Welcome to Foundation Stage!

Here you can find out about our learning and see what Early Years is all about.

Take a look inside our classroom...

Summer Term 

Our enquiry question this term is 'What can I learn from a book?'

We will be using different types books to explore what we can learn from them. We will be looking at fiction and non-fiction texts with a key focus on what we can learn from them. Our mini topics are Under the Sea, Space, Transport, Birds, Bears and Dinosaurs.  

The Key Concepts we will be focusing on this term are...

Identity, Change, Power, Fairness

What can we learn from a book about...Space?

We have loved using books to learn about Our Solar System, the Moon, stars and space travel! 

Spring 2  2025

Our enquiry question this half term is 'What food do we get from a farm?’

We will be learning about how farms work and what food we can get from them. We will be looking at life cycles and we will plant flowers and vegetables. We will also explore farming from the past. 

The key concepts that we will explore are 

Care, Change, Fairness.

Farm Animals

We have loved learning all about farm animals! We've know lots of fun and interested facts! 

Farm Shop

We have loved playing in our farm shop role play area! 

Tractor Fun! 

Farmer Whitworth came to visit us with his tractor. We loved climbing onboard and finding out how it used on the farm. 

Spring 1 2025

Our enquiry question this half term is 'Does chocolate grow on trees?’

We will be learning about where chocolate comes from and the journey it goes on before we can eat it. 

The key concepts that we will explore are...

Change, Power, Fairness, Care

More Chocolate Fun! 

We have been learning about how the cocoa bean is made into tasty bars of chocolate in a chocolate factory. We tasted different types of chocolate and decided which was our favourite. We also walked to our local shop to buy chocolate. We decided that lots of hard work went into making our tasty treats! 

Chocolate Lollipops! 

We've had lots of fun in D&T this term. We have researched, designed, made and evaluated our very own chocolate lollipops! Look how fabulous they were...

The Journey of Chocolate

We've been learning all about the journey of chocolate from the Cacao tree all the way to the chocolate factory. Look at our brilliant maps....

Autumn Term 2 2024

Our enquiry question this term is 'What jobs keep our world moving?’

We will be learning about different types of jobs and the role they play in our world. We will be exploring these jobs through books, art and design, role play and real life experiences! 

The key concepts that we will explore are 

Identity, Power, Conflict, Care.

Scroll down to see what we have been up to this term....

Postal Workers

We've been learning all about the postal system! We wrote special letters to Santa and posted them

Vets 

We've been learning about the role of vets and how they help look after our pets. We also thought about how pets make us feel! 

Dentists

We had a special visit from the dental nurse. She taught us how to look after our teeth. We've been investigating how different drinks affect our teeth too.

Doctors and Nurses

Dr Ryan and some paramedics came to visit us. He talked to us about his role as a doctor and we learnt how to stay safe around medicines. We also learnt about the importance of washing our hands.

Firefighters 

We have been learning about the role of a firefighter. We know how to stay safe around fire at home and on bonfire night. We know how firefighters keep us safe!

Autumn Term 2024

Our enquiry question this term is 'Where did I come from and Where am I going?'

We will be learning about our families, our friends, different types of home, our local community and people who help us. We will also look at how we can help look after our local environment and the world around us. .

The key concepts that we will focus on mostly this term are.... 

Identity, Change and Care.

Scroll down to see what we have learnt this term.

Our Homes

We've been learning about different types of homes. Our homes are special to us because we share them with the people we love! We compared homes around the world and homes from the past.

Where we live

We've been exploring where we live. We walked walked to our local parked and then drew maps of our journey.

Harvest Festival

We've been learning all about the Harvest festival. We know this is the time of year that farmers gather the crops and foods they have grown. We give thanks to God for all of the wonderful food he provides the world. We made some tasty Harvest soup! 

Our Families 

We've been learning about different types of families. Our families are all unique and special to us!