Poppy Class

Hi, my name is Sarah Holyoak and I have the privilege of teaching the wonderful children in Poppy class.

I am passionate about giving children the opportunity to explore, investigate and discover through play as this is a key part of their learning. Children learn best when they are happy, and I believe they are the happiest when they are playing! I am looking forward to getting to know all the families and children in Poppy class, and I am excited to embark on this school journey alongside you all!

Hello, my name is Megan Turner.

I teach Poppy class on a Thursday and Friday, and I’m really looking forward to joining the children on their exciting adventure into school life. I am also the Early Years Phase Lead. I love to read and share stories with children, especially funny ones. Outside of school I enjoy swimming and being around horses.

Events:

Week beginning 19th October: A local autumn walk - more information to follow.

Important Information:

We will meet the children on the playground in the mornings and support them to go up the steps and into class. Please do not come up onto the decking to put your child’s things away as it makes it very crowded and harder for children to move around.

Please ensure your child brings their book bag and a named water bottle to school each day. We ask you to practise reading or their phonics activities three times per week and to make a note in their reading record.

On a Wednesday afternoon Mr Rees will teach Music and Mr Leewarden will teach PE. Please send your child into school in their PE kit.

Home School Challenge:

Each term we will have a home: school challenge for all children to work on.

This term it is… Looking after my belongings

Our learning in poppy class

Theme – Rhythm and Rhyme	During Term 1, we will be learning...
PSED (Personal, Social and Emotional Development)	Our school rules: Safe, Responsible and Respectful and what that looks like in school. Building respectful relationships with other children and adults. Understanding the routines of the day.
Communication and Language Literacy	Listening and attention skills in whole class, group and one to one situations. Understanding who, when, where questions. Talking about themselves to adults and to the class. Phonological awareness: Understanding rhyme, alliteration and initial sounds in words.
Physical Development	Developing a tripod pencil grip and forming pre-writing shapes. Safely navigating the playground using bikes, trikes and climbing equipment. Balancing on one leg
Phonics	Phase 2 phonics s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff Common exception words I go to the into Blending to read words like sat, dog, mud Segmenting to spell words like tap, sit, cat. Watch this video to see the words and actions we will be learning. Phase 2 https://youtu.be/_orqT92Rom
Understanding the World	Me and my family City and countryside Naming different body parts
Expressive Arts and Design	Retelling stories. Role play. Exploring play opportunities including painting, drawing, playdough and junk modelling.
Maths	Maths songs 3D shape - describing, building and exploring shapes. Subitising one and two
Literacy	Each day we will have a whole class lesson focused on a high quality storybook. Who are you? -sharing all of the special things about each child, their family and their interests. Billy and the Beast: Understanding story structure and retelling stories. The Colour Monster: Learning about emotions. The Gingerbread man: Retelling stories and learning about the difference between city and countryside.