Meet the Team
Mrs McGinn- Class Teacher
Hello, my name is Miss McGinn and I am one of the teachers of the Marvellous Minibeasts in F2. I love teachings and being a part of a child’s educational journey. I strive to make a difference in the everyday experiences of my class. In my own time, I enjoy reading about different ways children learn and explore in the Early Years. I have a little girl, who is beautiful. She keeps me on my toes and teaches me something new every day. It has been a privilege watching her grow and change and I could not be more proud of her. If I could live in a different city, I would probably choose London. It is filled with all the theatre and shows I would like to see. It would be my idea of heaven to be eating milk bar white chocolate ice cream and singing along to a good musical in the West End. I do however enjoy singing along with the Wellgate School Nativity, which could rival any West End Production.
Hello, my name is Miss McGinn and I am one of the teachers of the Marvellous Minibeasts in F2. I love teachings and being a part of a child’s educational journey. I strive to make a difference in the everyday experiences of my class. In my own time, I enjoy reading about different ways children learn and explore in the Early Years. I have a little girl, who is beautiful. She keeps me on my toes and teaches me something new every day. It has been a privilege watching her grow and change and I could not be more proud of her. If I could live in a different city, I would probably choose London. It is filled with all the theatre and shows I would like to see. It would be my idea of heaven to be eating milk bar white chocolate ice cream and singing along to a good musical in the West End. I do however enjoy singing along with the Wellgate School Nativity, which could rival any West End Production.
Mrs Mason - Teaching Assistant
Hello, my name is Mrs Mason and I am proud to work with the Marvellous Minibeasts in F2. I love being part of the Foundation Team and watching the children learn and grow. I think it’s incredibly humbling to see the positive difference I make to the lives of the children in my class. My favourite children’s book to read is ‘Room on the Broom,’ – you’re never too old to enjoy the magic in a story.
You can often find me out in the wilderness, walking my beloved dog. I also love spending my time with my nieces and nephews and being part of their world. My family is very important to me, especially my dad who is my biggest inspiration.
I enjoy learning about people, places and music. I would love to be able to learn to speak another language fluently one day. I do have a GCSE in Spanish but can barely string a sentence together with it. Developing this skill is definitely on my to-do list.
Hello, my name is Mrs Mason and I am proud to work with the Marvellous Minibeasts in F2. I love being part of the Foundation Team and watching the children learn and grow. I think it’s incredibly humbling to see the positive difference I make to the lives of the children in my class. My favourite children’s book to read is ‘Room on the Broom,’ – you’re never too old to enjoy the magic in a story.
You can often find me out in the wilderness, walking my beloved dog. I also love spending my time with my nieces and nephews and being part of their world. My family is very important to me, especially my dad who is my biggest inspiration.
I enjoy learning about people, places and music. I would love to be able to learn to speak another language fluently one day. I do have a GCSE in Spanish but can barely string a sentence together with it. Developing this skill is definitely on my to-do list.
Miss Cawthorne - Teaching Assistant
Hello, I’m Miss Cawthorne and I love being part of the Wellgate team. I have worked in Early Years at Wellgate for a long time and am love supporting the Marvellous Minibeasts in F2. I love everything about working with children, especially seeing all the children blossom and sharing with them about all their different interests and hobbies.
I have a beautiful little girl, who I am incredibly proud of. She’s got an amazing character and every moment with her is incredible and unique. I love baking and can’t wait until she is old enough to learn to bake some of my favourite recipes with me.
Hello, I’m Miss Cawthorne and I love being part of the Wellgate team. I have worked in Early Years at Wellgate for a long time and am love supporting the Marvellous Minibeasts in F2. I love everything about working with children, especially seeing all the children blossom and sharing with them about all their different interests and hobbies.
I have a beautiful little girl, who I am incredibly proud of. She’s got an amazing character and every moment with her is incredible and unique. I love baking and can’t wait until she is old enough to learn to bake some of my favourite recipes with me.
