In Fire Class the children are in the Early Years (3 year olds) and Reception.
The teachers in Class 1 are Mrs J Sharphouse, Mrs Dunderdale, Mrs S Witham and Mrs Klingbeil.
PE Day
PE in Fire Class will be on a Wednesday. Please send your child to school in their PE kits and send a separate pair of shoes to change into.
Forest Friday
All the children in Fire Class will be learning in the outdoor space on a Friday. Please send your child to school in their old clothing, including a coat, hat and gloves in the cold weather and wellies. Your child will need to bring their uniform and school shoes into school with them to change in to for the afternoon or if they get wet or dirty.
Knowledge Banks
In EYFS, we use ‘Knowledge Banks’ to help children to recall key knowledge that we intend for them to learn. Our ‘Knowledge Banks’ are similar to the ‘Knowledge Organisers’ used from KS1 onwards, however our key information is set out slightly differently and link directly to the knowledge and understanding strand of the EYFS Framework.
Our ‘Knowledge Banks’ help the children link their knowledge and skills to their previous learning and allow them to know what they are expected to learn throughout a new topic. Please see below for our Autumn Term Knowledge Banks.
Half Termly Overview and Parent Letter
Every half term we send home an overview of what your child will be learning in Fire Class along with a letter containing any key information, dates, visits or extra-curricular activities that you might need to know about. Please see below for the recent letters sent home.
Class Activities
As part of our topic ‘Celebrations and Festivals’ we learnt about Diwali, the ‘Festival of Light.’ We looked at how the Hindu religion celebrate Diwali, including decorating their houses with rangoli patterns and using ink on their hands to create mendhi patterns. We had a go at creating our own ones of these. We listened to a little girl called Jessica who showed us how her family celebrate Diwali including visiting the temple to worship, cooking some tasty food and having their family together to enjoy the celebrations. We also listened to the story of Rama and Sita, created our own puppets and re-told the story. We also enjoyed taking part in some Diwali dances.
FIREWORK FUN IN FIRE CLASS! We’ve had a busy week exploring the theme of fireworks and celebrations. We’ve moved like fireworks, lit sparklers and talked about fire safety, especially at this time of year. We know who to ring in an emergency and have talked about how firefighters keep us safe. We’ve also painted firework pictures in the style of Jackson Pollock using his ‘drip’ technique! What a busy week!