Acorn
Welcome to Acorn class
Myself and Mrs Smith welcome you to Acorn class. We are a mixed age class of Reception and Year 1 children. We love learning both indoors and outdoors in a practical and fun way.
Throughout the Spring Term we will be looking at the changing season through observations and collections of natural objects. We are looking at the weather in the UK. In science we are learning about what plants need to grow healthy and our sunflower competition has begun.
Phonics
We follow the Read, Write, Inc phonics scheme (RWI) from the very start of Foundation Stage. Children will begin by learning the Set 1 sounds, then learning how to blend the sounds to read words.
They then move on to ‘Red Ditty’ books which include simple phrases to begin to build fluency. Red words are then introduced for children to learn by sight.
Set 2 sounds are then introduced and reading books will come home which reflect the sounds that are being taught in class.
Supporting Phonics at Home
'Early Years Learning is Fun' is the Youtube channel created by Michelle Hayers to support children with their phonics at home. These short videos are in the same style of the class lessons, they are designed to be interactive with children joining in and to develop confidence and fluency with reading at home, in line with what is being taught at school. Click on the links below:
Green words using Set 1 sounds for speedy reading
Green words using Set 2 sounds for speedy reading
A Guide to the phonic screening test including real and alien words (Year1)
Reading books are changed on a Monday and Thursday. They Should be read 3 times to aid fluency and understanding.
Year 1 recap Set 2 sounds and are then introduced to Set 3 sounds and will continue to use the RWI scheme to develop reading and writing skills.
P.E. days
Acorn Class P.E. days are Monday and Friday. This term our P.E. focus is Dance and net and wall games. s Children need to come dressed in P.E. kit including trainers.
Forest school sessions
Mrs Smith and I are fully trained Forest School Leaders, every week we also take part in Forest School. During this time we explore a range of learning opportunities through nature based activities. This includes looking at our local environment, plants, animals and the changing seasons.
Outdoor learning is a large part of our learning in Acorn class and children have access to an outdoor area all of the time. It is important that children come to school every day with a waterproof coat with a hood and keep a pair of wellies on the rack outside which they can access independently.
Please keep your child’s reading book and diary in their book bag and sign it each time you hear your child read.
Please log in to your child’s Seesaw (Year 1) or Tapestry (FS) account to see what they have been doing.
Parent information - Reception baseline assessment