Monkey Class - Reception and Year 1

 

Mrs Elliott - (EYFS Lead and Class Teacher)

Miss Barber - Teaching Assistant

Welcome to our class!

We are a happy mixed class of Reception and Year 1. We learn through a mix of child-led and adult-initiated learning opportunities. 

 

Supersonic Phonics Friends

We have invested in ‘Supersonic Phonic Friends’ (SSPF), to give our children the very best start in their learning. The Phonics Scheme is designed for Nursery, Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and for some children in KS2 who would benefit from extra support. It aims to build children's speaking and listening skills in their own right as well as to prepare children for learning to read by developing their phonic knowledge and skills. It is a fully systematic, synthetic programme for teaching phonic skills.

Sessions are taught daily and have a clear structure following the model: Revisit & Revise, Teach, Practise and Apply. We also have a session in the afternoon where we can revisit teaching from the morning.

With 'Supersonic Phonic Friends', we 'wrap our children' in rhyme' to ensure they 'hear the sounds in the words they speak'. 

Supersonic Phonics Friends Website

To find out more information please click on the link:

https://www.supersonicphonicfriends.co.uk 

You will also find the Supersonic Phonic Friends progression document below:

Phonic Sound Mats

 

 

Phonic Pure Sounds

Please visit the Supersonic Phonic Friends YouTube Channel for videos outlining how to pronounce the letter sounds correctly as pure sounds. The links for these can be found in the phonics resources section.

• The Spellings for the sounds - Basics 2 YouTube video of children demonstrating how to say the pure sounds

• The spellings for the sounds - Basics 3 YouTube video of children demonstrating how to say the pure sounds

Reading

We love reading in Monkey Class and we are encouraged to read at home as much as possible to help our progress. We take home a decodable reading book which reflects our reading level. We have access to lots of books and stories in class which help enhance our love of reading. 

English

We use ‘Drawing Club’. This is an initiative that integrates drawing activities into the learning curriculum, particularly aimed at young children in Early Years and Key Stage 1 (KS1). It leverages the natural inclination of children to express themselves through art, using this as a bridge to develop their writing skills.

Structure of a Drawing Club Regular Sessions: Scheduled weekly sessions where children come together to draw.

Thematic Focus: Each session can have a theme, such as a story, an event, or a topic they are learning about.

Guided Drawing: Provide guidance through prompts or instructions, but allow creativity and freedom.

Discussion Time: After drawing, have a session where children talk about their drawings.

Drawing to Writing Transition: Encourage children to write a few sentences about their drawings.

We look at a variety of genre including stories, poems and non-fiction and use these to produce different types of writing such as narrative, instructions, descriptive and persuasive pieces.

Maths

In Maths, we follow the White Rose scheme and have a mixture of practical, active and written lessons.  At Brockley Primary School we know that the basic skills of mathematics are vital for the life opportunities of our children. In Reception and Year 1 we encourage our children to think mathematically, enabling them to reason, solve problems and to confidentially use mathematical language.                                                                                                                  

Other subjects (RE, PSHE, ART, DT, Music, Computing, Geography, History, PE)

Every week we become scientists and investigate, identify and observe animals, plants, habitats, materials and the weather. (White Rose) We embrace our creativity and learn different skills in Art and Design and technology (Kapow).  We become historians and geographers, where we learn about our country, other countries, significant people and our local area (Kapow). We use PurpleMash for computing, where we learn about coding, algorithms and online safety. We use Kapow to learn a variety of music skills. In RE, we learn to respect other people and their cultures by learning about Christianity, Islam and Judaism (Derbyshire Agreed Syllabus). In PSHE, we follow PSHE Matters to cover important topics which will support us to grow, emotionally and socially.

PE

Our PE day is Wednesday  and we come to school in our PE kits. We use Beyond the Physical and this means that we understand how to adapt games to challenge ourselves and connect with others both in a competitive and collaborative way.