Foundation 2: Blog items
F2 Wednesday 13th January 2021 Home Learning Tasks, by Miss Ward
Date: 12th Jan 2021 @ 5:18pm
Hi F2,
We hope you are all keeping safe at home!
We will be uploading daily instructions for your tasks, so keep coming back every day to check for your new tasks to complete! Once completed, please upload them to Tapestry. You can upload pictures of your work that you have completed.
Literacy – Little Red Riding Hood
Think about the setting of Little Red Riding Hood. Can you describe it?
Draw a picture of the setting and write captions to describe it. E.g. brown trees, long grass etc.
Phonics – Letter Names
In Phonics, we are practising our Phase 2 and 3 sounds:
Phase 2 (s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss)
Phase 3 (j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er).
Ask an adult to hide letters around your house and go on an alphabet hunt.
Adult say: My sound is… but my name is… can you find me.
Example: My sound is ‘a’ but my name is ‘A’ can you find me.
Maths – Length
Make 5 different paper chains with your grownups/siblings. Can you put them in order of length? Can you explain how you have ordered your paper chains? Which one is longer? Which one is shorter?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znyyscw/articles/zkgp6v4 Watch the video.
We use certain words to compare things. We use longer and longest, taller and tallest. Can you compare the different animals?
Understanding the World: Oak Academy – Habitat Lesson 2
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-understand-what-makes-a-good-habitat-70ukjd
Join in with the lesson.
What three things do all animals need for a habitat?
Can you draw your habitat and label it?
F2 Tuesday 12th January 2021 Home Learning Tasks, by Miss Ward
Date: 11th Jan 2021 @ 5:22pm
Hi F2,
We hope you are all keeping safe at home! Tapestry was having some technical difficulties yesterday so hopefully it will back up and running soon. If you keep trying to log in at different points throughout the day and hopefully you can upload your work soon.
Literacy – Little Red Riding Hood
Imagine you are Little Red Riding Hood. What gifts would you bring to grandma? Why? Draw a picture and write a list of items you would bring Grandma and write a sentence to explain what you have chosen.
Make a get well soon card for Grandma. Practise writing your name.
Phonics – Letter Names
In Phonics, we are practising our Phase 2 and 3 sounds:
Phase 2 (s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss)
Phase 3 (j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er).
Ask an adult to write capital letters and lowercase letters on paper and cut them up. Can you match the letters together and say the name of the letter and the sound. For example: Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd etc. Can you try to write these letters too in your exercise book?
Maths – Length
Draw around your feet on two pieces of paper and then cut the footprints out. Can you use the footprints to measure the objects or rooms in your home? Which room is the longest? Which room is the shortest? Which toy is the longest?
Please encourage your child to use mathematical vocabulary. For example: The teddy is shorter than the cushion.
Music: The Rainforest
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/the-rainforest-part-1-c8r6cc
Join in with the lesson. Can you listen for the sounds you might hear in the rainforest?
Can you draw the some of the things you might see or hear and write the words? For example: songbird, fruit etc.
Have fun and remember to post pictures of your work on Tapestry!
F2 Team
F2 Monday 11th January 2021 Home Learning Tasks, by Miss Ward
Date: 10th Jan 2021 @ 10:17am
Hi F2,
We hope you had a lovely weekend with your families. Remember to log on to Tapestry to check for any information/Memo’s we may have posted and to upload your work to Tapestry when you have completed it. Here are the tasks for today:
Literacy – Little Red Riding Hood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q32d4k9jeTE
Listen to the story again. This time you are going to change a character.
What character will you change? What will you change it to?
Draw a picture of your new character. Can you write some words to describe your new character? For example: A long snake. A big snail.
Use your phonics knowledge to help you sound out the words.
Phonics – Consolidation
In Phonics, we are practising our Phase 2 and 3 sounds:
Phase 2 (s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss)
Phase 3 (j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er).
Go round your house and try to find objects that begin with each letter of the alphabet e.g. apple, book, crayon. Can you draw them and try to write what the object is?
Maths -Length
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryIxBrO1bJY Watch the video.
Choose a selection of your favourite toys. Can you order them from shortest to longest/longest to shortest? Can you explain how you have ordered the toys?
