Mrs Kistle
Class Teacher
Mrs Sanders
Class Teacher
Mrs Hart
Support Staff
Welcome to Puffins - Reception/Year 1
We are excited to welcome the children to Puffins class as we start out learning journey together. As the children settle into the class we will be getting to know more about them. The children will talk about their feelings, as we read a range of stories in class, making links to feelings and reflecting on their own experiences.
This half term our learning theme is “Growing and Changing”.
In reception the children will learn about themselves and begin to look at plants and trees, thinking about what they need to grow. In year one the children will learn all about a variety of plants and trees, looking at how they grow and the function of each part of a plant, as we answer the question:
How do plants grow?
Reception children will be focussing on fine motor activities, practising writing newly taught sounds, forming letters correctly. Year one will be learning about nouns and verbs, and looking carefully at how to construct and write sentences.
In RE we will focus on Christianity as we explore the following questions:
Reception- “What makes people special?”
Year 1 - “Does God want Christians to Look After the World?”
In PE the children will practise a range of skills including underarm, overarm and chest passes to support them with invasion games.
In Maths the reception children will be exploring, comparing, sorting and creating patterns. The year 1 children will be focussing on place value within 10. We will also be using our knowledge of numbers to solve addition and subtraction problems within 10.
Throughout all lessons we will think about core values and our My Personal Best values- curiosity and imagination .
We will use Tapestry to share your child's learning with you and to share important class messages. Please make sure you check the app regularly. Click here for Tapestry website
Please make sure book bags are brought into school daily.
Puffins have PE on Mondays and Thursdays, please ensure that PE kits are in school every day, including a pair of trainers. The weather can be changeable during the Autumn term, please ensure your child has a coat or sunhat and sun cream, depending on the weather.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Mrs Kistle, Mrs Sanders and Mrs Hart
