Elm

Elm

Mrs Laye and Mrs Liddell

Mr Edwards & Mrs Molloy

Drop Off Time: Between 8.40-8.55am

Collection Time: 3.10pm

Welcome to our class page. Have a look here to find out about routines, key information and photos of what we have been learning.

Teachers

Mrs Liddell

Hello! I am Mrs Liddell. I am married to Marcus and have three children, Ellie, Alfie and Jessica. I have been teaching for over 25 years and I particularly enjoy teaching phonics and reading. I love creating and making things. I enjoy lovely long walks at the weekend and watching my children play sport, especially hockey.

Mrs Laye

Hello! I am Mr Laye. I have been teaching here at The Pines for a while now and have taught lots of big brothers & sisters. I am now married (after a long 10 year wait!) and have 2 boys at home, who keep me on my feet! I like being outdoors, playing games with my family, reading books and swimming.

Also working in Elm will be Mr Edwards & Mrs Molloy.

Class Routines

Children will enter and leave school using the door into the Reception classroom. Please let the office know if a different adult is collecting your child.

The children will all be encouraged to look after their belongings and to be independent. Please help your child by labelling their clothes, shoes, lunch box and water bottle. Please do not send toys from home into school as we cannot guarantee that they will not get lost or broken.

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)

Library books will be sent home for an adult to enjoy reading to the children. These will be changed every Thursday.

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

In Reception, we will begin Drawing Club, this is an exciting club where we encourage children to create pictures and words linked to a text with some new and adventurous vocabulary. We will begin looking at The Three Little pigs story. In Phonics, we will be recapping the Phase 2 graphemes we saw in the Autumn term, with a focus on tricky words. The children will learn how to apply their phonics to read words and short sentences as well as to write words and phrases. In Maths, we will begin looking at patterns, spotting and recreating them in our play. We will move on to continue exploring the cardinality and subitising of numbers to 10. This will enable the children to develop a sense of 'how-many-ness' for quantities to 10.

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.

You will have received a letter with a QR code. This will give you the instructions needed to sign up to this platform. Please see Mrs Laye if you do not have access or have not received a code.