EYFS Newsletter – Autumn 2 Term 2023 

Reminders for Autumn Term 2 2023

Please can you make sure your child has a coat at school every day as the weather is so changeable and a sunny morning can often change to a rainy afternoon. We like to take advantage of our lovely outdoor area and encourage the children to explore and investigate in the fresh air as much as possible whatever the weather (within reason!).
Please ensure your child has a named bottle filled with water with them each day.
We will be sharing poems and children’s favourite books on Mondays, and on Fridays we will be celebrating children’s out of school achievements, so please send any trophies or certificates in on Fridays.

P.E. will be on Mondays and Thursdays. Children need to come to school on these days in their school P.E. kit.

Updates will continue to be uploaded to ClassDojo, so please remember to check for updates. If you need to get in touch with me, please message me directly on ClassDojo. If you would prefer to email, my email address can be found using the contact box on our class page on the school website.

Curriculum Focus for Autumn Term 2023

Maths – In Maths we will be looking at counting, ordinality and cardinality, comparison and composition of number and 2D shape.
English – We will continue working on letter recognition and formation, and blending and segmenting the sounds we know.
Understanding of the World – This term we will be learning light and dark and festivals.
R.E. – This term we will be learning about people who are special.
P.E. – In P.E. we will continue to develop our throwing and catching skills, and doing gym with the coaches.
Art – We will be exploring different media, using them to create seasonal artwork.
Music – We will be focusing on call-and-response, pitch (la-so-mi-do), timbre and beat.

Diary Dates for Autumn Term 2023

Tuesday 31st October: Return to school.
Friday 17th November: Children in Need.
Thursday 30th November: Christmas Market.
Thursday 7th December: Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House.
Wednesday 13th December and Thursday 14th December: KS1 Nativity to Parents
Friday 15th December: Rudy’s Run.
Monday 18th December: Christmas Party (Party clothes to be worn all day).
Wednesday 20th December: Last day of Term 2.

As we have learnt, the best made plans sometimes need to change. The above dates may need to be altered but we will do our best to communicate any necessary changes as soon as we are aware.