RE – Jesus Loves Each One of Us
Talk about God and Jesus’ love for us. Using your favourite teddy bear or toy, show God and Jesus’s love e.g. give a hug, say kind words etc.
Sing song together ‘Jesus’ love Is very wonderful’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaMVjO_GruA
Draw a picture and write a sentence about someone you love and why. For example: I love my brother. He is kind.
Have fun and remember to post pictures of your work on Tapestry!
F2 Team
F2 Friday 8th January 2021 Home Learning Tasks, by Miss Ward
Date: 7th Jan 2021 @ 5:28pm
Hi F2,
We hope you are all keeping safe at home!
We will be uploading daily instructions for your tasks, so keep coming back every day to check for your new tasks to complete! Once completed, please upload them to Tapestry or School Spider. You can upload pictures of the work you have completed.
We cannot wait to see all of your hard work!
Literacy – Little Red Riding Hood
Listen and watch the story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q32d4k9jeTE.
Talk about the story of Little Red Riding Hood with the people you live with. Talk about what happens first, next and last.
Can you challenge yourself to write some words/sentences about the story e.g. The wolf is big. Granny is sick etc
Phonics – Consolidation
In Phonics, we are practising our Phase 2 and 3 sounds:
Phase 2 (s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss)
Phase 3 (j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er).
Have an adult write the letters: (s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, o, c) on paper. How many different CVC words can you make?
Challenge – can you draw a picture and write some too? For example: cat, pin, mat.
Extra challenge – Can you write the CVC words you have made into a sentence?
Maths – Counting in 10’s
Count Together by 10's | Counting Workout for Kids | Jack Hartmann Counting by 10s - YouTube
Join in with the song. Can you count in 10s? Can you write the numbers? E.g. 10, 20, 30 etc.
Paint the Squares - Interactive Number Charts (topmarks.co.uk)
Play the game – splat the squares counting in 10s. Can you notice a pattern?
PSED – Singing a song of soap
Think of ways you can keep clean to stay healthy.
Can you draw some pictures and write some words on ways we can keep clean e.g. wash your hands.
Have fun and remember to post pictures of your work on Tapestry!
F2 Team
F2 Thursday 7th January 2021 Home Learning Tasks, by Miss Ward
Date: 7th Jan 2021 @ 7:59am
Hi F2,
We hope you are all keeping safe at home!
We will be uploading daily instructions for your tasks, so keep coming back every day to check for your new tasks to complete! Once completed, please upload them to Tapestry or School Spider. You can upload pictures of the work you have completed.
We cannot wait to see all of your hard work!
Literacy – Little Red Riding Hood
Remind yourself of the story of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. Here is a link of the story on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q32d4k9jeTE
Look at the story map you created yesterday. Can you retell the story in as much detail as you can remember? Maybe a grown up or sibling can join in. You could even use your favourite toys/teddy bears.
Can you think of actions to go with each picture of your story map?
Remember to think about the structure of the story – beginning, middle and end. As well as the characters and the plot.
Phonics – Consolidation
In Phonics, we are practising our Phase 2 and 3 sounds:
Phase 2 (s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss)
Phase 3 (j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er).
Go round your house and find objects that begin with the sound ‘t’ can you draw them?
Challenge – Can you write the word to match your picture? E.g. teddy
Maths – More and Less
In Mathematics, we are continuing to learn about ‘More and Less’.
Can you find some objects in your home e.g. sweets, fruit, teddy etc.
Choose a number between 1-20.
Use the objects to work out what one more/one less is. Can you write the number?
Repeat this a few times with different numbers.
Understanding the World – ‘Can all animals be pets?’
In Understanding the World, we are continuing to think about ‘Can all animals be pets?’
Listen to the story ‘Dear Zoo’ again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqGYWRHOV6E
Make your own animal mask of one of the animals from the story using objects from around your home e.g. a paper plate, paper, cereal box.
Can you make your own flipbook story similar to the ‘Dear Zoo’ story with pictures using different animals? For example: I wrote to the Zoo to send me a pet. They sent me a crocodile. He was too snappy. I sent him back.
