Welcome back to Term 5

We really cannot believe it is Term 5 already!

We hope that you all had a wonderful Easter break. 

This term is a short and very busy term but as always promises to be an enjoyable one. 

We are all looking forward to the warmer (and drier) weather and to many more opportunities for outdoor learning. 

We will continue with our phonics and are sure to continue to make amazing progress. We will be focusing on reading and writing simple sentences using our phonic knowledge.

We will be reading stories linked to seasons and changes that occur at this time of year.  During Drawing Club we will be writing sentences to accompany our drawings.

We have developed a deeper understanding of number and will continue to work on this. We will focus on number bonds and number patterns. 

As always, we will continue to be the best learner, the best friend and the best citizen in everything we do!

Happy Term 5!

The Foundation Team

A few reminders:

• Please remember to wear a coat to school every day. It is getting warmer but we are outside for extended amounts of time and it can feel a little chilly out there!
• Also remember to bring a drink each day. This is very important, especially as the days will be warmer. 
• Our PE day is a Monday. Children need to wear: black or navy joggers/leggings (shorts in warmer weather), a plain white t-shirt, a black or navy hoody or school jumper, and velcro trainers. Jewellery, including earrings need to be removed or covered with tape before coming into school.

Thank you all for your continued support

The Foundation Team

End of Term 4

Another busy term complete! You have all been amazing as always.

Along with all the learning we have achieved this term we have had some wonderful experiences.

We went on a Bear Hunt! 

You all used your imaginations and packed your bags with things you would need and off we all went, through the deep cold river (some of us wearing goggles and swimsuits), the thick oozy mud (of course we all had to wear our wellies for this), the dark forest (torches were at the ready) and finally we tiptoed through the cave where we found a bear! 

Such fun!

We celebrated Mother's Day by treating out mummies and those close to us to cakes that we had decorated especially for them. 

You all made such a great effort when creating your bonnets for the Easter Bonnet Parade and we loved seeing you all proudly parade around the playground. 

Well done to you all. 

And now it is time for the Easter holiday and a little rest.

We hope that you all have a wonderful couple of weeks and we look forward to seeing you all soon for the start of Term 5! 

Term 4 

Welcome back to Term 4! 

We have everything crossed that the weather is much kinder to us this term. 

As always we have lots of exciting things planned. We will be enjoying some wonderful stories during Drawing Club, including "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" and we will be going on our very own Bear Hunt! Will we find a real bear? 

We will be continuing to learn new phonemes during Phonics and we will be applying what we learn to our reading and writing. We will be focusing on reading and writing simple sentences. 

In Maths you will find us continuing to deepen our understanding of number and we will also be looking at 2d and 3d shapes. 

Please remember that Monday is our PE day and all children need to come to school wearing their school PE kit.

Earrings need to be removed or covered before coming to school. 

Ensure that children have suitable clothing for the weather. 

Remember to write in your child's reading record each time they read. 

We are all ready for Term 4 and to be the best learners, the best friends and the best citizens. 

End of Term 3

Another busy term has passed us by! The Foundation children have continued to impress us in everything they did throughout the term.

They have been working really hard with their handwriting and letter formation. It's not easy but each and every one of them have been the best learners. 

We are developing our language and writing skills during Drawing Club and in Maths we are certainly becoming more confident with number and being able to explain our answers.

The weather hasn't been kind to us but we have braved the elements and got outside as much as we could. 

We are now looking forward to Term 4. 

Please remember that Monday is our PE day and all children need to come to school wearing their school PE kit.

Earrings need to be removed or covered before coming to school. 

Ensure that children have suitable clothing for the weather. 

The Foundation Team

Welcome to Term 3 in Foundation

Happy New Year and welcome back to school everybody!

We hope that all had a lovely Christmas with your families and friends.

We had some very wet weather last term. Let’s hope this term is a bit drier but please remember to wear a coat and wrap up warm ready for outside play and learning.

We will continue to observe the changes to the weather and our environment and enjoy lots of winter activities.

This term we will continue to introduce letters and their sounds during our Phonics. We have already learnt so many and are beginning to blend when reading. This term we will be developing our skills in spelling. Please support your child with their reading at home. We all have a reading book (please remember to write in your child’s reading planner) and we are applying our phonic skills when reading them.

Name writing is very important so we will continue to practise this.

In Drawing Club we will be developing our language and understanding of stories.

We have been using our Maths skills to deepen our knowledge of number, shape and pattern. We have and will continue to widen our knowledge of mathematical vocabulary.

