Foundation Updates

When I Grow Up, I Want To Be...

 This half term has been full of fun and learning. The children have loved our ‘When I Grow Up, I Want To Be…’ topic. We learned about zoologists with a guided virtual tour around London zoo, and we had many visitors including doctors and nurses, the fire brigade visited and police officers. There were lots of opportunities for the children visit to get dressed up, and see (and hear) the lights and the sirens in action. We have been learning the teen numbers and how they are made up and the children are getting really confident with recalling instantly their number bonds with numbers to ten. 

Let's Celebrate 

Foundation classes have been learning about all different types of celebrations. We have learned about birthdays, weddings, Diwali, Hanukkah and Christmas. The children have embraced all their learning and have been full of questions, showing great interest.

We have seen a huge improvement in the children's levels of independence in all areas of learning and this has had a significant impact on all that they are achieving. We have had a few visitors recently and they have been so complimentary about the foundation children and I know all the teachers are incredibly proud of them. 

Christmas Elves 2021

This week the Foundation Children were surprised to find our four visitors from the North Pole in their classrooms. The children have loved seeing what the mischievous elves have been doing each day from using the photocopier, wrapping Mrs Hunnisett up in toilet paper, making a big mess of the classrooms and even turning all the Foundation teacher's faces into an Elf Video! The children have been outraged! They enjoyed showing them how to behave in school! Please see the photos of this weeks madness! 

Magical Me

We started this year with the topic, Magical Me! We learned all about each other, our homes and our families.

We learned new school routines and became responsible for our behaviour at school. We now understand the school and class rules and found out the names of the learning characters.  We loved showing everyone how we are resilient, responsible and how to be a part of a team.  At the end of our topic we invited pets into school and discovered all the things we need to do to take care of them. We were lucky enough to have a plethora of animals from cats and dogs to even a bearded dragon. 

Year Foundation Updates (2021-22)

Previous Year Foundation activities 

Once Upon a Time Fab Finish

On Thursday 13th February Foundation had a fantastic time acting out the story of Jack and the Beanstalk during our Fab Finish with 'Out of the Box' theatre company. They started by reading a very important letter from a fairy tale character about a mystery story. They were then set the challenge to solve different clues to find out which mystery story the letter was referring to. They all drew on their previous knowledge of fairy tales that they had learnt and read about during the 'Once Upon a Time' topic. They used their imagination and acted out each scene with an Oscar winning performance.

Thank you to the PTA for giving us this fantastic experience!

Chinese New Year Food Tasting 

This week the children have been learning about Chinese New Year. They have found out about Chinese traditions, celebrations and taken part in creating their own lanterns, dragons, fans even having a go at some Chinese writing! The children loved taking part in Chinese dragon dancing and acting out the story of the Chinese animals. 

At the end of the week the children were treated to an amazing Chinese feast from a very generous local business 'Alex Wok' They kindly provided all 120 children (and staff!) with seaweed, spring rolls, prawn crackers and sweet and sour chicken balls! The children loved the food tasting experience and it was the best end to a fabulous week! 

Thank you very much Alex Wok for making 120 children and staff very happy!

'Once Upon a Time' Sparkly Starter

Once upon a time there was an old school full of excited children happy to be back from their Christmas break. They waited patiently for some kind family members to come and read them tales from long ago. The children were not disappointed and listened with glee at the different stories available to them.

Thank you to all the amazing story tellers for coming in and celebrating our 'Once Upon a Time' Sparkly Starter. 

Christmas Play 2019

On Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th December the Foundation children performed their Christmas Play ‘Born in a Barn’ to their grown-ups. The children have worked exceptionally hard learning their lines and songs. 

The children all had the opportunity to get on the stage and they sang their hearts out. The audience and staff were very proud of them all!

Thank you all for your support over the last couple of weeks. We hope you enjoyed the play as much as we did.  

Christmas Elves 2019

This week the Foundation children were surprised to find four visitors from the North Pole in their classrooms.

The children have loved seeing what the mischievous elves have been doing each day from using the photocopier, wrapping Mrs Hunnisett up in toilet roll and even turning all the Foundation teacher's faces into an Elf video! The children were outraged with their behaviour and had strong ideas about how they could make better choices. They enjoyed showing them how to behave in school. Please see our photos and videos of this weeks madness! 

