Foundation Stage 2 2022 - 2023

Spring Term  2023

Welcome to The Arches!

We are very excited about the start of the new term. The children ahave settled well into school life, thank you for helping us to make this a positive and enjoyable experience. 

We have planned lots of exciting activities for the Spring Term ahead, based on the children's interests. We are sure that the children will enjoy sharing these with you at home.

Please do not hesitate to contact or speak to us if you require any further suppport.

Class Information

Please ensure your child brings to school a named water bottle each day. 

PE will take place every WEDNESDAY after the October half term- 2nd November

Please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit (black joggers or leggings and a white or purple t shirt) and appropriate trainers. 

This term, children will bring home a book to share at bedtime. They will then begin to take home reading books once a week. These must be returned to school Thursday morning to be changed.We would really appreciate your support with this so that a new book can be taken home on Friday. 

Gates will open in the morning at 8:30 and close at 8:40am. For collection, gates will be opened at 3.00pm for children to be collected at 3.10pm.

Please make sure children have suitable clothing for the ever changing weather. If it is going to be a sunny day, please apply sun cream prior to the school day at home. If rain and cold weather is predicted, please ensure your child brings to school a waterproof or warm coat. Please ensure ALL uniform is labelled with your child's name. 

If you have any queries or questions, please do not hesitate to speak to a member of the FS2 team.

You can email the class teachers on swilkins@thearches.cheshire.sch.uk and ccrawford@thearches.cheshire.sch.uk 

Kind regards

The FS2 team. 

Snack

The children have created a World Cafe, and are enjoying trying new foods from around the world. This term we have tried French, and Spanish food. We have introduced a range of new flavours and textures. opportunity to develop the childrens social skills and safe use of equipment. The children are ing learn how to perform a number of skills i.e. spreading, cutting, threading and coring.

A small charge of  £1 per  week is required. The children  also have access to milk, water and fruit during the day.   

In Periwinkles class, we are continuing to develop our outdoor classroom. The area will provide the children with challenging, exciting and different experiences to help them learn. We will provide outdoor clothing, however would request that the children briing a pair of wellington boots to keep their feet warm and dry. 

For example:

Winter months – warm coat, hat, scarf and wellies (in a bag)

Summer months – cap, shorts and sun cream

Parental Involvement

At The Arches Primary School, we love to hear about what your child has been learning and the skills that they are developing/practising outside of school. In Periwinkles' class, we use Tapestry as an online learning journey. You will shortly have full access to your child's Tapestry journal and be able to add to this from home. If you are not yet connected to your child's learning journey, please speak with a member of the team and we will re send the information, if you require any help with this app please do not hesitate to contact us. 

If you are struggling to access Tapestry consistently, you can also share moments with us by emailing the class teachers;

swilkins@thearches.cheshire.sch.uk or ccrawford@thearches.cheshire.sch.uk 

We can then add these important moments into your child’s learning journey to give a true reflection of your child's development.