Swallows

Welcome to Swallows Class!

Our class teachers are Mrs Crask (Monday to Thursday) and Mrs Burnett (Friday). We also have three wonderful teaching assistants supporting during the course of each week: Mrs Cherry, Miss Bhag and Mrs Fowler.

In term one, we will be carrying on with the exciting topic that many of the children will have begun in their foundation stage classes last term: Sharing a Shell. This will enable the children to explore the story in more detail and to share in a range of activities while getting to know our class and routines. Future topics will then include The Three Little Pigs – a much loved story that offers excellent learning opportunities.

Our main aim in Swallows is for the children to be creative and engaged in a supportive environment where we look after one another. In order that we can be successful and achieve our very best, the 5 ‘R’ values are important to us:

Respect

Resilience

Resourcefulness

Reflection

Responsibility

P.E. takes place twice weekly. Please ensure that your child has their P.E. kit with them in school at all times – this encourages the children to be responsible for their belongings and avoids kit becoming lost between school and home. We will also visit the library once a week where the children can choose a new book to borrow.

In Year 1, the children will be provided with reading journals. These need to be signed by an adult at least 5 times per week and brought into school on Mondays. However, books can be changed at any time throughout the week.

We are very excited about the year ahead! Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions or queries.

Many thanks,

Mrs Crask and Mrs Burnett

Curriculum

If you would like further information about our curriculum that we follow please click on the link before and look for the information about Year 1.