Term 3 will be lots of fun and we will continue to be the best we can be…the best citizen, the best learner and the best friend.  

Please remember to name all of your child's clothing, including all PE Kit, hats and coats. Also remember that all jewellery needs to be removed for PE on Mondays.

Thank you. 

End of Term 2

What a busy term that was!

We have grown in confidence and have been very busy learning lots of new things.

We learnt all about Remembrance and we participated in the whole school Remembrance Day service.

 We learnt all about Guy Fawkes and how we celebrate bonfire night with our families.

We then learnt all about how we celebrate Christmas in England and performed our Nativity to our parents. We also sang our hearts out during the school carol concert

We have continued to learn lots of new story language during Drawing Club and are developing our drawing and writing.

We have been busy with numbers and we have been using the mathematical language more and fewer when comparing groups of objects.  

We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas with your friends and families.

We look forward to seeing you in in Term 3.

The Foundation Team

Foundation Stage

Term 2

Well our first term at school certainly whizzed by and now we are at the beginning of

Term 2! 

As we head into Autumn/Winter the weather is changing. We will be observing the changes to the weather and our environment and enjoying lots of autumn activities.

We will learn about Guy Fawkes and also Remembrance Day.

We will continue to develop our fine motor skills through patterning and will introduce letter formation too.

This term we will continue to introduce letters and their sounds during our Phonics. We have already learnt so many and have begun to use these when blending to read. We will also use our phonic knowledge to segment to spell words when writing.

Parents and Carers, don’t forget that there is a Phonic Workshop on Wednesday 6^th November at 9.10am in the school hall where you will be able to find out more about how we teach phonics in school and how you can support your child at home.

We have been using our Maths skills and have learnt to subitise in Maths. We will be continuing to deepen our knowledge of number, shapes and pattern.

Term 2 is always such an exciting term as it is our Christmas term. We will be inviting our grown-ups back into school later in the term to enjoy a Christmas activity with us, and we will begin to rehearse our Nativity and songs ready to perform in December!

We also have Christmas jumper day, Christmas Dinner and party day to look forward to too.

We were lucky enough to enjoy some warm and sunny weather during Term 1 however we are expecting some chillier (and maybe wetter) weather this term so we will all need to remember our coats and wellies for when we are playing outside.

What a lot of exciting things to look forward to!

Reminders:

• Please ensure that children have a warm coat (hats, scarves and gloves) and sensible footwear for playing outdoors. 
• Please ensure your child has a pair of wellies in school where we will store them for the children to access when needed. We encourage all children to change into their wellies before going down to play in the sandpit or mud kitchen and we wear wellies during our weekly Forest School sessions.
• When you listen to your child read their reading book remember to sign or write a comment in their reading record so that we know they are ready to change it. 
• Our PE day is a Monday. Please ensure children wear School PE kit (Kit details can be found on the website and displayed on classroom doors) and that all jewellery is removed before coming to school. If earrings cannot be removed you can cover them with tape before coming to school. All long hair should be tied back.

End of Term 1

We are extremely proud of the Foundation children for each and every one of their successes during their first term at school.

They have developed a huge amount of independence and have shown us that they are ready for their journey at Minster.

During our first term we have begun Phonic inputs and the children are already recognising so many of the phonemes we have introduced. We have even begun to blend sounds to read!

In Maths, we have been deepening our understanding of number and have been looking at arrangements of objects. We have even realised that we do not always have to count as we can often see how many objects are in a group. This is called subitising and we are using this mathematical language when we are talking about what we see.

We have begun to develop our imaginations, vocabulary and language through Drawing Club. We are all really enjoying this and have seen some amazing drawings and ideas.

We learnt about the Hindu Festival of Light - 'Diwali'. This was an opportunity for us to learn about how Diwali is celebrated and we used our creative skills when making Diva Lamps, creating Rangoli Patterns and Mehndi Patterns. 

Well done to you all!

Thank you to all the Foundation children and to all your grown-ups for such a great start to our school year.

Have a wonderful half term holiday.

We are all looking forward to Term 2! 

Welcome to Foundation

A very warm welcome to all children, parents and carers.

Starting School is a big step for everyone and we are here to ensure that the transition into school is happy and as easy as can be.

Term 1 is all about settling in, building relationships with staff and children and becoming familiar with new surroundings and routines.

We are here to support children and their grown-ups with the start of their Minster journey.  

We have an open door policy so please do not hesitate to ask us any questions or share any concerns you may have.

We are looking forward to seeing you all. 

The Foundation Team