Welcome to Class One

We are the Robins and are made up of Nursery and Reception. Mr Davies is our teacher and Mrs Sherlock helps with our learning everyday. 

If you have any questions or would like to share wow moments from your child's home life please do not hesitate to email me.

davies@kingsleystjohns.co.uk

We understand that your child is precious and a gift from God and that leaving them in our care can be a little upsetting, particularly at the start of the year. Rest assured that we will love, cherish and care for your child each and everyday. Try to encourage your child to grow in their independence as the term develops and encourage them to enter school without parental support. Staff will be available on the playground every morning from 8:45 to discuss any news for the day.

'We love because God first loved us.'

1 John 4:19

Summer 2021

Welcome back to our Summer term. During this term our learning will see our reception Robins start to make the transition to fly the nest and become Year 1 Sparrows in September. To help them on that journey, and help our nursery Robins continue theirs, we will be looking at fairy tales and traditional tales which involve castles and mythical beasts, such as Jack and the beanstalk. During the first half term we will plant seeds, look after our outdoor plants and environment and learn more about stories and tales our grandparents were told, as well as traditional tales from other cultures. After half term, we will be using the theme 'Pirates on the high seas' to link our learning to that in Class 2 and aid that transition further… whilst also having lots of fun and excitement still learning as Robins. Phonics will continue to be of great importance during this term as we try to ensure that we know as much as possible in preparation for next year. Here's to an exciting term…

Prime areas

Personal, social and emotional development
Physical development
Communication and language

Specific areas

Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the world
Expressive arts and design

All of our learning and play will be structured, meaningful and exciting. We love to be creative and use our imagination when exploring the different areas inside and outside the classroom. Our outdoor area has lots of exciting things to do.

Phonics and reading

As Robin's we are starting to learn how different sounds have different meanings, sometimes that could be recognising different sounds in our environment (phase 1) or the different phonemes and graphemes we use to read and spell words (phase 2+). We will have discrete phonics sessions at least once a day for all children.

General information

Please ensure PE kits are in school for Reception children

Please bring drinks bottles daily for water. These must be labelled and not single use bottles.

Please clearly label all you child's belongings

Please ensure any hair longer that shoulder length is tied back.

A waterproof coat is essential as a large proportion of your child's day may be outside.