We did a science investigation to find out how polar bears keep warm. We felt the ice with and without a layer of lard and learnt that polar bears have thick blubber under their skin to protect them from the ice and snow. Polar bear small world and our [...]
Celebrating the fact it is good to be different we had great fun wearing Odd Socks to school on Monday! The children enjoyed creating their own Odd Sock Designs, then proudly displaying them on the Foundation washing line. The theme for Anti-Bullying Week this year is 'One Kind Word'. We shared a beautiful book [...]
We began our Winter wonderland topic learning lots of information about Penguins. We learnt that they live in Antarctica at the bottom of the world, where it is very cold. We learnt that they keep warm by their feathers and fat, and by huddling together. We know that they cannot fly but they are [...]
This week we have enjoyed learning about the Festival of Light, Diwali. We had fun acting out the story of Rama and Sita in groups. In Finger Gym, we made Diva Lamps using playdough and beads and buttons to decorate. Diwali [...]
We have had a beautiful sunny week of Autumn weather. We learnt lots about the season of Autumn and the changes it brings. Thank you to all of you who collected so much Autumn produce last weekend. We have been counting conkers and using the tweezers to match amounts to numerals. We have been [...]
Pet Week! We have had such an exciting week in Foundation, with quite a few furry visitors! On Monday we met Sam our 'pretend' Foundation dog! We all enjoyed walking Sam and caring for him in his crate. The children learnt lots about caring for different animals. Shock News! Sam got lost! Thanks to all [...]
The children have learnt so much through our Pirate week. They are recognising numbers and amounts. They are recognising and writing letters and beginning to blend sounds to read words. Well done little Pirates! In finger gym they picked up tiny treasure to get fingers ready for writing. They have walked the plank and [...]
Once there were GIANTS! This week in Foundation we have been thinking about how we grow and change over time. We have enjoyed looking at photos of different families and seeing how the teachers have grown and changed over time! We are all part of the Abbey Road family and have enjoyed learning together [...]
This week Foundation have been enjoying joining in with the story Going on a Bear Hunt. We had a bear hunt in PE and we also enjoyed a barefoot walk where we felt all the different textures from the story on our feet! We helped to make each of the textures using paint and [...]
We are so proud at how well the children have settled into school life. They have been busy learning new routines and making friends. We enjoyed baking biscuits for the picnic. We had fun finding Sunshine and Rainbow bear who were hiding in the trees! We had piggy [...]
