Welcome to Buttercup Class Reception / Year 1
A little information about our team:
Mrs Mylius is one of our class teachers in Buttercup Class who teaches Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs Sims is our other Class teacher who teaches on Thursday and Friday.
Our learning support assistants are Miss Bedford who is in the class everyday, Mrs Sanderson who is in during the mornings and every afternoon Miss King works with us.
We are always available to speak with you about any questions or queries you or your child may have - just contact the school by telephone, email or catch us on the school gate at the start or end of the day.
Buttercup Teacher
Autumn Term - English Text
Meet the Teacher Slides
Useful information:
PE DAYS
Monday and Wednesday afternoon
Children will get changed at school for PE
PE bag to be left at school on peg containing kit
FOREST SCHOOL
- Tuesday Morning
- Children will get changed at school for forest school. Children will need a change of clothes (long sleeve top and trousers) waterproofs and welly boots
FANTASTIC FRIDAY
- Every Friday until 9.15 from 8th November
- Come and share a story with the children and help to develop a love of reading
Little Wandle Letters and Sounds
Our school has chosen Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised as our Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) programme to teach early reading and spelling.
This term we are teaching Phase 2
•These are the first group of letters and sounds your child will learn.
•The lessons are fun, interactive, engaging and have been designed to gradually build over time.
We teach blending so your child learns to read
•Teacher-led blending is taught throughout Phase 2.
•Our aim to is to teach every child to blend by Christmas.
•We will inform you if your child needs additional practice.
Tricky words
•These words have unusual spellings e.g. he, the, was.
•They are taught in a systematic way.
Reading practice sessions are:
•timetabled three times a week
•taught by a trained teacher/teaching assistant
•taught in small groups
•children in Reception will bring a book home by week 4 of the first half-term.
Our Classroom
