Welcome to Year R!

A very warm welcome to all our Year R children and families! We are so pleased to welcome you to our class and have enjoyed beginning to get to know our new children.

The children have made a fantastic start to school and are already beginning to settle into their new routines. They have been learning how we do things in Year R, getting to know their teachers and beginning to make new friends.

We have been busy exploring our classroom, both inside and out, discovering all the different areas and resources available to us. It has been wonderful to see the children becoming more familiar with their new surroundings and beginning to grow in confidence as they explore, play and learn together.

Coming Up… On Safari! 🦁🐒🐘

Very soon, we will be beginning our first exciting topic, “On Safari!”

We will be exploring the wonderful world of zoo and safari animals, finding out where they live, what they look like and how they are different from one another. We will have lots of opportunities for imaginative play, stories, creative activities and hands-on learning as we discover more about the animals of the world.

We will also be sharing our Topic Web and Family Learning activities, so you can see what we will be learning about and enjoy some of the learning together at home.

Starting Our Phonics and Reading Journey 📚

We will also soon be beginning our phonics and reading journey. The children will be learning how to listen carefully to sounds, recognise and learn new sounds, and begin developing the skills they need to become confident readers and writers.

We are very excited to begin this special journey with the children and look forward to sharing their progress with you along the way.

We are looking forward to a wonderful first term together, filled with new friendships, exciting discoveries and lots of learning!

Mrs Garrett