Reception & KS1
Our Classroom
Reception and KS1 Long Term Plans 2024 - 2025
Click here to see the long term plan for Reception/Year 1 and Year 2 for this academic year
Autumn 2 2024
We had a wonderful first half term and the children thoroughly enjoyed the topic' Marvellous Me'. All the children have settled into School life and routines well and they are all showing kindness to others and making lots of friends and it is lovely to see so many happy smiley children in class.
This half term we are focusing on Autumn Festivals and we have so many exciting activities and lots of learning planned. If you would like to look over all we are covering this half term have a look at the long term plans above. Autumn 2 is always exceptionally busy with Christmas and preparation for our Nativity. This year we are going to be performing a 'Boogie Woogie Nativity' I am sure you will love it as the children are so enthusiastic already as the songs are fabulous. We also have lots of fun activities planned both inside the classroom and outside in Forest School. The children are also connecting with our linked together School Audley Infants in Blackburn. Mrs Burcher is having a Diwali day on the 1st of November and judging by how much the children enjoyed the Sikhism day last half term I am sure this will be huge success.
Farm Shop 2024
Hi Everyone,
The spring term was wonderful and the children really enjoyed the topics we covered in particular the topic of the Great Outdoors focusing on dinosaurs. The work produced was of a very high standard and as a celebration of the wonderful work we took the children to the Manchester Museum where they met Stan the T Rex saw fossils and learned even more dinosaur facts.
The summer term is now here and our topic is the farm shop and the children are already showing great enthusiasm over foods from around the world, farming and healthy eating.
This half term we have already connected with our pen pals at Audley School in Blackburn and we are very much looking forward to welcoming them to our School for the day. We also have lots of other fun activities planned for the children.
If you need anything at all please feel free to pop in to see me.
Best Wishes
Mrs Taylor
Hello Everyone,
All the children have had a wonderful first half term and they are all happy and settled.
Over the last 6 weeks the children have all produced some fantastic work and they have all got very involved in our topic ' Penguins, Possums and Pigs' . They have loved finding out about animals and I am sure you will all be very impressed at Parents evening when you look at the incredible work produced by them all. The children continue to have lots of fun in forest school and our wonderful outdoors.
This half term our topic is 'Fighting fit and Festivals' the curriculum letter is below. Autumn 2 is always a busy time as alongside we will be working on our Nativity performance, we are also having a Diwali day and our annual trip to the panto alongside many other Christmas activities.
If you need any further information or a chat about your child's learning please pop in to see me anytime.
Best Wishes
Mrs Taylor
Curriculum Letter
Hello Everyone,
I hope you have all had a wonderful Easter Break and at least we did have some sunshine.
I can hardly believe that we are entering the summer term!
This half term our topic is Wind in the Willows all the details are in the curriculum letter attached. Lots of learning will be taking place outside which the children always love.
The Year 2 children will be having booster sessions in preparation for their SATs in May and the Year 1 children will also be having booster for their phonics screening tests in June.
We are also having a student Teacher in KS1 this term so that will be great.
If you need anything at all please do not hesitate to call into School to see me.
Best Wishes
Mrs Taylor
Hello Everyone,
Hope you all having a lovely half term break. Just to let you all know that the topic this half term is 'Green Fingers' the curriculum letter is attached. This half term we will be having lots of fun learning about plants, flowers and trees, lots of our learning will be taking place outside.
If you need any more information please feel free to either pop in to see me or send me an email c.taylor@brennands.lancs.sch.uk
Best Wishes
Mrs Taylor
Curriculum Letter Green Fingers
Happy New Year Everyone,
Just to let you know the children have settled back into school really well and they are all enjoying our new topic 'Family Album'. In English we are currently looking at Paddington and the children are loving these stories last week they produced some wonderful letters to Aunt Lucy in Peru!
I attended the Brilliant Book Awards on Thursday and I cannot wait for you to share these wonderful books at home with your children. We only have a small number of books so as soon as you have read the books please can you return to school.
Your children have now got the homework grid to work on over the next 8 weeks. However, it is up to you how much you choose to complete, as it is more important that you continue to listen to your child read every day and practice spellings.
Forest School continues to run every Thursday and PE is Tuesday and Thursday.
If you need anything at all please feel free to pop in and see me.
Best Wishes
Mrs Taylor
Our topic this half term is Fire, Fire
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9.9.2022
Hello Everyone,
Firstly, I would like to welcome you all back, I wanted to get in touch at the end of the week so I could tell you how the first week has gone. It has been a wonderful week in School I have loved hearing all about the children's wonderful adventures over the Summer. Every single child has settled back into the routine of School and they are all excited to learn and are all getting fully involved in all our activities. I have added in our curriculum letter so you can see what we are covering up until half term.
Every Friday I will be adding a blog of the week.
If you have any questions feel free to call in and see me.
Best Wishes
Mrs Taylor
Curriculum Letter
Our Class
Infants
The children are taught in a mixed age class. In Key Stage 1; Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are taught together for some lessons. The Reception children work in their own year group during Maths and Literacy lessons and the Year 1 and Year 2 children are taught together. This can be a very positive experience and mixed age classes have many benefits. It gives the teacher the opportunity to meet individual needs regardless of their year group. There is class stability and continuity making transition in year groups easier.
