1. Foundation Stage 2 Newsletter/Homework, Child Initiated Planning (CIP).
Weeks beginning: 14.10.12 & 21.10.12
Dear Parents and carers,
In Foundation Stage 2 we have a system of planning that runs over a four week period. During the first two
weeks the teachers plan together as a whole group. The next two weeks are called Child Initiated Planning
(CIP). Each class has their own CIP, which is created by the children and the teacher together.
For CIP we ask the children what they want to learn. We ask them to think about what has interested them in
the first two weeks and where they want their learning to take them. We then create a plan that meets their
interests and that will extend their learning further. The children have complete ownership over their learning
and they are free to take their learning where they want it to go. We feed the skills we have to teach them
into those interests.
Below is a table that shows you what each class will be doing for CIP. Please use this as a guide for practical and
play-based homework tasks. If you want to see the full CIP plan, please check the cork board outside your
child’s classroom.
If you have any questions about CIP, please email or visit your class teacher. They will be more than happy to
help you.
FS2 Topic: Feelings and Emotions
Class CIP focus Focus Focus Song and Ideas for homework
Book Link
Things that Argh Incy Wincy Spider Lots of wonderful spider activities to try at home.
scare us - Spider! By http://youtu.be/doyv0f http://www.herecomethegirlsblog.com/2012/10/03/spid
FS2 Jones
spiders Lydia L0YJw er-activities-for-kids.html
Monks
You can read the book here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB2O5UxM0PQ&feature=r
elated
Hot and The Ice Five Little ice cream Go shopping for your favourite ice cream.
Cold Cream cones How many flavours can you see? What’s your favourite?
(icecream) King http://www.youtube.co How much did it cost? Can you take a picture of you
By Steve m/watch?v=A89xl1rfH eating or going shopping for your ice cream.
FS2 Rush
Metzger M8
Make an ice cream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB2O5UxM0PQ&feature=r
elated
Fairy Hansel and What a wonderful house Online story of Hansel and Gretel
Edwards
stories Gretel (Theme song from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDvVfGIXVIc
Various Hansel and Gretel) Can you draw a picture of Hansel and Gretel and the
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authors sweet house?
Foundation Stage 2 Team: Holly Simpson-Hopkins (Foundation Stage Leader) holly.simpson@rakacademy.org;
Carly Jones (Foundation Stage 2 Coordinator) carly.jones@rakacademy.org;
Suzie Rush suzie.rush@rakacademy.org; Tracey Edwards tracey.edwards@rakacademy.org;
Helen Williams helen.williams@rakacademy.org; Lynsey Cross lynsey.cross@rakacademy.org;
Saima Habib saima.habib@rakacademy.org; Aisha Satchell aisha.satchell@rakacademy.org
2. Foundation Stage 2 Newsletter/Homework, Child Initiated Planning (CIP).
Weeks beginning: 14.10.12 & 21.10.12
Exploring The Owl One Little Owl Talk about being out at night. What is it like? Who
the feeling Babies By http://www.youtube.com/w takes care of you?
scared Martin atch?v=-_XxjG6Ox5k Owl Babies Video
Williams
Waddell
http://www.youtube.com/w
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJe0WupukAw
atch?v=FemVRzbCfOI
Things that Argh Incy Wincy Spider Lots of wonderful spider activities to try at home.
scare us- Spider! By http://youtu.be/doyv0f http://www.herecomethegirlsblog.com/2012/10/03/spid
FS2 Cross
spiders Lydia L0YJw er-activities-for-kids.html
Monks
You can read the book here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB2O5UxM0PQ&feature=r
elated
Creepy There was Guess I’ll go and eat Online version of the story, which can be sung.
Crawlies an old worms
FS2 Habib
Woman who http://bussongs.com/songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AT6WaI1KwY
swallowed a /nobody-likes-me-
fly worms.php Can you make a bug headband?
http://www.education.com/activity/article/bug-headband/
Hospitals Topsy and Miss Polly had a Dolly Online movie about going to the hospital
Tim go to http://www.youtube.com/w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK4BhCE5_M8&feature=rel
Hospital atch?v=_nZQGDi1w2U ated
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By Jean
Adamson Topsy and Tim video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdhJN5_35WE
Can you draw a picture of Tim at the hospital?
Other areas of focus in FS2
Please send fruit for your child’s snack. Please place this in the basket outside your child’s class.
Please continue to practice tying shoelaces, wiping noses and washing hands.
Thank you for your support
Foundation Stage 2 team
‘’Tell me and I forget, teach me and I Remember, Involve me and I Learn''
Foundation Stage 2 Team: Holly Simpson-Hopkins (Foundation Stage Leader) holly.simpson@rakacademy.org;
Carly Jones (Foundation Stage 2 Coordinator) carly.jones@rakacademy.org;
Suzie Rush suzie.rush@rakacademy.org; Tracey Edwards tracey.edwards@rakacademy.org;
Helen Williams helen.williams@rakacademy.org; Lynsey Cross lynsey.cross@rakacademy.org;
Saima Habib saima.habib@rakacademy.org; Aisha Satchell aisha.satchell@rakacademy.org
3. Foundation Stage 2 Newsletter/Homework, Child Initiated Planning (CIP).
Weeks beginning: 14.10.12 & 21.10.12
FS2 Topic: Feelings and Emotions
Class CIP focus Focus Focus Song and Ideas for homework
Book Link
– http://youtu.be/doyv0f http://www.herecomethegirlsblog.com/2012/1
L0YJw 0/03/spider-activities-for-kids.html
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB
2O5UxM0PQ&feature=related
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FS2 Rush
m/watch?v=A89xl1rfH
M8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB
2O5UxM0PQ&feature=related
Hansel and Hansel and Gretel
Edwards
Gretel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDvVfGIXV
Ic
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Foundation Stage 2 Team: Holly Simpson-Hopkins (Foundation Stage Leader) holly.simpson@rakacademy.org;
Carly Jones (Foundation Stage 2 Coordinator) carly.jones@rakacademy.org;
Suzie Rush suzie.rush@rakacademy.org; Tracey Edwards tracey.edwards@rakacademy.org;
Helen Williams helen.williams@rakacademy.org; Lynsey Cross lynsey.cross@rakacademy.org;
Saima Habib saima.habib@rakacademy.org; Aisha Satchell aisha.satchell@rakacademy.org
4. Foundation Stage 2 Newsletter/Homework, Child Initiated Planning (CIP).
Weeks beginning: 14.10.12 & 21.10.12
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld
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Foundation Stage 2 Team: Holly Simpson-Hopkins (Foundation Stage Leader) holly.simpson@rakacademy.org;
Carly Jones (Foundation Stage 2 Coordinator) carly.jones@rakacademy.org;
Suzie Rush suzie.rush@rakacademy.org; Tracey Edwards tracey.edwards@rakacademy.org;
Helen Williams helen.williams@rakacademy.org; Lynsey Cross lynsey.cross@rakacademy.org;
Saima Habib saima.habib@rakacademy.org; Aisha Satchell aisha.satchell@rakacademy.org