Welcome to Foundation!
We are delighted to welcome you and your child to our Foundation Class page.
We hope that you are just as excited as we are about the year ahead. After a busy summer holidays making our classrooms bright and beautiful, we are definitely ready for them to be filled with fun, laughter and learning!
Foundation is a special time filled with exciting discoveries, new friendships and lots of opportunities to learn and grow. Here, you’ll find useful information, updates and a glimpse into the wonderful learning experiences taking place in our classroom.
We look forward to working together to make your child’s first steps into school happy, positive and memorable.
The Foundation Team
R1 Class Teachers:
Miss Hann (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)
Miss Whetton (Thursday and Friday)
R2 Class Teacher:
Mrs Jones
Teaching Assistants:
Mrs Atkin and Mrs Henry
Midday Supervisors:
Mrs Wragg and Mrs Radley
Weekly Information
PE
Our PE day is a Friday. Your child only needs an indoor PE kit in school during Foundation.
Please ensure that your child’s clothes are named to help us with reuniting any lost items!
Reading
Reading books need to be in school everyday please. Your child’s reading diary will be stamped, and reading books/bedtime stories will be changed every Friday.
Please look in your child’s reading diary for more information.
Foundation Curriculum Overview
Term 1: All about me!
Term 2: Celebrations
Term 3: Cold Places
Term 4: Amazing Animals
Term 5: Come Outside
Term 6: Seaside Fun!
Diary Dates
- First Day – Wednesday 2nd September
- Lincolnshire Day – Monday 5th September
- Individual Photos – Wednesday 7th October
- Parents Evening – Tuesday 13th October/Wednesday 14th October
- Individual Photos – Thursday 9th October
- End of Term 1 – Friday 23rd October
Useful Websites
We have gathered together some useful websites and resources to support your child’s learning at home. We hope you enjoy exploring them together!
- NumBots – Fun, interactive activities to help develop number skills, number bonds, addition and subtraction.
Visit NumBots - Numberblocks – Fun videos, games and activities to support early number sense and mathematical understanding.
Visit Numberblocks - Read Write Inc. (RWI) – Helpful information, videos and resources to support your child with phonics, reading and writing at home.
Read Write Inc. – Parents & Carers - Oxford Owl – Free reading resources, eBooks and guidance for parents, including Read Write Inc. support.
Visit Oxford Owl - BookTrust – Book recommendations, reading activities and ideas to encourage a love of books and reading.
Visit BookTrust - Words for Life – Fun activities and practical ideas to support your child’s communication, language and literacy development.
Visit Words for Life - GOV.UK – Early Years Foundation Stage – Information for parents about the EYFS, including your child’s learning, development and care.