Foundation

Welcome to Foundation

 

 

Our topic for this term is called 'All About Me'; we will be frequently sharing our learning on Tapestry to show you what we have been learning in class.

Please see our Knowledge Organiser attached at the bottom of the page. To see more about our curriculum, please visit here.

My Day in Foundation 

The doors open to the Foundation classroom at 08.30am. I need to hang up my coat, put my packed lunch (if I have one), drinks bottle and book bag away.  My teacher will be in the class ready to find out what I would like to have for lunch.  

After this we all sit together for Read Write Inc. (Phonics). Please click here to see the Set 1 sounds I learn in Term 1 and 2.

1- http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/resources/vc-pathways/261001/XgWX2nZ69BXCEgnG

2- http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/resources/vc-pathways/261237/kDhaw4HcVW2J3DyT

3 - http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/resources/vc-pathways/261240/eYt6inaFNjDoTSbB

After phonics, it is “Choosing Time.” I can work in the classroom or outside on the decking. There are lots of fun activities and challenges to choose from. I can work with my friends, on my own or with an adult.  

Outside there are large construction resources, water, mud kitchen, sand, messy play, physical equipment and bikes.  In the classroom there is a home corner, paint & create station, play dough area, reading area, construction, small world, writing area and maths area. We have snack every day at 10am.

Next, it is time for Drawing Club. This is when we sit together to learn about our class story by reading a book and helping our teacher to do some drawing and writing.

Monday - Character 

Tuesday - Setting 

Wednesday - Adventure Time 

Thursday - Adventure Time  

Before lunch we listen to a story and then do a Squiggle as you Wiggle or Dough Disco. This is where we learn actions to music to help us with our physical development. Then it is time to wash our hands ready to eat our lunch in the hall with our friends.  Our teacher and meal time assistants make sure we eat plenty of our lunch and have a drink before we go out on the playground.  

After lunch time play,  we come together as a class to complete some maths activities. We sing counting songs; learn numbers and how to solve problems. Then we have a group time again with a maths focus. We then spend the afternoon working in “Choosing Time” as we did in the morning.

Then we sit on the carpet, listen to a story, sing songs and talk about what a busy day we have had. At 3.10pm we say goodbye and go home. 

Important information:

• Our PE days are Thursdays and Fridays.  The children will need to wear PE kit to school on a Thursday and Friday, they will not need to get changed back into their school uniform.
• Reading books will be changed every week. 
• Please provide your child with a full change of clothes to keep on their peg in school in case they have an accident or get messy while playing; this will need to include, a top, bottoms, socks, underwear and jumper. 

Thanks 

Mrs Colquhoun and Miss James