Foundation Class Weekly Update

We have had another fantastic week in Foundation—full of hard work and lots of fun!

The children have been settling into a great routine each morning, coming in and independently writing their own sentences or words based on what they can see on the board. They are producing some excellent pieces of work, and we are very proud of their progress. Alongside this, we have been focusing on improving our handwriting, particularly practising our lead-ins and lead-outs.

In art, we explored the work of Eric Carle, the author and illustrator of The Hungry Caterpillar and The Tiny Seed. Inspired by his style, the children created their own flower collages, experimenting with different textures and mixing colours to see what new shades they could make.

We were also very excited to receive our compost and seeds this week! Each child planted their own sunflower, and we are looking forward to watching them grow. The children will be taking responsibility for caring for and watering their plants—hopefully we’ll see some very tall sunflowers soon!

In maths, we have been working on addition and subtraction, as well as solving missing number problems (e.g. 4 + ? = 5). The children are doing a fantastic job and are beginning to understand that a number sentence tells a story—for example: first we have 4, then we add 1, and now we have 5.

We have also been enjoying our story of the week, Jack and the Beanstalk. The children have been exploring how this version is similar to and different from other versions of the story we have read.

Have a wonderful long weekend, and we look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday!

Mr Thrift