Ducklings
Class teachers: Mrs C Cooper and Mrs N Serjeant
Emails: ccooper@sjb.thedcet.com and nserjeant@sjb.thedcet.com
Please include both teachers in emails which are sent into school
Mrs Cooper teaches Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Mrs Serjeant teaches Thursday, Friday
PE Days
Our class PE day is Tuesday. Please ensure your child comes dressed in their PE kit with suitable, weatherproof trainers on this day. If you prefer them to wear daps, they can keep them on a bag on their peg. Please ensure your child has blue jogging bottoms and their school jumper for cold days.
Library Day
Our class library day is Wednesday. Your child will have the opportunity to change their library book on this day. Please ensure your child has their library book in their bookbag on this day.
Home Learning Help!
Here are some links to useful websites with activities for the children to complete to support their learning. There are also links to useful support and guidance for parents.
How to hold a pencil correctly
Guide for Dough Disco and recipe for playdoughPhonics Information for Parents
Below you will find links to the PowerPoint shown at our 'Phonics at Home' session for parents, useful resources to use at home, and also a link to the Little Wandle website.
'Maths at Home' Powerpoint .pdf
Little Wandle website - Here you will find lots of useful videos to help you to support your child's reading and writing at home.
TERM 2 - There's No Such Thing as a Gruffalo!
Our project for this term is called 'There's No Such Thing as a Gruffalo' and is based around the very well-known story by Julia Donaldson. The children will be learning to tell the story using storytelling actions, and will then be exploring the deep dark woods and the different animals that live there. They will be using maps to find their way around and finding out about the changes that take place in the woods during autumn and winter. We will also, of course, be preparing for a very special and exciting time of year...Christmas! We can't wait to share our Nativity with you all!
Please take a look at our Project Letter - Term 2 (There's No Such Thing as a Gruffalo!) and our Curriculum Overview - There's No Such Thing as a Gruffalo! (Term 2)
Here is our Reach for the Stars Booklet for Term 2 - you can use it to support your children with their learning at home! Your child can colour in the stars when they are secure in each skill.
TERM 1 - All about me!
Welcome to your first term at school! We are so excited that you are joining us at St John's and have lots of exciting things planned!
Please take a look at our Project Letter - Term 1 (All About Me) and our Curriculum Overview - All about me - Term 1.
Here is our Reach for the Stars Booklet for Term 1 - you can use it to support your children with their learning at home! Your child can colour in the stars when they are secure in each skill.
The children in Ducklings' class have settled so well into school life this term and it has been a pleasure to get to know them all. They have really enjoyed our project 'All About Me' and we have learnt lots about each other and our families and friends. We have also spent a lot of time exploring different parts of the school and wider community. The children have explored our EYFS forest school area, been on a Whizzy Wizard hunt around the school searching for his lost stars, and recently visited the local church looking for signs of Hope. To end our project, we prepared for a Teddy Bears' Tea Party by making party hats and jam sandwiches. The children all invited one of their cuddly toys into school for the last day of term and we all celebrated together.
