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Foundation Staff

Welcome 

Monday 21st April - Friday 25th April 

Summer Term 1 Topic - Glorious Gardens

Phonics

All groups are continuing to learn and embed either set 1 or set 2 sounds. Please read daily and record this in your child's reading record.

Reading

This week we have focussed on the story 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. The children enjoyed joining in with the repetitive parts of the story. 

Writing 

This week, we have begun writing  a book 'All About Plants'. We have used the story of 'The Tiny Seed' to help us understand what a seed needs to start growing and this is helping us to write the things in our book that plants and seeds need.

Maths

This week, we have focussed on numbers to 20. We have used tens frames to explore how many tens and ones are in a number, we've done a fantastic job in understanding this concept. We have reminded ourselves how to count carefully, saying one number for each object we point to or move and that the last number we say is the amount we have.

Big Picture

This week we have learnt all about the parts of plants. We know the roots grow first after a seed germinates and suck up water and nutrients from the soil. Then, the stem grows and this holds the plant or flower up straight and also takes the water to all areas. The leaves are clever as they use the sunshine to make food for the plants. Finally, the flower is bright and colourful to attract bees and butterflies. This helps to make seeds to grow more plants and flowers and also helps bees make honey. We've started growing our own bean seeds and have also planted some wild flower seeds outside. We're enjoying watering them and have our finger crossed they germinate soon!