Welcome to Foundation at Wavendon Gate School. Please scroll down the page to find out more about us.
Meet the team
Class Teachers
- Miss Hough – FA Class teacher
- Miss Thimaya/Mrs Gentry – FB Class teachers
- Mrs Sear – Class teacher and phase leader (maternity leave)
Teaching assistants
- Mrs Sidat – Higher level teaching assistant
- Mrs Fernando – Teaching assistant
- Miss Edmans – Teaching assistant
- Mrs Shaw – Teaching assistant
All of our Foundation team are trained in paediatric first aid. Please speak to the school reception if you have any questions regarding our first aid procedures or see our medical page on this website.
Focus storybooks
Here are a selection of some of the stories we share in class during the year.
Fiction
Non fiction
Homework
Pupils in foundation are expected to read to their phonics book to an adult at least four times each week. If your child is finding it difficult, please talk to their class teacher.
Reading
Please log all of your child’s reading experiences in their reading diary. This could be them reading to you or you enjoying a book together. Click on the link below for a parents guide to phonics.
Tapestry
Families are encouraged to share their learning at home with school using Tapestry, an online portal. Class teachers upload pupil achievements and work in school regularly. Click on the link below to log onto Tapestry.
PE Days
Please make sure that children have their PE kit in school on the day below. A list of appropriate PE kit can be found by clicking here.
| Class FA | Tuesday | |
| Class FB | Tuesday |
Curriculum Information
Please click on the following links to view your child’s curriculum.
Baseline Assessment Information
What is the Reception Baseline Assessment?
The Reception Baseline Assessment is a statutory assessment that all schools are required to perform with pupils within the first six weeks of them starting reception. It is a standardised assessment that assesses pupils language, communication, literacy and mathematics skills.
How is the assessment carried out?
The assessment takes roughly 20 minutes to complete with each child and is carried out with a trained member of staff. The children are given tasks to complete using practical resources that the child can manipulate. The assessment is carried out on a 1:1 basis.
How are the assessments used?
The assessments are not designed to label or track individual pupils. The data that the assessments collect creates a school-level progress measure which will show the progress pupils make from reception until the end of key stage 2. Teachers will receive a series of short, narrative statements that tell them how their pupils performed in the assessment. These can be used to inform teaching within the first term.
Where can I find out more information?
Please click the link below to find out more information. Alternatively you can speak to a member of the reception team.