F.S. Blog

We all met Shellington the tortoise!

It started with a very wet Monday but it was exciting watching the rain bounce down outside…

When we have managed to get outside we have been looking at the nature around us and added things we have found to our nature wall.

We have also been looking at houses and homes this week. We have been making our own house collages, describing what our houses are like and lots of other fun things too. Take a look…

We have been doing lots of mark making…

We also had an exciting visitor this week!
He was spotted on Wednesday afternoon but then hid. He then came back out to say hello on Thursday morning!
We looked after him and took him into our eco garden and released him near the pond.

We have been very busy again this week, here are some more of the fun things we have been doing….

In PE this week we looked at the book ‘Can you move like an elephant?’ By Judy Hindley.

We explored moving like different animals and then put these movements to music, pretending we were in the jungle!

We enjoyed our nature walk to see some signs of Autumn. We talked about what we could see, smell, hear and feel!
We collected lots of nature for our activities next week!

We had fun and took turns making play dough in Autumn colours ready for next week!

Foundation Stage have had another great week! We have been playing in our shop, in shaving foam, with play dough and so much more. We also had great fun doing PE with our parachute. Take a look below…

What a fantastic start we have had to Foundation Stage! The children have all settled really well and have enjoyed exploring all our different areas both inside and out of the classroom.

Here are a few snapshots of all the fun things we have been doing…..

We hope everyone is well and enjoying the summer holidays. We are very much looking forward to welcoming everyone back next week. It’s all been busy in school over the summer getting the classroom ready. There are still bits to do but we thought you might like to see a few pictures of progress so far.
You should have received an email from school regarding drop off and pick up times and other important information. . You will also receive a class newsletter with more information about Foundation Stage specific things in the first week.
Enjoy the last week of the holidays, we look forward to seeing everyone next week.
The FS Team

We hope everyone is well and enjoying the start of the summer holidays. We thought it might be helpful to add some bits below that may help everyone to prepare for school in September, whether you are starting FS1 or 2. Lots of the activities I’m sure will happen most days but just a few ideas if you need them. There is the ‘road to school’ information and a ‘getting ready for school’ document below.

We can’t wait to see you all in September ready for lots of fun learning. Have a lovely summer and stay safe.

The Foundation Stage Team x

Well, Foundation Stage, what an amazing year we have had. It’s hard to remember that we spent a full term Home Learning! You have been fantastic. You have been enthusiastic, excited, curious, resilient and the most brilliant TEAM! I couldn’t be prouder of you all. Thank you for giving me a wonderful year filled with the best memories. Parents and carers, thank you for your continued support throughout the year, for your amazing engagement during lockdown and for all of the kind and thoughtful gifts and messages as we finished. I can honestly say it has been a real honour, privilege and pleasure to work with your children. They are a real credit to you all! They are definitely ready for FS2 and Year 1. Thank you also to the FS Team. I couldn’t have done it without them.

It was a very strange end to the year yesterday…… we got so close and I missed saying a proper goodbye to everyone. However, we did have our party and we had a lovely time. The children spent the week preparing, getting the classroom ready and making sweet treats for the big day. They had lots of fun playing party games and finished with a party picnic on the front lawn.

We even managed to squeeze a visit in from Bobby the horse!

Take a look at the Summer Learning Packs below to help you keep practising the things you have learnt throughout summer and prepare you for Year 1.

Have an amazing summer and good luck for next year.

Mrs Atkinson

A message from our assistant head, Mrs Plant:

Summer learning packs have been set to support children in continuing to read and practise key maths and writing skills over the holidays. There are also ideas linked to our themes for next term and outdoor exploration. 

The activities are not compulsory as we know that there are many ‘fun’ ways to incorporate reading, writing and maths into the holiday period -from calculating scores in games to following instructions in recipes!!

So please just enjoy your holidays and use the ideas when needed. 

In light of today’s school closure, you may wish to use some of the activities for home learning.

What a fantastic day we have had visiting the Caribbean! Great dancing, games and lots of water fun!