FS2 - Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School

Welcome

to FS2

Miss Hartley

Meet your teachers

MS Hartley- F2 TEACHER

Hello I am Mrs Hartley and am the teacher in F2. I love everything early years and love being able to see how our youngest children continue to thrive and be part of that learning journey. EYFS is a very special place to be. I love stories and cannot wait to read our favourite books together.

Mrs Morrison – F2 Teaching Assistant

Hello I am Mrs Morrison and I have worked at Rawmarsh Ashwood for a number of years. I always have a welcoming smile and love to get creative in the foundation stage! I love the outdoors and do some work with the Scouts in my spare time.

Mrs Atkinson – F2 Teaching Assistant

My name is Mrs Atkinson and I am a teaching assistant. I work one to one with some children across the day and support a small group during provision.

Class Information

At Ashwood Primary Foundation Unit, we celebrate learning through play. Our Foundation Unit is made up of F1 (ages 3-4) and F2 (ages 4-5). We also have a fantastic outdoor learning space that is available to both classes.

Our staff have carefully construct a curriculum that is ambitious and designed to give children the knowledge, self-belief and cultural capital they need to succeed in life. You can be assured that the curriculum is exceptionally well planned and sequenced, allowing all children to cumulatively build knowledge and skills to meet their full potential. We are passionate about supporting children to build on their previous knowledge so that they have can succeed in all of their learning.

Oracy

We ensure that children acquire a wide vocabulary. In our FS2 unit, you will see staff modelling vocabulary for children and supporting them to communicate effectively.

Phonics

This is supported through daily phonics sessions, which help our pupils become confident and fluent readers.

Our learning environment

Our newly renovated classroom environment supports our carefully sequenced curriculum to support pupil’s learning. We will also offer regular stay and play sessions and parent workshops where you can learn more about how to support your child at home.

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Areas of Learning

Our FS2 curriculum covers all aspects of the Early Years Framework and each area of learning is designed carefully to be progressive so that children are prepared with the necessary knowledge and skills to thrive in Y1.

Our curriculum is split into six engaging themes. Each theme introduces children to learning that is based around age appropriate and vocabulary rich texts.

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