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
“Which is the biggest dinosaur?”
During our 'which is the biggest dinosaur?' topic, the children have been learning all about dinosaurs! We have been naming them and describing them using vocabulary such as gigantic, sharp and rough scales. We have enjoyed using duplo blocks to print scales onto...
School trip to Old Moor
The children thoroughly enjoyed their trip to RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley. This half-term's topic is 'why do spiders eat flies?' where the children have been learning all about minibeasts! During their trip, the children had a brilliant time pond-dipping where they...
Forest schools
The children thoroughly enjoyed their forest school sessions. They took part in lots of different activities including: making magic potions using water from the stream and items found in the woodland, developing physical skills through climbing and manoeuvring...
Stocksbridge Library
We really enjoyed a trip to Stocksbridge Library. During our visit, we listened to the story 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' for our 'why do spiders eat flies?' topic. After the story, we thoroughly enjoyed looking around the library and we used our library cards to...
Story teller
The children in Reception enjoyed a visit from a storyteller. The children really enjoyed the session where stories were told through music, actions and singing. We took part in various stories but our favourite was 'The Enormous Turnip'! We invited our grown-ups into...
“Why do spiders eat flies?”
The children in class 2 have had a busy start to this half-term! Our topic is 'why do spiders eat flies?' and we have been learning all about different minibeasts. We have painted repeating pattern caterpillars, made symmetrical patterns on butterfly wings and...
Reception World Book Day
The children in Reception had a fantastic day for World Book Day. We had lots of great costumes for our favourite book characters! Our focus story for the day was 'The Little Red Hen' and lots of children brought in some fantastic homework crafts based on the...
Are eggs alive?
During Spring 2 our topic has been 'Are eggs alive?' where we have learnt all about spring, animals that hatch from eggs and the life-cycle of a hen. The children in class 2 were very excited when we had a delivery of some eggs! We learnt that the eggs were kept in...
Where does the snow go?
In Spring 1 our topic was 'where does the snow go?' where the children in class 2 learnt all about winter, snowy places around the world and the animals that live in those snowy places. We enjoyed looking at maps of the world and the globe to find where we live and...
Reception Stay & Play 2024
The children had a fantastic time at their 'stay and play' - thank you to all the grown-ups who were able to make it. We took part in lots of activities based around 'Chinese New Year'. We have learnt all about Chinese New Year in school and learnt some interesting...