Can you retell the story back to a grown up?
Have fun and remember to post pictures of your work on School Spider or Tapestry!
F2 Team
Reading at Home, by Miss Flynn
Date: 6th Jan 2021 @ 2:10pm
Happy New Year to all of our Pupils, Parents and Families!
Just a quick reminder that there is a wide range of Reading Books available for you to read at home.
There are books to read as a family and staged reading books which are pitched at all ability levels so that the children can continue to practise their reading at home.
All eBooks are tablet-friendly. Just register using the above link (for free) to start reading. New users: please activate your registration by clicking the link in your confirmation email.
Keep reading!
Miss Flynn 
F2 Daily Home Learning 6th January 2021, by Miss Ward
Date: 6th Jan 2021 @ 8:17am
Hi F2,
We hope you are okay and are staying safe with your families. Each day we are going to post a blog in the morning on the class page outlining their tasks for the day. Here is a plan of today’s activities.
- This week in Literacy, we are learning about the story, Little Red Riding Hood. Today, Listen and watch the story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q32d4k9jeTE. Can you create a story map using pictures? (See below for an example) Can you remember what happens in the beginning, middle and end?
- This week in Phonics, we are practising our Phase 2 sounds: (s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss) and our Phase 3 sounds: (j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er). Today, play the free games on Phonics Play to practise your blending skills. https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources
- This week in Mathematics, we are learning about ‘More and Less’. Today, play the game ‘Chopper Squad’ https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/chopper-squad. Can you make a number line to 20? Choose a number and find out what is one more and one less than that number? Write it down your answers.
- This week in Understanding the World, we are thinking about ‘Can all animals be pets?’ Today, listen to the story ‘Dear Zoo’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqGYWRHOV6E. Think about different animals that can be pets and animals that cannot be pets and why. Can you draw pictures of different animals and sort them into 2 groups.
- Can be pets
- Can’t be pets
For example: A dog could be a pet because it is small. An elephant cannot be a pet because it is too big. Challenge – Can you write the name of the animal next to your picture and why it may or may not be a pet?
Have fun and remember to post pictures of your work on Tapestry!
F2 Team
F2A - Christmas Party Day, by Miss Ward
Date: 18th Dec 2020 @ 5:07pm
F2A have had a brilliant Christmas party day. The children worked hard to prepare for their party by deciding what games and decorations they would like. We even made placemats, party hats and had a visit from Santa! The party was lots of fun!
This afternoon, we joined in with a whole school virtual Nativity story. The children sang some songs and made some lovely angel decorations.
We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
F2B - Christmas Week 2020, by Miss Kealey
Date: 18th Dec 2020 @ 4:50pm
F2B have had a fantastic Christmas week. The children worked very hard to prepare for their party. They made placemats, party hats, decorations and so much more. The party was lots of fun - we even got a sneaky visit from Santa!
We ended our week by joining in with a whole school virtual Nativity story. The children made some lovely angel decorations.
We hope you have a lovely Christmas break and wish you all a very merry Christmas. From Miss Kealey and Miss Topping
F2B - Elf Day, by Miss Kealey
Date: 4th Dec 2020 @ 4:21pm
F2B have had lots of fun celebrating 'Elf Day' today. The children loved dressing up as elves and they even spotted some little elves hiding around the playground. Thank you so much for your donations!
F2A - Elf Day, by Miss Ward
Date: 4th Dec 2020 @ 4:19pm
F2A have had lots of fun celebrating 'Elf Day' today. Thank you to all the parents/carers for helping raise so much money for the Alzheimer's Society today!
F2A Autumn Walk, by Miss Ward
Date: 17th Nov 2020 @ 4:34pm
Today we went on a nature walk outside to look for signs of Autumn. We collected some leaves and other autumnal objects for us to look at more closely back in class. We had so much fun playing in the leaves!
F2B - Autumn Walk, by Miss Kealey
Date: 17th Nov 2020 @ 4:32pm
Today the children enjoyed going on an Autumn nature walk around our playground. We talked about all the changes we see during Autumn.
F2B - Children in Need, by Miss Kealey
Date: 13th Nov 2020 @ 4:37pm
We have had a brilliant day fundraising for Children in Need!
