Our soup is delicious!

As part of our Design and Technology unit, we have been exploring how to make soup. We began by thinking about why fruits and vegetables are an important part in the food that we eat, designing our own along the way. We have also read 'Pumpkin Soup' by Helen Cooper, and we discussed why it would be tricky to find pumpkins this time of year if we wanted to make soup. Together in classes, children made butternut squash soup. The process was to cut, cook, blend and eat. The children showed great courage by trying the soup afterwards. 

Ask your child if they can remember what ingredients we used...

Keeping our bodies healthy

As part of our PSHE scheme, Harold the giraffe from CORAM came to visit us all. He spoke to us about how to keep our bodies healthy. We looked at different body parts, including why bones are important and what our hearts, alongside food do in order to give us energy! We also helped Harold check his overnight bag and made sure he had packed important items to keep himself clean and healthy. It was so much fun exploring the importance of exercise and sleep so our bodies can keep on growing and getting stronger. Ask your child what their favourite part of Harold's visit was!

Our welcome service at St Mark's Church

On Thursday afternoon, Foundation had their welcome service at St Mark's Church, Highcliffe. We put into practise our road safety skills by walking sensibly to the church whilst spotting signs of Autumn. The children performed Autumn-themed songs, paraded around with their self-portrait and listened to their house captains, explaining what exciting adventures are ahead in their time at our school. Talk to your child about what they have enjoyed most about Foundation since starting in September. 

Stop, Look, Listen and Think!

The team from BCP road safety came to visit the children in foundation. First we read a story about staying safe when we are near roads or in a car. This included the importance of wearing a seatbelt and having a car seat. We then had the opportunity to role play pedestrians, cars, community police officers, traffic lights and road crossing officers so we all stayed safe as the lights changed near the pretend road in our hall. Ask your child what words they should use to check it is safe to cross the road with an adult...

A musical visit

On the last day before half-term, we had a musical visit from Grace Savage, a beatboxer. Grace taught us how to use different parts of our mouth to create different sounds, including ripples and clicks. Talk to your child about what they enjoyed, remembered, or have learnt to do!

Starting school!

What a fantastic first week we have had exploring our new classrooms and learning gardens! We are so proud of how the children have settled as they begin their new school adventure. Here are some of the things that we have been doing this week...