Ms Chapman, Miss Matthews, Mrs Chahal and all the staff in the foundation stage offer the new children starting this term a very warm welcome, we look forward to seeing you learn and grow this term. Welcome back to our existing children. We hope you had a lovely break.
This year our annual theme will focus on our spiritual treasure within: our own qualities and the qualities of others. We will show human dignity to all, for we are beautifully made in the image and likeness of God.
We are very excited to announce that our new topic is:
I am Special. I am Unique. I am me!
We are going to have a very strong focus on themselves and their relationships with others:
* knowing that we are all unique, but we all have similarities
* being able to identify feelings and emotions and learning how to deal with them
* being able to say sorry and know that they can forgive and be forgiven.
Activities will include learning poems, singing and playing music, sharing stories, looking in mirrors, exploring colour, learning about other faiths, games where things must be shared fairly and creating a celebration display of all the wonderful things we have noticed.
This leads, perfectly, on to our RE learning, during which we will be thinking about:
Creation and Covenant – Know that God made me, he made my family; Know that I am part of God’s family (Baptism), Know that God made the world and everything in it; understand that I should care for all God’s creation.
Prophecy and Promise – Know that Mary was chosen by God to be Jesus’ mother; Know that Mary and Joseph travelled to Bethlehem; Know where Jesus was born; know that Shepherds visited Jesus; Know that Advent is a time to get ready for Jesus’ birth, know that Jesus came for the whole world.
All children will also improve their core strength and co-ordination by taking part in Drum Fit sessions and yoga with Mrs Bathgate. They will also learn how to look after their bodies when feeling poorly and how people change as they grow up. This is underpinned by the religious understanding that growing up is part of God’s plan for our lives, and that we are loved by Him at every life stage. (Relationship and Health)
How can you help support our topic……
We will be sharing stories by the best children’s authors —please read them at home as well so that your child can practise and show-off their learning. They are:
The Gruffalo – The Gruffalo – Animated Read Aloud Book
The Very hungry Caterpillar – The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Official Animated Film | Made For Kids | Eric Carle Book
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – 🐻 We’re going on a bear hunt – Animated and Read aloud!
We will continue to keep you informed throughout the Autumn term via our weekly updates which will be sent through email.
You can also check out our FS Blog on the school website: http://brwacademy.com here we share and celebrate children’s work and successes. Please as ever come and talk to us if you have any questions.