F2A - Children in Need, by Miss Ward
Date: 13th Nov 2020 @ 4:33pm
F2A have all had a lovely day fundraising for Children in Need!
F2 - Thematic Photographs, by Miss Ward
Date: 21st Sep 2020 @ 6:49pm
Dear Parents and Carers,
Next week in our Thematic work, our topic is ‘What do you know about me?’. Within this topic the children will be looking at how they have changed since they were a baby/toddler to them now. To support this topic we would like a photograph of your child as a baby or toddler so we can use them within our work.
As we are unable to ask you to bring the photos in to school, we are asking for you to email them to us and we can print them for your child to use within their thematic work.
Please could you email your photos to [email protected] by Friday 25th September and put the subject of the email as your child’s name. This email address is only for sending photographs and any other communication should be passed through the school office.
Miss Ward and Miss Kealey
F2 - Home Learning Week 14, by Miss Ward
Date: 2nd Jul 2020 @ 5:56pm
Hi Children,
We hope you have all had a lovely week! Please find the video attached of the story ‘The Snail and the Whale’ and here are some activities for you to complete based on the story!
- How many creatures can you see on each page? How many creatures are shown in the whole book?
- Find out about snails, whales and other creatures shown in the book. Where do they live? What do they eat?
- At the end of the story, the snail tells his friends all about his adventure. Can you write what he might have said to them? A speech bubble template is attatched below.
- Write your own story about two different creatures who go on a big adventure together? Where do they go? There is a comic strip template for you to use if you want to. E.g. could be a giraffe and a butterfly or an elephant and an ant.
Here is the link if you would like to watch The Snail and the Whale on BBC iplayer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000cslw/the-snail-and-the-whale
Remember to keep practising writing your full name, the letters of the alphabet, numbers to 20 and reading your tricky words and sounds.
Keep sharing your work with schools Facebook Page! We love seeing the work you have done and your smiley faces!
Have fun and stay safe,
F2 Team x
F2 - Home Learning Week 13, by Miss Dunlop
Date: 25th Jun 2020 @ 3:38pm
Hi Children,
We hope you have all had a lovely week! Please find the video attached of the story ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ and here are some activities for you to complete based on the story!
- Can you think of some animals and words that rhyme with them and put them in a sentence to create a silly rhyming sentence! For example, a pig wearing a wig, a cat in a hat.
- Can you draw a picture of a ladybird and make spots on the wings and write the addition sentences for the different spots you make. Challenge – Can you use 10 spots and find all of the different ways to make 10 to practise your number bonds.
- Can you create a map of a farm! Draw all of the animals together in pens and think about which animals would prefer grass, mud and hay.
- Can you complete the animal noises sheet attached to read the different animal sounds and match them to the correct farm animal. Can you try and write the sounds that other animals make, for example, a lion and a mouse?
Have fun and stay safe,
F2 Team x
F2 - Home Learning Week 12, by Miss Ward
Date: 18th Jun 2020 @ 5:41pm
Hi Children,
We hope you have all had a lovely week! Please find the video attached of the story ‘Zog’ and here are some activities for you to complete based on the story!
- Write a school report for Zog.
- Could you use the comic strip template to create a similar story showing what different creatures might learn at their own school. (e.g. mermaid, a unicorn, a goblin) (Please find the template attatched below)
- Complete the instructions to help Zog find his way to school. Can you make your own map with directional instructions? (Please find the template attatched below)
- Look at the different dragons in the illustrations. Can you draw or paint some more? What are their names?
Here is the link if you would like to watch Zog on BBC iplayer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bwdw8y/zog
Remember to keep practising writing your full name, the letters of the alphabet, numbers to 20 and reading your tricky words and sounds.
Keep sharing your work with schools Facebook Page! We love seeing the work you have done and your smiley faces!
Have fun and stay safe,
F2 Team x
F2 Home Learning - Week 11, by Miss Dunlop
Date: 10th Jun 2020 @ 9:56pm
Hi Children,
We hope you have all had a lovely week! Please find the video attached of the story ‘Room on the Broom’ and here are some activities for you to complete based on the story!
