Our Reception and Year 1 class blends the play-based, child-led ethos of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) with the more structured curriculum expectations of Year 1. We provide a carefully planned continuous provision environment that offers clear developmental progression, enabling children to practise and apply their skills independently while also taking part in focused adult-led learning opportunities.

This half term, our learning will be centred around the exciting theme of 'Marvellous Me'. Through engaging activities, stories and hands-on experiences, children will explore their own identities, families, friendships, emotions and what makes each of us unique. We will also develop our communication, literacy, mathematical and creative skills through a range of purposeful play and curriculum-based learning opportunities.

P.E. lessons take place on Wednesday and Thursday, so please ensure your child has their P.E. kit in school on these days.

Our classroom environment encourages curiosity, independence and confidence, supporting every child to grow as a learner while fostering a love of discovery and exploration.

Take a look at our medium-term plan to find out more about the exciting learning and experiences we will be enjoying throughout the term.

We teach our children to read through a scheme called RWI. RWI relies on a strict ‘stage not age’ ability grouping system, where children from all year groups are completely mixed and allocated to different groups across the school based on their half-termly phonics assessments. 

We believe in teaching children the importance of brushing their teeth from a young age, as this helps to build good habits that they can carry with them for the rest of their lives.  

Big Brush Club is a supervised toothbrushing scheme funded by the NHS, being delivered to early years settings across the Southwest.