Welcome to Foundation Class!

Mr Thrift - Class Teacher                                     

Foundation Class Update

What an exciting and action-packed week we have had in Foundation!

Amongst all the fun, we have continued to practise our phonics sounds and writing. The children have also completed their termly phonics assessments, and it has been amazing to see how much progress they have all made—well done everyone! Please do keep practising these sounds at home, as it really helps to build their confidence.

After learning about pets last week, we were very lucky to have a real-life vet visit our classroom this week, along with his corgi dog, Dorcus! It was a very exciting experience. The vet told us all about how to care for pets, and the children were able to show him the fantastic books they had made—he was very impressed. Dorcus even joined in with some painting, which felt like getting his very own autograph!

This week, we have also started learning about farms. The children have been exploring which animals live on farms, what they produce, and how farming has changed over the last 100 years. To bring this learning to life, we visited Waltham Place Farm, where we saw pigs, cows, and even a stuffed badger! The children behaved beautifully and represented the school so well. Nikki, who showed us around the farm, shared lots of interesting facts—perhaps your child can remember and share one with you!

During our visit, we also had lots of hands-on experiences. We made nests using sticks and hay, pretended to be birds collecting “worms” (pieces of string), explored the woods looking for animal tracks, and created animals using natural materials. It was a fantastic day, and I hope the children enjoyed it as much as we did.

We have also continued practising our dance this week. The children are working incredibly hard and should be very excited to perform next Thursday!

In maths, we have been learning about doubling, understanding that it means adding the same amount to itself. We have also explored adding three groups of numbers together (for example, 1 + 2 + 3). This has really helped deepen the children’s understanding of addition, rather than just memorising facts. With the lovely weather, we have even been able to take some of our learning outside! We truly have a class of fantastic mathematicians.

Have a lovely weekend, and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday.

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.