Welcome to Foundation Class!

Mr Thrift - Class Teacher                                     

Foundation Class Update

What a fantastic and busy week we have had in Foundation!

The children have continued to revisit and practise their phonics sounds, and it has been wonderful to see them beginning to use some of the newer sounds in their independent writing. Their confidence is really growing, and they should be very proud of themselves.

This week, the children finished their books about Diwali, which means they are now five-time published authors! They absolutely loved celebrating this achievement with a special little publishing party. It was such a lovely moment to recognise all of their hard work and creativity.

As part of our learning, we explored the life of Emilia Earheart and discussed how she used aeroplanes to travel and explore the world. We talked about different modes of transport and decided which would be best for travelling to India or China — we all agreed that a plane would be the best choice! The children then made their own paper aeroplanes and tested them out, which was great fun.

In maths, we have been exploring and comparing height and length. We even held a tower-building contest, and some of the towers grew very tall before dramatically crashing down!

Earlier in the week, the children also took part in some colourful paint throwing with some of you parents. It was very fun (and very messy!) as we were learning about the Festival of Colours, Holi.

To finish the week, Foundation Class performed their class assembly, and it was absolutely incredible. The children should all feel extremely proud of themselves — it was clear how much they enjoyed sharing their learning. Also a massive well done to the children who did a poem in the semi finals today in front of the whole school, they were great!

It has been a real pleasure teaching your children this term, and I am already looking forward to next term. If you have any questions, please feel free to send an email or catch me at pick-up time.

Have a wonderful half term!

Mr Thrift

Notices: 

• Please may children come to school with spare clothes where possible, just in case. (Including spare shoes or wellies). 
• Please may you bring in any recycling we can use for our junk modeling creations.