Foundation Stage
Welcome to Foundation Stage 2026/7
We are lucky to have additional adults working across the year group:
Ms Sainsbury, Miss Newman and our HLTA Mrs Powell.
Welcome to Foundation Stage 2026 Term 1
Our topic this term is:
'All About Me!'
We would like to say a big welcome to existing and new families starting in Foundation Stage this year. We are all very excited about the coming year ahead.
Starting school is a new experience for many and we are happy to discuss any questions or queries you may have in person or via Tapestry, so please ensure you set up your Tapestry account by activating the account when you receive the email. We also do weekly updates to keep you up to date with what your child has learnt throughout the week and inform you of key events happening in class for the week ahead. If you have any problems logging on please speak to your child’s class teacher.
First Few Weeks:
Children begin with short play sessions:
Wednesday 2nd September, Thursday 3rd September and Friday 4th September either 9.15-10.15 or 10.45-11.45 (please see your pack for your session).
Children attend part-time: Monday 7th September until Thursday 10th September
Morning 8:40-11:30am
Afternoon 12:30-3.10pm.
The full-time school day for Foundation Stage begins on Friday 11th September at 8.40am (gate opens at 8.30am) and ends at 3.10pm. Please collect your child from outside their classroom in the Foundation Stage outdoor area this then gives you time to collect other children who finish 5 minutes later.
Foundation Stage learning: This term we will be concentrating on getting to know your children, establishing routines and rules in class and making friends within class and across the year group. The children will spend a lot of time together and will have lots of fun settling into school life. Our topic is ‘All About Me!’ and the children will have the opportunity to talk about their families, we will discuss our emotions and feelings and how to manage them at school, we talk about the importance of looking after our minds and bodies. We will also begin to introduce our first set of letter sounds and notice different amounts of objects and sorting in maths.
Keep updated with your child's progress on tapestry where you will see what they get up to everyday!