Class 1

Welcome to Class 1: our bright, spacious classroom that looks out onto the school field and our forest school, and home this year to our Nursery and Reception class. 

The teachers are Mrs Bishop, Mrs Steele and Mrs Raynes and we have support from our wonderful teaching assistants Mrs Gowing, Ms Brown and Mrs Norman. 

The classroom has lots of exciting areas of learning to explore.

Autumn 1: Our School

We start the Autumn term with our new topic ‘Our School’. This topic is a lively and fun topic to teach children simple fieldwork and observational skills as they study the geography of our school, the grounds and the key human and physical features of the surrounding environment, as well as supporting the children starting school: developing routines, sharing experiences, and building friendships. Our main aim over the first few days is to begin to get to know the children (e.g., likes and dislikes, interests etc.), encourage the children to try a variety of new activities, use a variety of resources and explore their new environment.

During the first few days, we will have  ‘play to learn’ time to encourage the children to explore their new setting, new resources, new people and begin communicating with and forming friends.

We are very lucky to have a range of learning environments available to us, including our indoors, outdoors and Forest School. Each week the activities and learning opportunities will change according to what we are learning about.

In Class 1, your child will have the opportunity to learn through a variety of fun, adult directed and child-initiated activities. 

Fine motor skills are activties, which develop children’s fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, using the small muscles in our hands and wrists. We rely on these skills to do key tasks in school, at work, and in everyday life. Fine motor skills involve a coordinated effort between the brain and muscles. They’re built on the gross motor skills that let us make bigger movements, like running or jumping. Here are some examples of when we use fine motor skills:

  • Holding a pen or pencil
  • Drawing pictures and writing neatly
  • Using a keyboard
  • Using scissors, rulers, and other tools
  • Daily tasks like getting dressed and brushing their teeth.