FOUNDATION 2021
Room 18- FER Mrs Erin Robinson
Room 17 – FCF Mrs Carla Felsenthal
Room 16 – FKW Mrs Karen Woodfine
Room 15- FDF Mrs Deb Ford
Foundation is the ‘foundation’ year for learning. In this year the students will learn how a school is organised and what behaviours are expected in a school setting. The students learn to become increasingly independent in managing their emotions. Academically, the children learn: the alphabet code, that word sentences and pictures hold meaning and that they can express their thoughts by drawing and writing. Maths concepts are based around number – counting then simple processes and applying this learning to time, space and location and visual representation. We participate in school wide programs such as Bucket Fillers, Maths Masters and Specialist areas.
Term 1
Social
Working both independently and in teams
Contributing to discussion and accepting others viewpoint
Understanding friendship groups and how they change
Emotional
Recognising own emotions
Recognising triggers to emotions
Making good decisions in response to emotions
Academic
Reading – concepts of print: sentences, words, letter and sounds moving into reading more complex sentences
Handwriting - correct grip, position and formation of letters moving to smaller size and use of lines
Writing – drawing and then writing 2 -3 sentences with increasing accuracy as letter/sound knowledge are mastered
sentence punctuation such as capital letter and full stop
Speaking and Listening - Expanding vocabulary and expressing themselves clearly and audibly as well as justifying choices
Maths – number counting to at least 20 & orders of numbers
Specialists
PE- Mr Jarrod Jende
STEM- Ms Fiona Astridge
Visual Art- Mrs Nicole Jones
Performing Arts- Mrs Marie Wigzell