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Mr Thrift - Class Teacher                                     

Foundation Class Update

?? Another Great Week in Foundation! ??

What another fantastic week we have had in Foundation! The children have all been working so hard, and it is amazing to already see the progress they are making. They have been enthusiastic, curious and ready to learn, and it has been wonderful to see so many new friendships beginning to develop.

?? Phonics

In phonics this week, we have learnt four new sounds: t, i, n and p. This means that we have now learnt a total of eight sounds:

m, a, s, d, t, i, n, p

The children are learning these sounds really well! Please see if they can spot and practise these sounds when they are reading at home, as there are lots of words containing these sounds in their reading books.

We have also been doing lots of Fred Talk blending, where we sound out words and then blend the sounds together. Now that we have learnt more sounds, we have started having a go at sounding out some words independently and blending them together ourselves. The children have been fantastic at having a go, and with plenty of practice, they will hopefully master this skill!

?? Reading

We continued looking at our story The Growing Story this week. We talked about what happened in the book, discussed the different things that grow, and continued to think about how we grow and change as we get older.

?? All About Me

In our All About Me topic lessons, we looked at the timeline of our lives. We discussed how we were babies first, then toddlers, and now how old we are today. The children enjoyed putting these stages in the correct order.

We then thought about what we might be able to do by the end of the year. With some guidance, the children shared some fantastic ideas about the things they hope to learn and achieve!

?? Maths

In maths, we continued to practise sorting objects for different reasons, including their size, shape and colour. The children had to spot how I had sorted the objects and then had a go at creating their own groups and explaining their sorting rule.

We also compared amounts in two sets of objects and discussed which group had more and which had less. They are becoming such great counters!

? RE

In RE, we looked at the story Puddles Lends a Paw. We talked about how Puddles the cat helped people around the church and thought about how we can all be helpful to others in our own lives.

It has been another busy and exciting week, and I am incredibly proud of how hard all the children have been working. It has also been lovely to see so many friendships being made and the children beginning to settle into our Foundation family.

Have a fantastic weekend, everyone, 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.