Teachers and Teaching Assistants

The class teacher is Mrs Smith and then from December Mrs Webb will return from maternity leave to teach one day a week. Our teaching assistant is Mrs Bullock.  

Reading

Each week the children will bring home a decodable reading book (with words that can be sounded out) as well as a story to share from our class library. We give the children decodable books so that they can practice their phonics skills and the same book is read 3 times at home so that the children can read the book aloud confidently. We will begin by sending a book home without words for you to share together and then books with words as we start our phonic lessons. The library book is for you to read and enjoy with your child. These books are changed weekly. Please write in the reading record to acknowledge when your child has read at home and how they are getting on. The children receive raffle tickets for reading 5 times a week and at the end of each half term the raffle is drawn!  One lucky child from each class receives a prize and a special story time with Mrs Pass!  

P.E

The children will have PE sessions twice a week, these are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. PE sessions will be both outside and inside. The children will need their PE kits in school ready for Thursday to practise getting changed for the lesson and they will then go home wearing their PE kit (with their school uniform in their PE bag). On Tuesday, please send your child to school wearing their PE kit. As the weather turns colder, the children will need tracksuit bottoms and a PE jumper as they continue to use the outdoor space for PE. We appreciate that getting changed is tricky, but we do encourage the children to begin to get dressed independently, so practicing at home will help this run more smoothly and build their confidence.

Wellies

Please send in a named pair of wellies.  We will be using these for outdoor learning and playtimes if needed.  

Water Bottles

Please ensure your child has a named water bottle in school.  Our school policy is that these are filled with water.  Please make sure these are returned each day.