Welcome to Wrekin Class!

Welcome to Wrekin class - the home of EYFS and Year One. Wrekin class is currently taught by Mrs Brown and Miss Randall. 

We are vibrant busy class with two year groups of Nursery, a Reception cohort and a Year one cohort altogether! The children enjoy a wide range of activities both within the class as well as a dedicated covered courtyard (with the opportunity to spill out into a larger area).

All children are involved with phonics, writing and maths on a daily basis. They are also enjoying the start of their reading journey where we have a good breadth of material (both fiction and non-fiction). The Year one children also explore all other areas of the Year One curriculum within this setting.

Forest School has proved very popular, here the children have the opportunity to roam wild in our wild area - digging, planting and exploring.

Above all is the opportunities to let their imagination run wild whatever they are doing!

In English we will be using the book Goldilocks and just the one bear. We will use a number of books to help us in creating a poem, diary entry and a character description.We will focus on our basic elements of writing and the structure of the different genres. Our SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) focus will be on our use of capital letters and full stops, as well as beginning to look at prefixes, alongside other forms of punctuation.

Maths will be taught in line with the National Curriculum expectations for Year 1 and Reception.  This term, children will be focusing on grouping and sharing in Reception and time and money in Year 1.

Science this term will focus on identifying plants! We have lots of fun ways to explore plants, and will be spending a lot of time outside to do so! We will look at the parts of plants and what helps plants grow.  

This half term we are focussing on Art. We will be developing pupils' ability to express opinions about art, use creative techniques like wool wrapping and weaving, and understand the work of artists like Cecilia Vicuña.

This term focuses on History and specifically school history. We will be looking at what schools of the past were like and how these have changed over time. We will be continuing to develop our knowledge of timelines by ordering photos of how schools have changed. We will also be using old photos to identify similarities and differences.  

Our question in RE is “How should we care for the world and for others, and why does it matter?”. We will look at our uniqueness, and how we are special – linking this to religious stories of being special. We are also going to think about what makes our world special and how to care for our planet. 

In music this half term the children will be focussing on dynamics! We will be exploring dynamic changes through using our voices and bodies.

In computing we will be continuing our focus on the beebots to for programming and enhancing this further.

This half term in PSHE we will be focusing on ourselves and our changing body. We will look at the importance of exercise and healthy eating. As well as this we will focus on the difference between secrets and surprises, and how we can respect personal boundaries.

In PE this half term we will be focussing on fundamental games, using balls and equipment to refine our throwing, hitting and catching skills.

In forest school we will be looking at minibeasts and rainbow catchers!