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Parrett class
All about us
Parrett is home to our youngest children in school. It is a mixed age class with children who have just started school, combined with the youngest year 1 pupils. Our age range is 4-6. Mrs Morgan is the class teacher, and MissTilyard and Mrs Webber are the Teaching Assistants. Together, all three make a very good team, supporting all the children’s learning and progress.
Our classroom is a lively and stimulating environment which supports and extends the children’s learning through play, alongside focussed teaching strategies. The children are encouraged to be independent when taking care of their own belongings. They are also shown how to share and tidy up as part of the daily routine. We enrich our curriculm by taking the children on trips into the community and further afield in the Summer Term. We also enjoy visitors in school who can share their knowledge and skills. This term, we will be taking the children to the library in Langport.
Our Class Charter
We are kind to each other
We listen to each other
We tidy up carefully
We keep ourselves safe
We put our hands to answer questions
Organisation
The children are welcomed into school on a part time basis in the Foundation Stage but quickly move to coming in on a full time basis. We begin by establishing cooperation through routines and build upon the hard work that parents have already done. The teaching of phonics and numeral recognition starts immediately, and we continually assess each child’s understanding through a variety of means in order to plan for future teaching.
Children will bring home a book and some letter sounds in the first few weeks of school. We encourage parents to practise and reinforce reading skills at home every day.
Children also learn to count and play with number and quantity in a practical sense.
The children take part in PE activities and games on a Monday and Thursday. They must always have their PE kit in school.
Communication
Foundation Stage staff are available for brief discussions on the playground or in the classroom from 8.50 am every morning. As school begins at 9am, we encourage parents to make an appointment for deeper discussions.
