Welcome to Foundation Class!

Mr Thrift - Class Teacher                                     

Foundation Class News:

This week in phonics we learned the sounds sh, th, and ch. These were a little tricky at first, but the children worked really hard and did brilliantly! We also revisited some of our red words which we want to be able to read by sight, including I, the, my, and no. The children continued to practise their blending skills through reading their books and playing lots of fun blending games.

In writing, the children carried on creating their fantastic space books, as well as writing sentences each morning and during group work with Mr Thrift. Some children even chose to write independently during their play time, which is amazing to see!

In maths we explored positional language. We played a large group game where the boys faced the girls, went on a treasure hunt, and listened to the “Where Is the Monkey?” song. The children were excellent at using key vocabulary and can confidently tell if something is under, on top of, in front of, behind, or next to.

Our space topic has been very exciting! This week we learned about constellations, Neil Armstrong—the first man on the moon, and have been practising remembering the planets in order. We even made our own constellations and created beautiful planets using bubbles and paint.

The children have worked incredibly hard this week. I hope they—and you—have a lovely weekend.

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.