- Can you think of some words that rhyme with dog, hat, tree and bow.
- Can you write a recipe for a potion for the witch to make in her cauldron, using quantities and horrible things!
- Can you write a character description for the witch! Using sentences that describe her physical appearance and her personality.
- Use the story maker page attached below to tell new verses for the story of where else the witch may go and what animals she might meet!
Here is the link if you would like to watch Room on the Broom on BBC iplayer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0102qfj/room-on-the-broom
Have fun and stay safe,
F2 Team x
F2 - Home Learning Week 10, by Miss Ward
Date: 4th Jun 2020 @ 9:47pm
Hi Children,
We hope you have all had a lovely week! Please find the video attached of the story ‘Sugarlump and the Unicorn' and here are some activities for you to complete based on the story!
- Can you write or draw another wish that Sugarlump could make?
- How many animals can you spot in the story? Can you write a list of them e.g. hen, dog, lion and write how many of them you saw in the story?
- Can you make either a horse or a unicorn using different materials? (Please see some examples for inspiration attatched below)
- What 3 wishes would you make? Can you write or draw them?
Here is a video of the story and book on YouTube to help you with some of the tasks https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=6lbiLth5CTs
Have fun and stay safe,
F2 Team x
F2 Home Learning - Week 9, by Miss Dunlop
Date: 27th May 2020 @ 6:49pm
Hi Children,
We hope you have all had a lovely week! Please find the video attached of the story ‘Stickman’ and here are some activities for you to complete based on the story!
1. Think of an alternative ending for the story of Stickman! Does he get home to the family tree? Can you think of another way Stickman could be mistaken for a normal stick (eg. a walking stick, a chopstick)
2. Collect some sticks from outside and compare their length. Which one is the longest? Which one is the shortest? Can you put them in order from the shortest to the longest? Try and use your sticks to make some different 2D shapes and count the number of sides!
3. Use the sticks you collect to make your own Stickman! You could then use your Stickman to act out your story.
4. Find out about your family tree and write it down to share with your family!
Here is the link if you would like to watch Stickman on BBC iplayer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06t09rk/stick-man
Have fun and stay safe,
F2 Team x
F2 - Home Learning Week 8, by Miss Ward
Date: 19th May 2020 @ 5:15pm
Hi Children,
We hope you have all had a lovely week! Please find the video attached of the story ‘The Smartest Giant in Town’ and here are some activities for you to complete based on the story!
- Make a poster to advertise a new clothes shop for giants.
- Make a price list of the giant-sized clothes in the shop. Can you write the amounts of how much they cost?
- Design some new sets of clothes for the giant to wear on different occasions (e.g. parties, holiday).
- Make a map of the town that shows the places in the book.
- The giant helps lots of different animals throughout the story. Think of a way that you could help somebody today.
Have fun and stay safe,
F2 Team x
F2 Home Learning - Week 7, by Miss Dunlop
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 3:10pm
Hi Children,
We hope you have all had a lovely week! Please find the video attached of the story ‘Sharing a Shell’ and here are some activities for you to complete based on the story!
- Can you write a list of qualities that make a good friend and draw a picture of one of your friends who you miss from school!
- Can you gather some items in your house and see if they sink or float when you put them in water. Can you predict whether the item will sink or float and write a list of your findings!
- Can you use a container to have a look at different capacities. Can you use water to make the container full, nearly full, half full, nearly empty and empty?
- Research other animals that live under the sea and choose one to make. Have a look at the image attached with some ideas on or make one of your own!
Have fun and stay safe,
F2 Team x
F2 - Home Learning Week 6, by Miss Ward
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 8:55am
Hi Children,
We hope you have all had a great week! Please find the video attached of the story ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’ and here are some activities for you to complete based on the story!
- How many animals lived in the house at different points in the story? How many eyes did they all have? How many legs? How many tails?
- Design a larger house for the old lady (and the animals) to live in.
- Draw a picture of the old lady and the animals all squashed in the same house.
- Make a new page for the book in which the old lady invites another animal into her house.
Here is a link to the story on YouTube with the pictures included to help you with the tasks! https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=PkdX73Onf04
Have fun and stay safe,
F2 Team x