Class 1
Welcome to Class 1! We are Mrs Godman and Mrs Adams.
We are delighted to welcome Mrs Adams to Class 1 as our EYFS and KS1 Lead Teacher, following her time teaching in Class 2! Together, along with the fantastic support of Miss Shepherd and Mrs Janes, we are so excited for the year ahead.
The Class 1 team aims to foster a warm, inclusive classroom environment where every child is empowered to flourish, feel happy, and know they belong.
We hope this page keeps parents and carers up to date with all the exciting adventures happening in our unit. We can't wait to guide the children as they continue to discover all the wonderful, magical things that make Nursery and Reception so special!
Timetable
Meet the Teacher Presentation
Please find the link above to our Class 1 Meet the Teacher slides.
We began by welcoming the parents who were able to join us and introducing the Class 1 team and the days we work in school. We then shared our school aims and explained what these will look like in Class 1.
We want our children to be curious. We encourage them to ask questions, explore and learn through hands-on experiences. Our curiosity areas in Nursery and Reception are designed to spark thinking and support exploration. We also use technology to support learning in meaningful ways across the curriculum.
We want our children to feel challenged. We provide lots of support to help children succeed, including clearly labelled resources, encouragement to work independently, and examples of number and letter formation in the classroom and outdoor area. Our aim is to make learning ambitious, accessible, broad and balanced for every child.
Most importantly, we want every child to feel safe and nurtured in our classroom. We want to work closely with you so that your child feels confident, happy, unafraid to make mistakes, and successful at school.
We also looked at the seven areas of learning in the EYFS, including the Prime and Specific areas. We shared key dates for the year and reminded parents to visit the Class 1 pages on the school website. There are also helpful tips in the Additional Information section of the EYFS curriculum page.
We explained our usual weekly timetable and how the children spend some time together, as well as learning separately in Nursery and Reception for phonics, maths and English.
Finally, we talked about home learning, especially the importance of reading. We want all children to develop a lifelong love of books. Reading regularly at home makes a big difference, so please continue to share picture and story books at home and talk together about stories.