Welcome to Foundation 1!

Our class teacher is Miss Hoggard and our teaching assistant is Miss Giller.

Other members of Foundation staff you may see are -

Miss Law, Miss Varley, Miss Bull, Mrs Boden, Miss Landay and Miss Roberts.

Our morning session begins at 8.45  and ends at 11:45.

Our afternoon session begins at 12:00 and ends at 3:00.

PE is on Thursday this half term. Please send children to school wearing their PE kits (black trainers/pumps, white top and black bottoms. Red school jumper/cardigan or a black hoodie can be worn in cooler weather). Earrings need to be removed on PE days.

We go out to our forest school area for Forest Friday every week. Please send your child dressed in comfortable clothing that is suitable for the weather. We love to get muddy so please send children in old clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. 

Tapestry

In Foundation Stage we use an online program called 'Tapestry' to share your child's learning journey with you. Tapestry allows you to log in and see what your child has been learning in school and gives you the opportunity to share experiences at home with us. This is a secure site which allows only you to view your child's learning journey and gives you an insight to the learning opportunities they access whilst with us in Foundation.

If you have any questions about Tapestry please come to see Miss Hoggard.

Brushing Buddies

Our F1 children take part in Brushing Buddies, a supervised brushing programme run by our trained F1 staff. Our children love to tickle their teeth!

If you have any questions about the programme please come to see Miss Hoggard.

Please see the links below for support on brushing teeth at home. Remember, brushing teeth with fluoride toothpaste twice a day is the most effective way to prevent tooth decay. 

Reading 

Your child will be sent home with a lilac reading book to read themselves and a sharing book for you to read to your child. Please send your child to school with their reading folder every Thursday so we can change their book. 

Home Learning Links

Things you can do with your child at home to help them in Nursery:

• Practice undressing and redressing, encouraging your child to be independent.
• Read a book together. Talk about the story, characters and events. Let your child turn the pages and help them to join in with repeated phrases.
• Spend time playing games like snakes and ladders and other board games. It's a great way to practice some counting and turn taking skills.
• Complete a jigsaw together. Jigsaws are brilliant for helping your child to be a problem solver and pattern spotter.
• Go for a walk and talk about the things you can see and hear.
• Have fun with mark making. Use a bowl of water and a paintbrush to draw pictures outside on the wall or the fence. Use different coloured pens, pencils and paper to practice drawing lines, shapes, animals, people, anything!

Nursery Rhymes

Nursery rhymes and songs help our children to develop their vocabulary, communication and language skills. We sing everyday in Foundation 1. Here are some of the rhymes we are enjoying this term ...