Welcome to F2- Class 1 and 2

Meet the Team 

2025-2026

Miss Singh - Class 1 Teacher & EYFS Lead

Mrs Shropshall - Class 2 Teacher Mon & Tues

Mrs Pickup - Class 2 Teacher Weds - Fri

Miss Squires - Teaching Assistant

Miss Hillery -  Teaching Assistant

Miss McDaid -  Care Assistant

Key Information 

PE Uniform days:

Monday- Indoor or Outdoor P.E (dependent on time of the year and weather)

Come wearing your OBS PE kit.

Reading Diary Check Day: 

Monday – Diary checks will be done on a Monday covering home reads from the previous Monday to Sunday.

Reading for Pleasure Library Books: 

Friday – Reading for Pleasure books will be changed every Friday on a weekly basis.

Homework:

Please ensure your child reads at least 5 times a week to an adult. Please record ALL READING in their diaries. Parents will be contacted by the class teacher and then by Phase Leaders if diaries do not demonstrate weekly reads have been completed.

 

Supporting your child at home

Reading

The most important thing you can do with your child is listen to them read and find the time to share books together. Below you can find the video links to all of the sounds covered in the rocket phonics books. As a guide, your child should be on pink books in the Autumn term and red in the spring term and yellow by the end of the summer term. Please also find a document with the common exception words below.

An introduction to phonics and the alphabetic code - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyGQY_GHtoQ 

Pink A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX7dmuB4fNg&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=1

Pink B

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_HW2_Y5OEE&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=2

Dates

Monday 5th January - Back to School

Tuesdays Weekly 6th Jan - 10th Feb - Board Games Club 3.20pm - 4.20pm

Wednesday 4th February - School Disco 4.30pm- 5.30pm

Thursday 5th February - Drawing Club Parent Workshop 2.30pm

Week Beginning 9th February – Children's Mental Health Week

Friday 13th February – Last day of half-term

Spring 1 Week 4 Weekly Learning

Week 3: Drawing Club- The Pink Panther

This week we have really enjoyed exploring an episode of The Pink Panther and coming up with our own version of him, a car for him and a new friend. The children found the cartoon funny and have been using the vocabulary we learnt to describe the characters in the show! It has been great to see them share their ideas and really engaged with the content of the cartoon!

Spring 1 Week 3 Weekly Learning

Week 2: Building Everywhere!

This week the children have made some amazing models within provision. They have made models of all different sizes utilising all the materials we have inside and out! It has been lovely to hear them talk about what they have made, see them work together and play with the finished product!

 

 

Spring 1 Week 2 Weekly Learning 

Week 1: Let it Snow!

This week we have had some very cold weather to welcome us back to school. We have loved exploring the ice and snow in the garden, transporting it, collecting and making things with it. We even conducted an experiment with different sand moulds to see if we could make our own ice into different shapes. We found the bigger the mould, and more water we used, the less ice was made. 

This week we have welcomed back Mrs Pickup to Class 2 and the children have done a great job of helping her settle into class.  

Spring 1 Week 1 Our Weekly Learning

Autumn 2

Dates

Friday 14th November - Children in Need

Friday 14th November - Flu Vaccinations

Tuesday 18th November - School Disco 4.30-5.30

Monday 8th December - FS Christmas Sing-a-Long

Tuesday 9th December -  FS Christmas Sing-a-Long (Grandparents)

Thursday 11th December - Christmas Jumper Day

Thursday 11th December - Christmas School Dinner Day

Monday 15th December - F2 PROUD Assembly 9.00am

Thursday 18th December - F2 Christmas Party

Friday 19th December - Last Day of Term

Week 7 W/B 15th December

It's the last week before Christmas! We have had such a fun-filled and busy half-term and the children have done a great job. We finished the term baking gingerbread, smelling all the ingredients and watching as the mixture changed as we added the ingredients to the bowl. Of course, the best part was watching The Gingerbread man story on BBC Musical Storyland and eating the gingerbread!

 

Week 6 W/B 8th December

We performed our Christmas Sing-a Long this week and all the staff were really PROUD of all the children who took part. It was lovely to see them in their costumes and doing their best to perform in front of an audience.

Thank you to all the grown-ups that came and sang with us, bought photos and supported the children at home.

We also had Christmas Jumper Day and had a delicious Christmas Dinner. We enjoyed singing our Christmas Cracker and Christmas Turkey song when we were having our dinner!

Week 4 W/B 24th November

The weather has been a bit up and down this week, but as always, we embrace the weather at Old Basford.  Some of the children put on puddle suits and wellies to enjoy the rain and some water play.  Lots of children have been getting busy in the creative area too, making models, cards and pictures. 

 

Week 3 W/B 17th November

It has been another busy week in F2, learning more new sounds and how to blend them.  We have been thinking about keeping safe when walking in the community and thinking about crossing roads safely.  The children have really enjoyed Penguin by Polly Dunbar and have worked really hard on their Drawing Club ideas. 

Week 2 W/B 10th November

This week has been very busy! We have been learning about Anti-Bullying Week, which was launched with Odd Socks Day on Monday. On Tuesday we decorated poppies and discussed why Remembrance Day is important. 

Week 1  W/B 4th November

It was great to welcome the children back into school this week, and they all settled well back into our daily routines. It was great to listen to the children's news about everything they got up to in the holidays, from celebrations to day trips. 

 

Autumn 1

Key Dates- 

Wednesday 3rd September- First day of term- All children return to school. 

Tuesday 16th September- 8.45am-10am- Parent Macmillan Coffee Morning 

Wednesday 24th September- 9am-10am- Parent and Pupil OPAL Play morning. 

Tuesday 30th September- 3.40pm-6pm- Pupil Review Meeting (formally 'parents evening'.)

Thursday 2nd October- 3.40pm-6pm- Pupil Review Meeting (formally 'parents evening'). 

Wednesday 15th October 9am-  F2 Phonics Workshop 

Friday 17th October - Show Racism the Red Card- Wear Red

Friday 17th October- Last day of term

Week 3 W/B 15th September

Counting Collections

This week we took part in a new lesson called counting collections. The children work in pairs to sort, count and record the items in their box. The children enjoyed their first go and worked well with their partner. The children also like exploring the boxes during choosing time and playing with the items too!

Week 2 W/B 8th September 

A Full Week at School Complete

This week we have continued to explore our learning environment and enjoyed playing with new friends and taking part in carpet time.

This week we took part in Story Dough in preparation for when we start Drawing Club later in the term. The children really enjoyed listening to the story Not Now Bernard and making a monster, Bernard and his parents! 

Week 1 W/B 3rd September

First Week of School!!

The start of school is an exciting time for everyone and we couldn't wait to welcome the new children into class 1 and 2.

The children have tried their best this week and have already learnt lots of new things. They have learnt our rules, the daily timetable, where all the toys are and they have all gone on an adventure!