Little Owl Class Reception

Welcome to Little Owl Class

Little Owl Class is our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Reception Class.

Within Little Owl Class we have two ‘nests’: Barn Owls and Tawny Owls.

In Little Owl Class we love to learn and particularly enjoy to explore the outdoors, finding and using natural resources to help us learn new things. We discover through play and use a range of brilliant stories to guide our learning. Our timetable is a combination of child initiated learning and adult led activities. Our wonderful indoor and outdoor learning environment provides endless learning opportunities; we can follow our own interests and access exciting weekly challenges. Adult led learning takes place in small groups or in our ‘nests’.

The EYFS Team

Teachers

Mrs Garrick - Barn Owls

Miss Heald - Tawny Owls

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Daw

Mrs Macdonald

Mrs Stephenson

Values

Our Church School Values

LOVE KINDNESS FORGIVENESS PERSEVERANCE RESPECT COMMUNITY

Our value this term is Kindness

We will learn about honesty through stories, role play and through discussions in our Class Worship and Talking Time sessions.

Term 1

What are we learning about?

OURSELVES

Week 1 & 2: Owl Babies

During the first 2 weeks we will be exploring all of the exciting areas in our classroom, playing with our friends and learning our school routine. We will share the story Owl Babies – perfect for Little Owl Class! – a brilliant story for settling and reassuring children during their first week at big school.

Week 3 & 4: All About Me

We will split into Barn Owl Class and Tawny Owl Class. We will also begin Read Write Inc daily phonics lessons and the children will come home with phonics flashcards so that they can practise the sounds at home. We will be thinking and talking about what makes us unique and drawing self-portraits.

Week 5 & 6: Our Bodies

We will be learning about our bodies and ways to keep healthy. We will sing ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ and a special song about teeth to remind us of the importance of brushing them twice a day.

Week 7 & 8: Our Families

We will be talking about the important people in our lives and how they are related to us. We are going to be drawing pictures and making our very own family tree. Please send in some baby photos when we start ~ Our families. A reminder will be sent on Dojo.

Useful Information for the new term.

As we start the new term please ensure you label your child’s uniform and belongings. It is extremely useful in making sure it returns home again.

We have a daily time for a snack. We provide the children with a healthy snack in school. If you would like to bring in an additional/different fruity and healthy snack you are very welcome. We are a nut free school - Please make sure they are nut free!

Please bring in a spare pair of wellies and clothes to stay in school whilst your child is in reception. We do plenty of exploring outside in all weathers and sometimes we might get a little muddy - so we want to be prepared.

Phonics – Phonics will take place every morning from the start of our first full week in school.

The children will start to learn a new sound each week. We follow Read, Write Inc. After your child has learnt some sounds these will be sent home. Please can your child practise reading their sounds with an adult at home several times each week. This will really help to consolidate their learning and develop their reading fluency.

PE - PE will take place on Mondays with Mrs Garrick and Miss Heald and on Thursdays with Coach Ben. Please ensure that the children wear their PE kits to school on these days.

We will share updates of our learning journey with parents on our Class Dojo page.

Keep a look out for Little Owls on our School Instagram page too!