Elm
Elm
Mrs Taylor
Mrs Molloy, Miss Velzian, Mrs Boothman, Miss Cox, Miss Mauro
Mr Edwards, Mr Griffin (student volunteers)
Drop Off Time: Between 8.40-8.55am
Collection Time: 3.10pm
Welcome to our class page.
Teacher Bio
Also working in Elm will be Mrs Molloy, Miss Velzian, Mrs Boothman, Miss Cox, Miss Mauro and our student volunteers, Mrs Edwards and Mr Griffin.
Class Routines
Children will enter and leave school using the door into the Reception classroom.
PE lessons will be on a Friday - please send your child to school in their PE kit (green / white t-shirt, black shorts/ plain sports trousers, socks & trainers)
Reading books will be changed weekly which will enable all children to show-off the reading skills they have been learning at school using books which contain the same sounds and tricky words they have been working on. Please send your child's reading book and reading record into school everyday. In school, children read in a group 3 x a week to develop their reading skills. Reading records will be stamped to show this.
Children will also choose a library book to take home each week for them to share with an adult. These books will not be matched to the children's reading ability so they are for an adult to enjoy reading to the children.
Learning Environment
We are privileged to have a spacious, exciting and well-resourced EYFS. Our classroom and outdoor space is set up for independent access of resources, enabling children to pursue their own fascinations. Children free flow between the inside and outside spaces giving them the freedom to learn in a way that best suits their needs and interests. We are continually updating and improving our environment based on the needs and interests of each cohort but just some of the things you would find set up at the moment are: sandpit, water tray, sensory tuff tray, mark making and writing opportunities, junk modelling and creative area, gross motor equipment such as balancing beams, large tyres, crates and blocks, small world resources, roleplay area, snack table, stage and musical instruments, maths area, investigation area, fine motor table and more!
Our Current Learning
This term, we will continue to work on the Personal, Social and Emotional skills of turn-taking, sharing and team work. We will practise communicating ideas in more detail for collaborative projects. We will continue to develop reading and writing skills by learning more graphemes in phonics, particularly digraphs (2 letters, 1 sound) and trigraphs (3 letters, 1 sound). We will apply this learning in reading groups, reading at home and in writing in play and for specific tasks. In maths, we will spend lots of time finding out about the composition of numbers between 5 and 10 which will help to learn number bonds. Lots of our learning will be based on the traditional tales ‘The Three Little Pigs’ and ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’.
Star of the Week
Seesaw
Seesaw is an online learning platform and app which is used to create a record of a child's journey through their early years. Teachers, early years practitioners and parents all contribute to their child's record using photos, written comments and videos. All information held in the platform is stored securely, and can be downloaded and shared as required. Parents are able to view online their child’s progress and how much fun they’re having,
More information about Seesaw will follow.
What we are Learning
Spring Term Knowledge Organisers
Meet the Teacher
Reception Baseline Assessment
Useful websites
Click the links to explore some activities with your children, these will support the learning we do in school.
Phonics
Maths
Programmes (available on iPlayer)
Time for School
Numberblocks
Alphablocks
Colourblocks