EYFS Newsletter – Autumn Term 2 2024
Reminders for Autumn Term 2 2024
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 2 2024
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 about seasonal change, light and dark and festivals.
R.E. – This term we will be learning about people who are special within different religious groups.
P.E. – In P.E. we will continue to develop our throwing and catching skills with the coaches, and doing gym.
Art – We will be exploring different media, using them to create seasonal artwork.
Music – We will be listening and responding to different styles of music, embedding foundations of the interrelated dimensions of music, listening to, learning to sing or sing along with nursery rhymes and action songs.
Diary Dates for Autumn Term 2 2024
Tuesday 29th October: Return to school.
Monday 11th – Friday 15th November: Anti-bullying Week
Friday 15th November: Children in Need – wear what makes you happy
Wednesday 20th November: World Children’s Day – wear something blue
Thursday 5th December: Christmas Market
Wednesday 11th December and Thursday 12th December: KS1 Nativity to Parents
Monday 16th December: Christmas Party (Party clothes to be worn all day).
Thursday 19th December: Last day of Autumn 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.