Our Teachers are Miss Stanley (Mon- Wed) and Miss Morrison (Thurs- Fri)

Teacher Email addresses: 

stas826@mastacademy.co.uk

morrs489@mastacademy.co.uk

We are a class of YR children

In the early weeks and months, the children will be busy getting to know each other, exploring the environment, and learning how to use the different areas and resources appropriately. During this time please be aware that your child may get messy! Lots of the activities that are available are exciting and new, this means it will take time to learn how to use resources responsibly and for their intended purpose. While we aim to keep everyone as neat and tidy as they arrived by providing protection like aprons, often curiosity, newfound independence and being introduced to new learning opportunities gets the better of us! 

Please ensure that all items of clothing are labelled, including PE kits and items like vests. We will aim to collect any 'lost property' and have it available for you to look through at the end of the day.  

Eventually the children will work in small adult led groups throughout the morning for phonics and math learning while the rest of the class work independently. This may sometimes be a focused activity that builds on the new skill that has been previously taught or Child Led activities, across both the classroom and the outside area, where their skills and independence will continue to grow.  

Term 5

 Our topic is Ready, Steady, Grow.  The children will explore where food comes from and learn what seeds and plants need to grow and grow a variety of plants. They will explore what is a healthy lifestyle, including eating fruit and vegetables, exercise and teeth brushing. They will also find about the life cycle of animals and plants.

In Maths we will be recapping numbers up to 20 and move on to adding more and taking away from a number.

In RE we will be learning about other religions including Judaism and Sikhism.

In PE we will be exploring how to balance using different parts of our body.

Our Learning

• Our teachers use the EYFS curriculum for our planning, and we base our learning around what we are interested in, what motivates us and we learn about others through the many special celebrations that are significant to us and our families.  

• We learn to read and write using the Read, Write, Inc. phonics programme. Parents can find out more here: Read, Write Inc.  

• Literacy is very important to us, and reading and writing are school priorities this year. We love sharing and talking about stories, and developing our writing skills through a wide range of mark-making opportunities. 

• Our Mathematics curriculum focuses on number, and shape, space and measure.  We use some elements from the White Rose program.  Our work is mostly practical, but we are also encouraged to record our own mathematical thinking in various ways. 

• We follow 'Understanding Christianity', a Religious Education programme from the Rochester Diocese. You can find more information on the R.E. page. 

• We follow the Greenacre Sports Partnership P.E. curriculum.  

PE

• P.E. is on a Wednesday.

• We begin by becoming more responsible for our belongings, keeping it simple to begin with by removing our shoes and socks. As the year progresses we will bring a full PE kit to school and get changed in class. It is very important that our clothes are named as items can get muddled, even when we try our best to keep them tidy!  

• We will notify you when we are going to start changing into our full PE kit.
• We need to wear a white  T-shirt, plain, dark shorts and plimsolls or trainers. 
• When it is cold outside we can keep warm with a pair of plain, dark tracksuit bottoms or leggings and our school jumper. 
• We need to tie our hair back and take off any jewellery before we come to school. 
• We cover newly pierced earrings with tape. Parents must put this on at home before we come to school. 

Behaviour

Butterfly class are expected to follow the school’s rules at all times so that they can flourish and grow together:-

Rewards

• The children are rewarded on ClassDojo with points for showing the values or skills that enable them to Flourish and grow. 

• Additionally, every Friday, children, who have followed our school rules & shown our school values, will be chosen for the 'Flourish and Grow' award. Similarly, a child may receive a 'Values Award', which,this term, is for demonstrating our school value of 'faith'. Our awards are presented during Friday's Vision in Action assembly.

Challenges

• In every lesson, our teachers encourage us to deepen our learning through exciting challenges.

Homework

• We will send out books for the children to read with you at home.  
• Homework activities will be set every Friday. This will either be a literacy task or a numeracy task. We ask that this is completed by the following Friday.
• Letter writing and number writing practice on alternate nights. 

​​​​Partnership Power

• We have an informal open door policy in reception class
• You can speak to our teachers in the mornings, or after school when all of the children have been seen off safely.
• If these times are not convenient, you can phone the school office (01634 844135) and request that the teacher phones you back to arrange a mutually convenient time to meet.  Or you can write a note and send it in your child's book bag.
• Alternatively please feel free to email us - see details at the top of this page.