St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Foundation

Welcome to Foundation 
 
At St Joseph's we believe that children learn best through play in an environment that supports them to be both independent and collaborative whilst celebrating their own creativity and curiosity.
 
We promote the children's personal social and emotional development to ensure the children feel safe, happy and enthusiastic to learn.
 
Our mission statement plays an important role in fulfilling our hopes and expectations for the children in our class.
 
Should you need any further information, please feel free to contact us and we will be happy to help. 

Miss Sam Longhurst

EYFS Teacher

samantha.longhurst@plymouthcast.com
Email

Mrs R Sheldon

Teaching Assistant

General Information
  
Our door is always open for you to come and talk to us about your child. The main way in which we communicate with you is through Class Dojo. I am available each morning and at the end of day. My time out of class for planning is on a Wednesday afternoon and every other Tuesday afternoon however I am always available via email or Class Dojo. If you have a concern which may take a little longer to discuss I'll arrange with you a time when we can meet.
Please note that I will not respond to Dojo messages or emails past 6pm but will happily pick these up the following morning. 
 
 
 
 
 
EYFS Long Term Plan

PE 

PE happens once a week and is taken by a PE specialist. Your child should come to school on our PE day wearing their PE kit.  Foundation's PE day is Wednesday.

Outdoor provision

At St Joseph's we are incredibly lucky to have The Pioneers project which is an outside curriculum run by Mr Driscoll. The children will take part in this each week on a Wednesday afternoon. The children potentially will get a bit wet and muddy, if you would like to bring a pair of named wellies in and leave them with us for the term, pelase feel free to do so.

Reading at home 

Sharing books together is a really important part of helping your child to develop and learn. As the term progresses we will begin to give the children a book to take home each week, once returned, the children can swap their book for another one. For Phonics, we follow the Read Write Inc scheme; your child will bring home a RWI reading book alongside their reading for pleasure book. We ask that children read with you at least four times a week which should be recorded in their reading records. Reading for pleasure books along with a small homework task will be given out on Friday, to be returned on the following Thursday. We will start this once we feel the children are ready.

 

Snacks

The children are given free snacks in foundation. We vary these throughout the week but it will always be fruit or vegetables. The children are more than welcome to bring in their own healthy snack from home too. Please ensure the children bring a named water bottle with them every day. 

 

Uniform

Please ensure that all children's uniform is named.

If you need any help with purchasing uniform, please speak to Mrs Penelrick our Parent Support Advisor who will be happy to help you. 

Important dates
 
  • Wednesday 10th September -
    All children in from 8.45 - 15.30.
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