Welcome To Penguin and Rhino Class

 The Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children at St James are taught by Mrs Douse (Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri), Mrs Cawthorne (Thursday am) and Forest School with Mrs Skirrow (Thursday pm).

Our Teaching Assistants are Miss Brady and Mrs North.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curriculum Outline for Spring 2025

Spring 2025 

 

 

Optional Learning Tasks for Autumn 2024

Please see the selection of tasks you can enjoy at home to support the learning this term:

 

Home Learning Activities 

 

 

 Up, Up and Away!

Our History learning this term is exploring and discovering all about the American aviation pioneer, Amelia Earhart.

So far, the Rhinos has considered what Amelia was like when she was young and they have thought about why she took risks and embarked on dangerous adventures - all in the name of making flying history.

 

Values & Vision

We love working hard, earning Dojo points when we demonstrate our school values of: Kindness, Respect, Honesty, Positivity & Teamwork

We also celebrate as we learn to fill our 'backpack' with the Arun Villages Federation Vision:

 

Curriculum Overview for the Autumn Term

Autumn 2024 

 

 

Learning to Learn Week: 3rd - 6th September 2024

 

We started the term exploring stories that reflect our class animals:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Rhinos listened to the story 'Umbrella' and considered who they would like to visit their classroom if they had a magical umbrella!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look who we would like to fly into our classroom using a custom-decorated, autographed umbrella!

 

 

  

 

 

 The Learning Environment

 

 

 

Our classrooms are bright and spacious and always full of fun and creativity. The Reception children learn through a play-based curriculum, following their interests to become inquisitive and resilient life-long learners. Years 1 and 2 follow the National Curriculum, also engaging in continuous provision to encourage stamina and independence through their learning choices.

 

 

 

Penguins follow the Early Years Foundation Stage and work towards meeting Early Learning Goals in: 

communication and language

physical development

personal, social and emotional development

literacy

mathematics

understanding the world

expressive arts and design