Welcome to Year 1 and Year 2 children in Larch Class!  

Please find some useful information below regarding timetables and learning in Larch class.

Mrs Camelford- Larch class teacher: Early Reading&Phonics Lead/Early Years&Key stage 1 Lead  
Mrs Pointen- Larch class teaching assistant (Mon, Tues, Thurs&Fri)
Miss Rounce- Larch class teaching assistant (Weds)
Miss Rowe- Early Reading and Phonics support assistant (Mon, Tues&Weds)

PE 

Year 1 will have PE on Monday and Thursday afternoons
Year 2 will have PE on Monday and Thursday afternoons

They can come to school dressed in their PE kit on these days.

Forest School

There is no forest school for Key Stage 1 this half term.

Children need wear: long trousers and a long-sleeved top, shoes that are not school shoes such as trainers, old hiking boots and they must have a pair of wellies,  a water-proof coat

Please prepare for them to get muddy! 

Children can come in their forest school clothes (see above) and please put any extra forest school clothes in a bag and bring them to school on Thursday mornings.  

Phonics and Reading:

Year 1:  We will be continuing to do Phonics every day and the children will be doing group reading twice a week and will be given a Little Wandle Phonics reading book each week which they will bring home. Please read with child at home to develop their phonic knowledge and fluency.

Year 2:  Most of the Year 2 children will move on from phonics this year and therefore they will not have a Little Wandle Reading Phonics book, but will have a levelled Accelerated Reader book which will be changed once your child has read it 3 x a week and completed a short comprehension quiz. 

Please can you try and hear your child read every night – just for 5 minutes if you can – as it does make such a difference.  

Spellings:

The children will be given spellings every Friday and they will be given a spelling book to take home. Please try and help your child practice their spellings at home by writing them in their spelling book- they will have a spelling quiz every Friday.

We are all looking forward to a brilliant year in Larch class! If you have any questions or queries please do come and ask.