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
Easter April 2025
Reception children had an "eggcellent" time on Wednesday 26th March completing the ‘Best Decorated Egg’, and 'Easter Bonnet/Hat parade'. In addition to this the Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children also took part in an ‘Egg Rolling’ activity. It was fantastic to see...
‘The Kiln’ March 2025
Reception Children have had a very special task to complete this week. The very talented Rachael Wood and her colleague Georgia, who work at 'The Kiln' in Stocksbridge, came to visit us with an exciting task in hand. All of our children and some of our parents had the...
World Book Day Class 1 and Class 2 March 2025
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 Color Monster' and lots of children brought in some fantastic homework crafts based on the story....
‘How many colours in a rainbow?’
This half-term we are learning our topic 'how many colours are in a rainbow?' Class 2 has been busy getting creative by painting our own rainbows. We have also really enjoyed a science experiment where we added warm water to skittles and watched the colours travel...
Stay and play – January 2025
The children had a lovely morning where they were joined by their grown-ups for a stay and play. The session was based around the children's current learning, including buildings, construction and repeating patterns. There were a variety of activities for the children...
‘How does that building stay up?’
The children in class two have been enjoying learning about buildings and materials in their 'how does that building stay up?' topic. The children have been exploring different materials in their buildings such as wooden blocks and magnetic tiles. We have been...
96.5% Dec 2024
Well done children on achieving 96.5% attendance and punctuality in the Autumn term. Having high attendance has a vast amount of benefits. 78.7% of children that have 100% attendance go on to achieve 5+ GCSEs including English and Maths. Setting good attendance...
100% attendance Dec 2024
Well done children on achieving 100% attendance and punctuality in the Autumn term. Having high attendance has a vast amount of benefits. 78.7% of children that have 100% attendance go on to achieve 5+ GCSEs including English and Maths. Setting good attendance...
Storyteller Nov 2024
Last week, all children in the Early Years and some of our parents were lucky enough to take part in a storyteller session, delivered by Zoe. Zoe not only told a number of autumnal stories but she did so alongside music, thus bringing drama to her stories....
‘Why do Leaves go Crispy?’
Reception's topic this half term is called 'Why do Leaves go Crispy?' The children have really immersed themselves into the learning that has taken place, both indoors and out. We have used our observational skills to look at the changes in our environment and the...