Mrs Guest - Teaching Assistant
Hello, my name is Mrs Guest. I would describe myself as a kind, honest and friendly person who loves working in education. I recently joined Wellgate and the Marvellous Minibeasts in F2. I can’t wait to share with the children my favourite book, The Gruffalo and see the smiles on their faces. I love to see the children I work with learn and develop.
I have two lovely children and I am so very proud of them and all their achievements big or small. My family are very important to me and I love that most of them still live in the area I grew up in. I love learning new skills and would really like to learn sign language. I don’t speak any other languages but you never know what’s round the corner.
Hello, my name is Mrs Guest. I would describe myself as a kind, honest and friendly person who loves working in education. I recently joined Wellgate and the Marvellous Minibeasts in F2. I can’t wait to share with the children my favourite book, The Gruffalo and see the smiles on their faces. I love to see the children I work with learn and develop.
I have two lovely children and I am so very proud of them and all their achievements big or small. My family are very important to me and I love that most of them still live in the area I grew up in. I love learning new skills and would really like to learn sign language. I don’t speak any other languages but you never know what’s round the corner.
Mrs Carr - Teaching Assistant
Hello, my name is Mrs Carr and I am a new member of Team Wellgate and the Marvellous Minibeasts in F2. I would describe myself as creative, caring and hard-working. I enjoy being part of a child's learning journey and watching them grow. When I am not at school, I enjoy spending time with my family, especially my two boys, at our caravan by the sea. I love Strawberry ice-cream and enjoy baking and arts and crafts. I enjoy learning new skills and can communicate using Makaton. When I was little there was a wood behind my back garden which made for great adventures.
Hello, my name is Mrs Carr and I am a new member of Team Wellgate and the Marvellous Minibeasts in F2. I would describe myself as creative, caring and hard-working. I enjoy being part of a child's learning journey and watching them grow. When I am not at school, I enjoy spending time with my family, especially my two boys, at our caravan by the sea. I love Strawberry ice-cream and enjoy baking and arts and crafts. I enjoy learning new skills and can communicate using Makaton. When I was little there was a wood behind my back garden which made for great adventures.
Miss Nicholson - Teaching Assistant
Hello, I am Miss Nicholson and I am a also new member of Team Wellgate and the Marvellous Minibeasts in F2. I love working in Early Years and watching the children grow and develop. I am friendly, organised and outgoing. The people who most inspire me are my Mum and Dad. My favourite hobby is going the gym and I am enjoying learning Spanish at the moment. I like Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Brownie ice cream. I am proud of my exam results and feel lucky to have grown up around such beautiful countryside.
Hello, I am Miss Nicholson and I am a also new member of Team Wellgate and the Marvellous Minibeasts in F2. I love working in Early Years and watching the children grow and develop. I am friendly, organised and outgoing. The people who most inspire me are my Mum and Dad. My favourite hobby is going the gym and I am enjoying learning Spanish at the moment. I like Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Brownie ice cream. I am proud of my exam results and feel lucky to have grown up around such beautiful countryside.
Days to remember...
Wednesday - PE
Thursday - Please return your reading record and reading books to school
Friday - New reading books, sound sheets and lesson links sent home
Thursday - Please return your reading record and reading books to school
Friday - New reading books, sound sheets and lesson links sent home
What do we learn about in Class F2KE?
Each day we will complete our Phonics, Maths and Story lessons.
Autumn Term
Text Drivers – The Little Red Hen, Pumpkin Soup, The Best Diwali Ever, The Christmas Story
Communication & Language - Listening carefully and talking about and retelling stories
Personal, Social & Emotional - Becoming familiar with routines, exploring emotions and feelings
Physical Development - Movement Skills and developing Fine Motor Skills
Literacy - Learning to read and write single letter sounds, Fred Games
Mathematics - Counting and subitising numbers and amounts
Understanding the World - Talking about our families, exploring the natural world, finding out about traditions and celebrations
Expressive Arts & Design - Developing storylines in pretend play, listening and responding to different styles of music, creating pictures and models using a range of materials
Continuous Provision – Role Play, Small World, Building Blocks, Funky Fingers, Writing, Drawing, Sensory, Reading Corner, Sand, Water, Playdough, Imagination Station, Lego Models, Mindfulness, Maths and Number, Games and Turn taking, Junk Modelling.
