Foundation 1

Welcome back to school. We hope you have all enjoyed the half term break.

In this terms topic ‘Special People’ the children will-

• Learn about some special people who help within the Community (Firefighters/police/paramedics).
• Learn to ask questions.
• Ask visitors questions about their job.
• Visit the local church.
• Listen to ‘The Christmas Story’ and recall it in Small World Play.
• Write letters to Santa.
• Role play in Santa’s workshop.

Sounds and listening skills-

We will promote children’s speaking and listening skills by playing various sound games.

Number and shape work will include-

• Number songs and rhymes.
• Introducing Tentown and learning the characters and numerals for 1, 2, and 3.
• Counting objects reliably.
• Comparing two groups of objects and saying which set has more/less/fewer.
• Counting out objects from a larger group.
• Beginning to use a variety of words to describe size.
• Making and ordering different length ladders.

Our stories, songs and rhymes will include-

• Nursery Rhymes
• Books about people who help us.
• Burglar Bill
• Topsy and Tim Meet the Police/ Meet the Firefighters
• The Christmas Story- Birth of Jesus.
• Traditional Christmas songs.

Parents can help by-

• Reading stories to your child.
• Encouraging your child to ask questions.
• Talking to your child about the people in the community who can help them.