FOUNDATION 2020

Room 18- FER Mrs Erin Ronbinson

Room 17 – FJS Mrs Jo Sutcliff

Room 16 – FKP Miss Kayla Papworth

Room 15- FDF Mrs Deb Ford

Room 29- FCA Miss Caitlin Ashwood

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 and moving to 100, duration of time, orders of numbers

Specialists
PE- Mr Jarrod Jende                            

ICT- Ms Fiona Astridge                                                                        

Visual Art- Mrs Nicole Jones

Science- Mr Steve Crook                                                                      

Performing Arts-  Mrs Marie Wigzell

We have all had a great time settling in and learning the school routine. We enjoyed our first Cross Country and congratulations to all students who participated.

The students and teachers are looking forward to Term 2, with lots more learning and extracurricular activities to come.