Class 2 Foundation Stage 2
Welcome to Class 2 Foundation Stage 2
Miss Brown
My name is Miss Brown and I am a class teacher in Foundation Stage 2. I really enjoy baking and making treats for my friends and family. I also have 3 dogs called Tim, Ted and Ziggy who I love. At the weekend, I enjoy taking my dogs on walks to new places such as parks and reservoirs. I also enjoy exploring new technology and working on the computer where I can learn new skills and knowledge.
Miss Darbyshire
My name is Miss Darbyshire and I am a curriculum specialist in Foundation Stage 2. I have worked in early years for over 20 years and especially enjoy reading with the children. In my spare time, I love walking in the local area, going on holidays to warm places and reading. I also enjoy spending time with my two grown-up sons.
Mrs Staniland
My name is Mrs Staniland and I am a teaching assistant in Reception. I am also a Midday Supervisor for Class 2 Reception. In my spare time, I enjoy playing board games and reading books. I also love spending time with my family.
Latest News for Class 2
‘Can we explore it?’
The children in class 2 have had a great time learning about dinosaurs as part of our 'can we explore it?' topic. They have produced some amazing descriptive sentences about dinosaurs, explored ordering numbers both forwards and backwards using dinosaur footprints,...
Arts Week June 2025
The children in Reception have had an amazing time taking part in arts week! The children focussed on the story 'Tiddler' by Julia Donaldson. We have taken parts in a variety of activities including: collage, Modroc, painting, clay sculpting and making 3D sea...
Eureka June 2025
The children had a fantastic time at Eureka on their school trip! As part of our 'can we explore it?' topic, the children did lots of exploring of their own in the various zones. These included the senses show, all about me, the spark gallery, living and working...
Class 2 Library trip May 2025
Reading brings many benefits to children including developing vocabulary and enhancing imagination, creativity and language skills. To create opportunities to develop reading further, the children have enjoyed a trip to Stocksbridge Library. During the visit, the...
Forest School May 2025 Day 4
The children completed their last Forest Schools session. As part of the session the children fetched water from the stream and they added items into their “magic” bucket. They had to add as many different natural items into the water and stir it with their wand (we...
Forest School May 2025 Day 3
Children attended session three of Forest Schools. As part of this session the children were so confident at relaying how to stay safe in the woodlands. It has been brilliant to see the children’s confidence grow in the space of a few days. As part of today’s session,...
Forest School May 2025 Day 2
As part of day two the children recapped how to stay safe in the woodlands. In order to build the children’s confidence, they also completed an activity from yesterday where they explored the woodlands. Due to the wet weather the conditions were much more slippery....
Forest School May 2025 Day 1
The children in Class 2 had a fantastic time at forest schools. They were taught how to stay safe in the woodlands and spot potential hazards. They also looked at staying within certain boundaries. The children were then given time to explore the woodlands and use...
VE Day 8 May 2025
To celebrate VE day, the children in Reception had a wonderful and educational afternoon participating in activities reflective of those which took place on May 8th 1945 - the first VE day to celebrate the ending of WW2. The children enjoyed their informative assembly...
Easter April 2025
The children in Reception have been enjoying Easter themed activities during the last two weeks. We have been writing sentences to describe some sparkly eggs, have been practising counting how many eggs there are altogether from two groups and fed the Easter bunny...