Cultural Capital - How do we celebrate Harvest, Diwali, Christmas, World Nursery Rhyme Week
During this term, we will be reading many stories, rhymes and poems including: The Three Little Pigs, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Goldilocks & the three bears, Room on the Broom, After the Storm, Coming Home, Stickman
Text Drivers – The Little Red Hen, Pumpkin Soup, The Best Diwali Ever, The Christmas Story
Communication & Language - Listening carefully and talking about and retelling stories
Personal, Social & Emotional - Becoming familiar with routines, exploring emotions and feelings
Physical Development - Movement Skills and developing Fine Motor Skills
Literacy - Learning to read and write single letter sounds, Fred Games
Mathematics - Counting and subitising numbers and amounts
Understanding the World - Talking about our families, exploring the natural world, finding out about traditions and celebrations
Expressive Arts & Design - Developing storylines in pretend play, listening and responding to different styles of music, creating pictures and models using a range of materials
Continuous Provision – Role Play, Small World, Building Blocks, Funky Fingers, Writing, Drawing, Sensory, Reading Corner, Sand, Water, Playdough, Imagination Station, Lego Models, Mindfulness, Maths and Number, Games and Turn taking, Junk Modelling.
Cultural Capital - How do we celebrate Harvest, Diwali, Christmas, World Nursery Rhyme Week
During this term, we will be reading many stories, rhymes and poems including: The Three Little Pigs, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Goldilocks & the three bears, Room on the Broom, After the Storm, Coming Home, Stickman
Spring Term
Text Drivers – There's a pig up my nose, Real Superheroes, Once There Were Giants, A House that Once Was
Communication & Language - Using new talk and vocabulary to help work out problems, asking questions to find out more, talking about Non-Fiction books
Personal, Social & Emotional - Building constructive relationships with each other, managing our own hygiene needs including cleaning our teeth
Physical Development - Develop our fine motor skills and use tools, Travel in different ways and develop skills when playing with balls
Literacy - Begin to read simple phrases and recognise a few exception words. Write short sentences, spelling cimple words
Mathematics - Using fives frames, composition of numbers, positional language and money
Understanding the World - Talking about our families, exploring the natural world, seasonal changes, recognising that people have different believes
Expressive Arts & Design - Developing Singing in a group or on their own with some matching of pitch, create collaboratively - sharing ideas, resources and skills
Continuous Provision – Role Play, Small World, Building Blocks, Funky Fingers, Writing, Drawing, Sensory, Reading Corner, Sand, Water, Playdough, Imagination Station, Lego Models, Mindfulness, Maths and Number, Games and Turn taking, Junk Modelling.
Cultural Capital - Visits from different occupations including the Police and Dentist, Visit to Kelham Island Museum
During this term, we will be reading many stories, rhymes and poems including: One Snowy Night, Little Chick, The Gingerbread Man, The Storm Whale, The Runaway Wok, Paper Dolls, One Springy Day, Somebody Swallowed Stanley, Tiddler
Text Drivers – There's a pig up my nose, Real Superheroes, Once There Were Giants, A House that Once Was
Communication & Language - Using new talk and vocabulary to help work out problems, asking questions to find out more, talking about Non-Fiction books
Personal, Social & Emotional - Building constructive relationships with each other, managing our own hygiene needs including cleaning our teeth
Physical Development - Develop our fine motor skills and use tools, Travel in different ways and develop skills when playing with balls
Literacy - Begin to read simple phrases and recognise a few exception words. Write short sentences, spelling cimple words
Mathematics - Using fives frames, composition of numbers, positional language and money
Understanding the World - Talking about our families, exploring the natural world, seasonal changes, recognising that people have different believes
Expressive Arts & Design - Developing Singing in a group or on their own with some matching of pitch, create collaboratively - sharing ideas, resources and skills
Continuous Provision – Role Play, Small World, Building Blocks, Funky Fingers, Writing, Drawing, Sensory, Reading Corner, Sand, Water, Playdough, Imagination Station, Lego Models, Mindfulness, Maths and Number, Games and Turn taking, Junk Modelling.
