Rainbow
Welcome to the Rainbow Class!
Rainbow 1: Mrs Mehta
Rainbow 2: Mrs Roads (Mon, Tues) and Mrs Smith (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
We can’t believe the last half term has arrived! It doesn’t seem two minutes since the children arrived last September. We are so proud of all the progress they have made. They have come such a long way!
This half term our topic will be ‘mini beasts.’ We shall be investigating all the different mini beasts and their particular features. We will also visit Tiggywinkles and lots lots more! We hope the children have a fantastic last few weeks and we shall be busy getting them ready for a smooth transition into Year One.
Useful Information:
We ask that your child brings their PE Kit in at the start of the term and then leave it at school until the holidays. We do PE on a Friday morning, but there maybe times when this changes.
All children will need to bring a water bottle and snack to school everyday, they can bring a small snack box with five snacks for the week if you wish and we can keep the snack boxes in class and send them home each Friday. Unfortunately we do not have the facilities to store snacks which need to be refrigerated. Please ensure that the children have weather appropriate clothing with them at all times as we spend a lot of our time outside!
We are very lucky in Rainbows to have five lovely Teaching Assistants; Mrs Kirby, Mrs Ladyman, Mrs Nickless, Mrs Aziz and Ms Tombs-Gallagher. They have a wealth of experience working with children of this age group and help to create the happy, nurturing environment in Rainbow Class.
LEARNING within the EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE is fun!
Children in our Foundation class experience learning through the EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE framework.
The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum is organised into seven areas of learning:
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Communication, and Language
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding of the World
Physical Development
Creative Development
We aim to provide children with a balanced range of activities to achieve active learning through play.
The Seven Areas of Learning help Reception staff plan the learning environment, activities and experiences. The classroom environments, including outside, are designed to enable your child to become a social and confident learner through interaction, exploration and enjoyment in all areas of learning.
Throughout the Early Years Foundation Stage the children work towards EARLY LEARNING GOALS. The EARLY LEARNING GOALS establish expectations for most children to reach by the end of their Foundation Stage. The goals are also organised into the Seven areas of learning. Your child will experience a vast range of activities to ensure they are working towards the Early Learning goals.
Please feel free to come to any of us with any questions or concerns. We are in the playground before school and we are around after school, or do ask to make a time to come and see us if it is something that you would like a bit more time for.
We hope that you will really enjoy your time in Rainbows and at Haddenham St Mary’s.
The Rainbow Team
Useful documents and websites:
4Children Parent Guide
