I am sure we can all agree that this year will be one we will never forget! We started the year at school, learning how to play and work together. Watching the children’s confidence blossom in performing was a personal highlight for me during the Winter Show. I remember seeing the wonderful Mr Men costumes flooding the corridors and above all the laughter and smiles that filled each room. Throughout all the challenges and new concepts, the children have shown how creative and adaptable they all are. They have continued to build effective communication through face to face and distance learning models of learning. Most of all, the children have shown great resilience and connection. Even though we are not physically together, the Foundation Stage journey has carried on successfully and friendships have continued to grow. All the children should be proud and celebrate their own personal achievements and the progress made. On behalf of all the Foundation Stage Staff, I can say how privileged we have all been sharing these precious first memories of school life together.
Head of Early Years Foundation Stage
Below is a poem I have adapted by Stacy Anne Bax that reminds me of all the FS children
Busy Buzzy Bee What do you see? I see my Hartland friends social distancing like me. If you look very carefully you will see, The busy bees are staying home with their families. Inside their hives, Their safe place inside. Birthdays are celebrated, zoom calls are made, Books are read, And new games are being played. Baking, crafting, gardening and dancing, That’s what they like to do, Some like exercising with the Hartland PE Team too! Rainbows have been painted, Drawings through stories have appeared, Spreading the love for all the Doctors and Nurses they cheered!
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YEARBOOK 2019-20
Things are different they say, But its not all that bad, We are safe and well. That makes me happy, not sad. We listen, we care, And to show that we do, We are being safe busy bees, And I hope you are too. So, wash your hands, stay at home, We are all in this together, You are not alone. When all this is over, and the virus has gone away, I will see my Hartland friends again, Please come and play! For now, I will send them my love, with honey, hugs and laughter, Till we meet again my Hartland friends, Stay home, Stay safe, We will live happily ever after