Cultural Capital - Visits from different occupations including the Police and Dentist, Visit to Kelham Island Museum
During this term, we will be reading many stories, rhymes and poems including: One Snowy Night, Little Chick, The Gingerbread Man, The Storm Whale, The Runaway Wok, Paper Dolls, One Springy Day, Somebody Swallowed Stanley, Tiddler
Summer Term
Text Drivers – Oliver's Vegetables, Little Sunflower, The Everywhere Bear, Martha Maps it out
Communication & Language - Share their ideas and thoughts in well-formed sentences, Connect ideas or actions using a range of connectives in speech
Personal, Social & Emotional - See themselves as a valuable individual, Know and talk about the different factors that support their overall health and wellbeing
Physical Development - Develop confidence, competence, precision and accuracy when engaging in activities that involve a ball. Using small and large apparatus with confidence. Develop small motor skills so they can use a range of tools competently and safely.
Literacy - Read some 'special friends', Read simple phrases and sentences, re-read books to build up confidence, Write simple phrases and sentence that can be read by others, using a full stop and capital letter.
Mathematics - Understanding numbers to 10, automatic recall of pattern within numbers to 10, subitising on a rekenrek, 2D and 3D shape, length and distance
Understanding the World - Describe what they see hear and feel while outside, Recognise some environments that are different to the one in which they live
Expressive Arts & Design - Listen attentively to music, express their feelings and responses, explore and engage in music making and dance, performing solo or in groups. Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.
Continuous Provision – Role Play, Small World, Building Blocks, Funky Fingers, Writing, Drawing, Sensory, Reading Corner, Sand, Water, Playdough, Imagination Station, Lego Models, Mindfulness, Maths and Number, Games and Turn taking, Junk Modelling.
Cultural Capital - Visits from the Fire Service, Picnic in Mapplewell Park, Sports Day
During this term, we will be reading many stories, rhymes and poems including: Jack and the Beanstalk, Tad, Superworm, Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell, Burglar Bill, The Gruffalo, Mr Gumpy's Outing, What the Ladybird Heard, Handa's Surprise,
Text Drivers – Oliver's Vegetables, Little Sunflower, The Everywhere Bear, Martha Maps it out
Communication & Language - Share their ideas and thoughts in well-formed sentences, Connect ideas or actions using a range of connectives in speech
Personal, Social & Emotional - See themselves as a valuable individual, Know and talk about the different factors that support their overall health and wellbeing
Physical Development - Develop confidence, competence, precision and accuracy when engaging in activities that involve a ball. Using small and large apparatus with confidence. Develop small motor skills so they can use a range of tools competently and safely.
Literacy - Read some 'special friends', Read simple phrases and sentences, re-read books to build up confidence, Write simple phrases and sentence that can be read by others, using a full stop and capital letter.
Mathematics - Understanding numbers to 10, automatic recall of pattern within numbers to 10, subitising on a rekenrek, 2D and 3D shape, length and distance
Understanding the World - Describe what they see hear and feel while outside, Recognise some environments that are different to the one in which they live
Expressive Arts & Design - Listen attentively to music, express their feelings and responses, explore and engage in music making and dance, performing solo or in groups. Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.
Continuous Provision – Role Play, Small World, Building Blocks, Funky Fingers, Writing, Drawing, Sensory, Reading Corner, Sand, Water, Playdough, Imagination Station, Lego Models, Mindfulness, Maths and Number, Games and Turn taking, Junk Modelling.
Cultural Capital - Visits from the Fire Service, Picnic in Mapplewell Park, Sports Day
During this term, we will be reading many stories, rhymes and poems including: Jack and the Beanstalk, Tad, Superworm, Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell, Burglar Bill, The Gruffalo, Mr Gumpy's Outing, What the Ladybird Heard, Handa's Surprise,
