Goldfinches
2025 - 26
Miss Sharples and Mrs Desai will be working with the Goldfinches this year.
Welcome to the Goldfinches class!
Key Stage 1 is mixed Year 1 and year 2 classes. We teach children the National Curriculum through formal teaching and have enhanced our class with our continuous provision room, which allows children to apply taught skills as well as practise social skills, develop collaboration, teamwork and further enhance their play skills.
Reading
In KS1, children are taught to read using Read Write Inc. phonics. Read Write Inc. books come home every week in ditty wallets. Please read with your child regularly and sign their reading diary.
Ditty wallets need to be brought into school everyday.
Library
Goldfinches will visit the library every Thursday afternoon, please ensure that children bring their library books in, so these can be changed each week.
PE
PE days are Wednesday and Friday.
Outdoor PE is Wednesday, please ensure children are dressed appropriately for the weather and have a sensible pair of trainers.
Indoor PE is Friday, please ensure children are wearing PE pumps.
Snack
Children will be provided with a healthy snack of fruit and milk each day after playtime.
Water bottles and bags
Please ensure that children bring their water bottle to school everyday.
Bags can be brought into school to carry belongings, please try make sure bags are school book bags or a small backpack with no large keyrings.
Goldfinches Timetable
2024-25
Continuous Provision
Children in Key Stage 1, have access to continuous provision throughout the day, the provision is designed and planned to enhance learning and consolidate objectives taught in class.
Winter Warmer Day
We loved Winter Warmer Day. We spent time with the Kestrels sharing our favourite stories and showing off our reading skills.
A Trip to Frenchwood Zoo
As a stimulus for our recount writing, we visited Frenchwood Zoo!