Class 1 2023 - 2024

A very warm welcome to you and your children from Mrs Bradley, Mrs Coppock and myself.  We are really looking forward to getting to know you, and can't wait for you all to become part of our school community.

We start the term with 'All about Me' - a great way to get to know the children, finding out what they are interested in and looking at what they can do.  I always look forward to the children bringing in their 'All about Me' boxes, and hearing them telling us about the things that they have chosen to share.

We will do PE on a Monday afternoon and a Friday morning.  Please ensure that each item of their kit is clearly labelled, it can also be useful to show your child where you have written their name, so that they know where to look.  Kits will be sent home for washing at the end of the week and then will need to be brought back in on the following Monday. It can be useful for the children to have a spare pair of socks in their kits in case their feet ever get wet or when children wearing tights take them off for PE. Please don't be worried if your child comes home with some clothes inside out on a day when they do PE. This is alright, as they are learning to become more independent when dressing themselves.

As discussed at the New Starter's Evening we will provide the children with a healthy snack each day.  The cost this half term is £7 and it will be £8 for next half term.  Please send payment into school in a sealed, named envelope.

This term has started with some lovely weather and we hope it will continue.  If we do have hot weather then please remember to provide your child with a sunhat and ensure that suncream has been applied before they come to school.  Please try to help them learn how to apply this independently so that they can 'top up' during the day.  The children will, of course, have their water bottles available to them through the day and we will make sure that they are regularly topped up and that the children use them.

We will be having our 'Meet the Teacher' evening on Monday 18th September at 4.30pm and I will give you lots more information about how the children will be learning this year.

We love to have 'mystery readers' join us in Class 1.  This is where a parent/grandparent brings in a story to read to the children.  We don't tell the children who is coming in, hence the  'mystery' in the title.  In the past the children (and readers!) have really enjoyed this experience.  Please let us know, either by coming to speak to us or by writing in the reading record, if you would like to do this.  I hope to be welcoming you in the afternoons at approximately 3pm.

If there is anything about your child's learning or wellbeing that you would like to discuss, please do let me know and we can arrange a meeting.  Or if you prefer to contact me by email then my email address is at the bottom of this page.

I do try to post regularly from our class X (formerly Twitter) account @stannesclass1, so please follow us to keep up with the activities that the children take part in each day. We also have a school Instagram account @stannesfulshaw

sdale@stannesfulshaw.net    @stannesclass1