Welcome to Larch Class

Welcome to the new school year 2025 / 2026 and welcome to the 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 Tuesday and Thursday 

Year 2 will have PE on a Tuesday afternoon

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

Forest School

Year 2 will be doing Forest school on Thursday afternoon, followed by Year 1 AFTER 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 starting Phonics next week and the children will be doing group reading and will be given a Little Wandle Phonics reading book each week.

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 reading for pleasure 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 test 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.

Autumn Term Knowledge Organisers