a small pair of stud
earrings

Navy blue pullover +

JPS logo
JPS blue tie

Items of Clothing
All items of clothing must be clearly
labelled with your childs name including
socks!
Please ensure that your child brings a
coloured hat (house colour) into school for
outdoor play.
NO HAT= NO PLAY!
Can you please send spare, labelled
underwear into school for us to keep in
case your child has an accident.
If you want your child to wear sun cream,
please apply at home before school.

Attendance & Punctuality

As with all aspects of school life, JPS is striving for outstanding in attendance (98%), which means
carefully monitoring childrens attendance and punctuality and intervening early with families of children
with poor punctuality and attendance patterns.
Attendance and punctuality are essential to ensuring that your child gets the most out of their time at
school. They are also important life skills that your child will need as they become young adults and enter
the world of work.
The habits that children establish early in life tend to stick with them. If they become accustomed to
sleeping late and coming to school only when they want to, it will establish a pattern for their future
decision making. When they grow up and get a job, the habit of being absent or constantly late will
cause them to lose those jobs and develop a poor work history.
Have you ever walked in on a conversation and had to ask yourself What did I miss? because the
conversation made absolutely no sense to you? That is the same thing that happens when your child
misses school or comes to school late on a regular basis. Because academic skills build upon the other, if
your child misses several days of school, it is likely that he/she will have gaps in their learning:
Children who miss school can quickly begin to fall behind their peers and often never fully catch up with
gaps in their skills or knowledge. Over time, these pupils can become bored and disillusioned with
education. (Department for Education in England, 2012, Improving Behaviour and Attendance in
Schools).
For further guidance on what outstanding attendance is, please see the poster.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation in ensuring your childs punctuality and attendance is
outstanding.

Visits, Projects and Special Days

Key Dates
FS2 Trip - Term 2 Emirates Park Zoo Further information to follow
Maths Workshop for Parents date/ timings to be confirmed

10th February FS2 Sports Day

10th and 11th February Parents Evening
13th 21st February HALF TERM
27th February Spring Fair
19th March Mothers Day at JPS
26th March End of Term 2
12th April Start of Term 3

JPS Weebly
Star of the Week, Head of
Year Notices and Class Blogs
are currently being uploaded
to The JPS Weebly
http://jumeirahprimary.weebly.com/

Final thought
Children learn as they play.
Most importantly, in play
children learn how to
learn.
O. Fred Donaldson Professor
and play specialist

Prime and Specific Areas - ELGs

Thank You Any Questions?

l.usher_jps@gemsedu.com