Miss Woolsey's Class FS2

Who could it be?.... Last week our tissue box had gone missing from the classroom so the children came up with a great idea which was to make a camera. This generated lots of discussion about who took it and why. We placed our camera on top of the TV so that we could see who comes into the room but someone or something switched it off. A book was left on the chair and when we opened it there was a story called 'Who's been eating my porridge?'. The next day there were porridge footprints all over our classroom like the ones from the story. There was also a GIANT gold envelope with a letter inside. The children were so excited, "it's the big bad wolf", "it's the bears". One child then shouted "check the camera!". He looked through the camera and shouted, "ahhhh it's a MONSTER!". We read the letter from Goldilocks who needed to get across the river before the porridge monster comes. This involved the chil...

Wow! We have had a very busy week in FS2! We started the week off by exploring our forest school. The children noticed the noises that the birds were making in the trees and could identify changes around them such as the leaves turning yellow and brown. This provided a perfect opportunity to learn about the seasons. The children collected natural resources which were placed onto a table in the classroom. The children were given paper and glue, along with the Rubric we used to make our self-portraits. The children independently used the Rubric to produce lovely pictures of faces and some children chose to make beautiful collages. In class council the children have been learning about differences and why it is important to respect them. The children were given a picture to prompt a discussion of the similarities and differences that they could see. They then worked with a partner to see if they could identify what makes them different. The children compared the...

Wow! We have had a great week in FS2. The children have settled into school really well and I am SO proud of every single one of them. We have had a busy week exploring our new environment and getting to know a little bit about our new friends. As a class, we have been talking about what rules we should have in our classroom so that we know what to do. With a little prompting, the children came up with "walking, listening, sharing, be kind, be helpful and be careful." The children knew that we need to be careful in the sandpit because "it will make your eyes sore." The children also told me "we walk inside don't we". To help us remember the class rules we made a 'Class Charter' and the most popular choice was to have a tree. During the second half of the week we learnt about what the word 'safety' means and how to keep safe inside. To start the children off I asked them what will happen if we take all the toys out and don't pu...