Welcome to our FS2 Page (AKA Reception!)
In FS2 our children have lots of fun, make friends, learn to do many new things and stay with us all day! Our aim is to provide a secure foundation for all children so they are ready for the rest of their journey through school. Staff work closely together to get to know our children so that we can support their play, development and learning, ensuring we follow their individual needs and interests. We strive to create a highly stimulating environment with child-accessible resources and provide rich, challenging learning opportunities through play and imaginative teaching, both indoors and outdoors.
Term by Term
Every child is a unique little person! We will support all children to develop a positive sense of identity and become independent learners and critical thinkers. Children will learn a wide range of skills so that they can control their own actions, make choices and always ‘do the right thing’. They will also know what they are good at and what they need to learn next.
In the Autumn Term, we learn about who we are and our families. We read stories by Jill Murphy and have a pretend ‘night in’, just like the Large family in the story ‘A Quiet Night In.’ We go off to the Metro Centre to create our bears that will travel through school with the children and help them to learn so much. The children will try to do ‘Super Duper things’ to earn tokens to spend at the Super Duper shop. They will learn how to save up for things because our shop only opens on a Friday!
We will explore our school and features of Normanby during the Spring Term and learn about people, jobs, buildings, and some children will even direct us to their house! Our children will be busy baking and making decorations for our Easter Café, when our parents, carers and grandparents enjoy delicious cakes and have fun playing games.
During the Summer Term we will feed the very hungry lambs and scrub the dirty pig at Big Sheep Little Cow farm. We’ll hunt for minibeasts in our outdoor area and watch our caterpillars change and become butterflies. Our ‘Big Toddle’ to the Flatts Lane Woodland Centre will raise money for Barnado’s, our Foundation Stage Charity.
Throughout the year we will observe a tree within our school grounds and watch it change through the seasons. We’ll be little gardeners too! The children will decorate their own plant pot and take care of own different plants throughout the year. In July they will take their own sunflower home. We hope they will then use their plant pot to look after their own plants at home.
Positive Effective Partnerships
We believe in strong partnerships between staff, children, parents/carers and the wider community. We have effective relationships with private child-care settings, our school nursing team, speech & language therapists and many other external providers.
We provide many opportunities for parents/carers to be involved in their child’s learning at home and at school. We value parents/carers knowledge and understanding about their children and work together to make sure every child reaches their full learning potential. We will listen to parents/carers needs too and offer a variety of support sessions, for example, having a cuppa and chat, workshops linked to areas of learning or ‘drop in sessions’ to discuss anything.
To conclude
Our children will grow and develop significantly over their time in FS2 and in July our parents and carers will shed tears of pride when they watch their unique little one graduate from FS2!
"It's brilliant to see the children develop the confidence and skills needed for their next journey on to Secondary School."
Mrs Brallisford
“I love working with our children in FS2! Seeing them excited to learn and succeed at new challenges is an experience I feel lucky to be part of every single day!”
Miss Clayton, FS2
"At the fire station we got to sit in the fire engine and we learnt lots of things."
Year 2 Pupil
"I liked going to Grangetown Fire Station and learning about keeping safe. It was funny watching the fireman go down the pole."
Year 2 Pupil
"We learn about pirates and how they stole ships. I made a pirate puppet too."
Year 2 Pupil
"I like Year 2 because Barnaby Bear tells us lots of information from different countries. He even went to Jamaica with Mrs Armstrong!"
Year 2 Pupil
"I have learnt that a 'ph' are really clever because they make a 'f' sound like in elephant."
Year 1 Pupil
"Learning loads of new sounds helps me to read lots of new words."
Year 1 Pupil
"I love learning lots of facts about space, like Saturn has lots of rings"
Year 1 Pupil
"I love how every day is different and the children's continuing ability amazes. Truly rewarding."
Mrs Foden, Year 2
"I love the interaction and watching their faces light up when you share ideas and experiences or just from reading a favourite story."
Mrs Miller, FS2
"I love the challenge and excitement of Year 6. I enjoy inspiring the children and it’s so rewarding watching them make progress and achieve their best."
Miss Armstrong, Year 6
"I like to come to Nursery to be with all of my friends."
FS1 Pupil
"Our Nursery is good because we have lots of toys."
FS1 Pupil
"I like Nursery because it helped me to learn to listen."
FS1 Pupil
"Why do you enjoy coming to Nursery?"
'Playing on the computers is fun!'
FS1 Pupil
"I like using innovative technology to engage and enhance the children's learning experiences and build resilience."
Mrs Herlingshaw, Year 4
"I like working in the key stage 2 team to develop the children's thirst for life-long learning in preparation for secondary school and beyond."
Mrs Greenmon, Year 3
"Music is unbelievable! Performing all over the UK, broadcasting on the radio, singing with a 60 piece orchestra are just a touch of what we do at Normanby! Music has helped me grow in confidence."
Year 5 Pupil
"In Year 5, we have lots of opportunities to participate in exciting sporting activities. I've enhanced my biking expertise with 'Bikeability' by learning how to take my hands off the handle bars, signal traffic behind me without falling off and learning how to be more aware of the road around me."
Year 5 Pupil
"Y5 artwork is phenomenal because we got to use a range of different art materials and study lots of different artists."
Year 5 Pupil