Class 1 2020 - 2021

Class 1 is our reception class here at St Paul's.
The teacher in Class 1 is Mrs Owen and the Teaching assistant is Mrs Edwards.

In September our doors open at 8.55am and the school day ends at 3.15pm. 
Our classroom and outdoor area is organised into different areas of continuous provision and children are free to explore all areas to support their learning.
We provide learning challenges and stimulating activities in each area to engage children's imaginations, follow their interests, and support their independent learning towards meeting the Early Learning Goals at the end of reception.
Adults will play alongside children in all areas of the classroom and outdoor area to observe and promote their learning, offering challenge, praise and support.
Children will also take part in small group work led by an adult.

Assessments are made regularly throughout the year as we track children's progress through the EYFS curriculum.

Useful class info and Reminders

Children will need to bring their own water bottle to school, clearly labelled with their name. They also need to bring their reading folder every day.
All clothing needs to have names clearly visible and it is always a good idea to make children aware of what their name label looks like, so they can easily identify their own belongings.

Fruit is provided for snack times but children may bring their own fruit if they prefer.

Milk is free for children under 5. It is available to purchase for children over 5 by logging in here: https://www.coolmilk.com
Please do not send any hand sanitser, lip balms, toys or trinkets into school. We are aiming to keep items brought from home to a minimum. 
If your child is bringing their own lunch, lunch boxes need to be removed from any other bag and placed in the classroom.
If your child is on school dinners please ensure they are preordered via the Dolce website. This is due to all food being made to order on the day, it is essential for the kitchen staff to know exactly what to prepare.

PE kits need to be in school - yellow t-shirt, black shorts and a pair of pumps/trainers.
PE this half term is on Thursdays.

We will notify you when we need your child to bring their wellies - we often go on welly walks in our school grounds and it can get a bit muddy!

Click on the icons below for further information on The EYFS curriculum, Phonics, Our Weekly Newsletter, The EYFS Brilliant Book List and our photo gallery.

 Dates for your diary:

School closed: 
Monday 3rd May - Bank Holiday 
Thursday 6th May - Local Elections

Whit Holidays - School closes on Friday 21st May and reopens on Monday 7th June.

Useful links:

Please download our School Spider APP https://apps.apple.com/jo/app/school-spider/id1030400910

Live Kitchen - School Dinners Log in

https://www.coolmilk.com - sign up to free school milk for under fives, or order milk for over fives.

REMOTE LEARNING

In the event of class self-isolation, bubble closures or lockdown, children will be set learning tasks to complete at home. 
Click here for most recent whole class home learning challenges.
Individual children who are self-isolating, due to test and trace and are not in school when the rest of their class is, will work through their isolation activity pack that has been sent home.

Home learning packs have already been sent home (yellow blank workbook and resources) copies of the resources can be found in the files below:

Home learning pack contents: 
How to use this pack guidance, Letter formation, Number formation, Outdoor Learning, Helping children to learn at home curriculum overview, flash cards 1 to 10

Click the red links below to access lots of brilliant home learning activities!

Phonics Pay - FREE Phonics games and Resources
We use this in school so children will be very familiar with it.

FREE - TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ  Log in details have been sent home - all children will have a log in and password. 

Twinkl Interactive games and activities, & printable worksheets

BBC Tiny Happy People - Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child's communication and language skills. Explore our simple activities and play ideas and find out about their amazing early development. https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people

Free online reading books >  https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ 
Ebooks flyer

Classroom Secrets > EYFS Home Learning Pack and EYFS Practical Ideas

Visit Spread the Happiness wesbsite and take part in some dough disco, or watch the spread the happiness YouTube channel. Shonette is brilliant! You will love her!

Download the 100 things to do at home activity sheet!

App suggestions and things to do at home to support your children's learning -  https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/#3