Dear Parents / Carers,

We can’t believe how quickly this half term has gone by and we are now only a week away from our Early Literacy Parent event next Thursday (13^th February)! We would love to welcome you to come and find out how we learn to read and write at school alongside your child. As part of this session, you will be able to take part in activities alongside your children which will showcase the development of reading and writing in FS2. You will learn about how progression for writing begins well before the children start holding a pencil and how we encourage the development of gross and fine motor skills through carefully planned activities and interventions. You may also get to see some live action phonics teaching and be able to speak to staff about how we teach phonics tailored to your child’s individual level. This session will really help you understand how children learn to read and write and will help to support you with learning at home!

As always access to our Early Literacy Parent event will be via the Nursery gate and access will be from the Wells Lane (Car Park) side of school only. Our event will last for 1 hour and will begin at 2pm on Thursday 13^th February. Our parent events are always well attended so please let a member of FS2 staff know who will be coming to learn alongside your child!

Thank you for your continued support,

Foundation Stage 2 Team