Foundation

Hello, and welcome to the Foundation Page! Our Foundation classes provide a beautiful environment for your child to begin their journey when they start school at EVPS. The team of staff are highly skilled and nurturing and are part of our award winning team who won the silver award in the Pearson National Teaching Awards for Early Years Team of the Year 2023.

About this class


Our Foundation classes at Eggbuckland Vale provide a warm and nurturing environment where our youngest learners can explore and discover the world around them through play-based activities and experiences.

Our ambitious and fun curriculum is based on the statutory early years foundation stage and puts the development of communication and language at the core of our practice. All seven areas of learning are carefully planned for, to ensure we take account of what children already know and can do, building on their strengths and meeting their development needs.

Meet the team

Miss Louise McCarthy

Miss Louise McCarthy

Class Teacher
Dolphins
Mrs Steph Hopcraft

Mrs Steph Hopcraft

Class Teacher
Turtles
Miss Jazmine Mead

Miss Jazmine Mead

Teaching Assistant
Mrs Kim Donovan

Mrs Kim Donovan

HLTA
Mrs Alison Brookes

Mrs Alison Brookes

Teaching Assistant, MTA
Mrs Charlene Mansell

Mrs Charlene Mansell

Teaching Assistant, ELSA Practitioner, MTA
Mrs Lucy Jessop

Mrs Lucy Jessop

Teaching Assistant
Mrs Sam Cambridge

Mrs Sam Cambridge

Teaching Assistant, MTA
Mrs Rachel Parnell

Mrs Rachel Parnell

Teaching Assistant

General Information

Please ensure all school uniform is clearly named.

Book Bag (named):

All children require a book bag which they will need to bring every day.

Water bottle (named):

A clear, water bottle with a sports-flip lid. No juice please!

Snack Time:

We will provide healthy snacks throughout the day. 

PE Days:

Children should wear their PE kits to school on a Monday.

Tapestry

Tapestry is the online learning journal we use at school to share your child’s achievements. We appreciate feedback from parents and encourage comments made following the observations we make in school. In addition to this we ask parents to include any observations of learning or achievements from home.

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