Welcome to Foundation

Foundation Staff

Welcome 

Summer Term 2 - Homes & Habitats 

Monday 22nd June - Friday 26th June

Phonics

This week, we have continued learning our Set 3 sounds. We have been practising the sounds:

• ear (as in hear)

• ure (as in pure)

• tion (as in station)

• tious/cious (as in delicious)

The children have been reading and writing words containing these sounds and are becoming more confident applying them in their reading and writing.

Please continue to practise reading and writing these sounds at home.

Writing 

This week, we completed our Eco Superhero class book. The children have worked incredibly hard to create their own imaginative superheroes, thinking of creative ways they could help to protect our planet. They have enjoyed using their phonics to write simple sentences and have taken great pride in illustrating their stories. We are so proud of all their hard work and look forward to sharing our finished class book with you.

Reading

This week, we have continued reading Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. The children have enjoyed listening to the story and learning about Sarah, Percy and Bill. We have been talking about owls and their habitats, exploring where they live and how they care for their young.

The children enjoyed discussing how the owl babies might have felt when their mother was away and sharing their own experiences of being separated from their families. Through the story and our discussions, we have been developing our understanding of the natural world while building our speaking and listening skills. We have also been exploring emotions and encouraging the children to talk about their feelings.

Maths

This week in Maths, we have been exploring patterns and positional language. We have been identifying, continuing and creating repeating patterns using colours, shapes and objects. We have also been using positional language to describe where things are, using words such as in front, behind, next to, between, above and below.

Big Picture

This week, we have been busy practising our songs and dances for our Oliver! performance. The children have shown great enthusiasm and are becoming much more confident with the routines.

We have also been finishing our learning about habitats by completing our habitat artwork and creating our clay bee drinking bowls. The children enjoyed discussing how these simple bowls can help bees stay hydrated during the warmer weather and why bees are so important to our environment.