The class teacher is Mrs Bevan, and the teaching assistants based in Ladybird Class are Mrs Gardiner and Mrs Venn.
We have PE on Wednesday and Thursday.
Please use this page to find out about our learning each term and to keep up to date with homework and other useful information.
Homework
Supporting your child with reading at home will make a huge difference to their progress at school. We celebrate in class how many times children read at home each week. The expectation is that your child reads 5 times a week and we ask that you make a quick note in your child’s reading record book (initials and the date is fine, or a little note if you want to comment).
Children in Reception have a sound book which is updated every week with the sounds they have been taught. Please encourage your child to practise these every day until they are confident and can recall the sounds instantly. As we learn sight words (words that can not be sounded out), they will also be stuck into sound books for you to help your child with a home.
Show and tell
We love to celebrate home learning in school and show and tell at the end of the day is the perfect opportunity for this. When your child has continued their learning at home, perhaps they might get creative and make something linked to our project, they might draw a picture linked to our learning, write a sentence or even a story or practised their maths skills please encourage them to bring it in (or email me a photo) and they can proudly share their learning with the class.
Term 2 - Let's Celebrate!
There is lots to celebrate this term! We will start by thinking about how and what we celebrate in our our own families. We will notice similarities and differences and will learn about some festivals and celebrations from around the world, including Diwali.
Our English curriculum this term is all about traditional tales and we will be retelling The Little Red Hen and The Gingerbread Man. Our story telling will inspire our Drawing Club themes and art activities from making stick puppets to drawing our favourite characters.
Term 2 would not be complete without a very special performance. This year, we look forward to performing The Wriggly Nativity and we will be busy learning songs and dances to share with you.
Term 1 - Under the Sea!
The children in Penguin Class have had a great start to school. The Year 1 children are fantastic role models for our new learners and they are settling confidently into the daily routine.
We started the year with our whole school project 'Under the Sea'. Based on the story 'Hooray For Fish!' the children got stuck into a whole variety of art activities to represent characters from the story.
The children love playing and exploring in our fabulous garden. We have discovered lots of tomatoes growing in a veg patch and have enjoyed using the green ones in the mud kitchen.
We have been listening to lots of stories and have enjoyed getting to know each other. We play lots of games to help us remember each others names.
Well done Penguin Class! Please enjoy looking at some photos...
Does your child like to drink milk?
Milk is given to reception class children free up until their 5th birthday.
If you would like them to continue to receive milk at breaktimes it needs to be ordered from School Milk Services. The link to order milk can be found here - School Milk Services
Phonics
Thank you for attending the Phonics Workshop at the end of Term 1. If you are unable to come and have any questions about how to support your child with reading at home please do not hesitate to ask. As mentioned at the meeting it is really important that your child learns to say the sounds correctly. Please see below a link to the video I shared at the meeting where the child confidently says each sound as it it should be.
I have also shared some websites with games that your children might like to play at home. Remember, little and often is best to keep your child engaged and motivated.