Bright Sparks Fab Finish 2019

On Wednesday 4^th December 2019 Foundation celebrated their fab finish for ‘Bright Sparks’. The school was plummeted in to darkness and lit up with various fairy lights. Families were invited to hunt for hidden letters using torches and glow sticks which spelt out a secret word! They then celebrated with an outdoor BBQ and a special glow stick prize. 

Thank you to everyone for coming, please see the pictures of the evening below. 

2018-2019 Updates

Farmer Palmers 

When I Grow Up I Want To Be......

The Foundation children have loved our topic ‘When I Grow Up I Want To Be…' which has been hugely inspiring for us all!  They have enjoyed meeting adults with a range of jobs and learning about different professions and skills. The children have produced amazing writing based on what they have learnt and the experiences they have been part of.

Once Upon a Time Fab Finish 

The children had a fantastic time dressing up as their favourite fairy tale characters and enjoyed completing activities related to all the different traditional stories we have looked at so far. The children also had a great time attending a fairy tale ball, where each class took it in turn to perform a dance. They then went outside and played a game of 'in and out the dusty bluebells' the sound of laughter and look of enjoyment on the children's faces was a delight! 

Run, run, as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the Gingerbread Man…..

The children have loved learning about ‘The Gingerbread Man’ this week. On Monday the children arrived to school to find a note and whole box of gingerbread men telling them they could eat them on Thursday. The children waited in anticipation and on Thursday opened the box to find the biscuits missing!! After becoming detectives and watching the school CCTV camera footage, they found out the biscuits had actually run away. That day the children left imaginative traps and wrote letters to the gingerbread men in excitement, hoping they would return. On Friday the children checked the boxes again and much to their surprise, the biscuits had returned! They made sure to eat them this time in case they decided to run away again.

Please see our classroom CCTV video below!

Once Upon a Time - Week 2

Today the children were very surprised to find their classrooms had been transformed in to a spooky woodland scene. The rooms were plummeted into darkness and the children could hear mysterious animal and howling wind noises. After a little detective work, the children worked out that the story they are focusing on this week is ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. They said the biggest clue was the red ribbon, cloak and picnic basket found on the floor! The children have enjoyed writing warning messages to Little Red telling her not to enter the woods!!

Special Visitors in Foundation!

The children arrived to school this morning to find lots of mysterious hay spread around the classroom. They were keen to become detectives and work out who was responsible for making such a mess!! After a few clues the children decided it had to be 'The Big Bad Wolf' from the traditional tale 'The Three Little Pigs'. 

This mischievous act by the nasty wolf has helped spark the children's interest in our new topic 'Once Upon a Time...' Let's wait and see who might turn up next week!

'Once Upon a Time' Sparkly Starter

Once upon a time there was an old school full of excited children happy to be back from their Christmas break. They waited patiently for some kind family members to come and read them tales from long ago. The children were not disappointed and listened with glee at the different stories available to them.

Thank you to all the amazing story tellers for coming in and celebrating our 'Once Upon a Time' Sparkly Starter.  

Christmas Elves 2018

This week the Foundation children were surprised to find four visitors from the North Pole in their classrooms.

The children have loved seeing what the mischievous elves have been doing each day and were outraged with their behaviour! They had strong ideas about how they could make better choices and enjoyed showing them how to behave in school.

Christmas Play 2018

On Wednesday 12^th and Thursday 13^th December the Foundation children performed their Christmas Play ‘A Wriggly Nativity’ to their grown-ups. The children have worked exceptionally hard learning their lines and songs.

The children all had the opportunity to get on the stage and they sang their hearts out. The audience and staff were so proud of them all!

Thank you all for your support over the last couple of weeks. We hope you enjoyed the play as much as we did.

Below are photos of the children from each class:  

Bright Sparks Fab Finish

On Wednesday 5^th December Foundation celebrated their fab finish for ‘Bright Sparks’. The school was plummeted in to darkness and lit up with various fairy lights. Families were invited to hunt for hidden letters using torches and glow sticks which spelt out a secret word! They then celebrated with an outdoor BBQ and opportunity to buy a handmade Diva Pot.

Thank you to everyone for coming, we raised an amazing £185 and every penny will go back to Foundation to buy new resources and equipment.