Welcome to Gunwalloe Class
Teacher
Amanda Foster
(afoster@stithians.cornwall.sch.uk)
Support Staff
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| Jo Strick |
Donna Ayres |
Kate Manley |
Welcome
Welcome to Gunwalloe Class.
It has been a pleasure to welcome all the new pupils and their families to the school through our 'meet and greet' sessions and other visits for school occasions.
Information
Our Welcome Pack details all the day-to-day information you may require.
The Photo Gallery is full of helpful images of the Gunwalloe team, members of the school staff, and pictures of the inside and outside facilities.
The school's Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Policy includes:
- The school's vision
- Aims and principles
- Planning and organising the curriculum
- Classroom organisation and resources
- Use of whole school resources
- Induction
- Involving parents
- Language and literacy supporting the reception child
- Assessment and record keeping
- Monitoring and evaluation
The Early Years ELGs and Development Statements introduces parents to the seven areas of learning and development.
A baseline assessment will take place within the first six weeks of entry to school. This information pack is sent out to all parents at the beginning of the year. For more information, see the government website here.
Class information
Hi, my name is Nellie and I am a cuddly blue elephant. .
Every Friday I sneak into a bag in the hopes of joining one of the children for the weekend. I am a great guest as I am snuggly, quiet and will eat almost anything. I am partial to biscuits so it is probably best if you hide them up high in a cupboard. I travel with few possessions, even though Miss Foster has promised to make me some pyjamas. If you would like to add something for the next sleepover, I would be very appreciative (ie a toothbrush)
Termly Newsletters
Click below to read the latest termly newsletter
Newsletter - Summer Term 2
Newsletter - Summer Term 1
Newsletter - Spring Term 2
Newsletter - Spring Term 1
Newsletter - Autumn Term 2
Newsletter - Autumn Term 1
Yearly Topic webs
Half-termly topic webs for the school year are shown below. Click on the available links to view the topic webs.
Weekly celebration certificates - Spring Term 1
POW Jowan Trust/Honesty - Gil
POW Amara Friendship - Finn
POW Ollie H Friendship - Betsy
Weekly blog
3rd May 2024
What do we know about amphibians? Lots after this week. We started the week by discussing what we already know about the group of animals called amphibians before learning new facts. We found some unusual amphibian names and some amazingly colourful creatures. We then took a closer look at the frog lifecycle, a frog food chain and other interesting information using a story called 'The Perfect Ribbit'. In Maths we worked hard to complete animal tangrams and in phonics we have used our segmenting skills to write froggy facts. A new group of four children have created display models of amphibians using a variety of resources and we had fun singing a song and dancing like a frog. Finally we have started to plan our animal stories, took some time to discuss relationships with our friends in a feelings circle time and have enjoyed some great outdoor time creating a water feature and a mud kitchen area.
26th April 2024
This week in Gunwalloe we have been learning about insects. From our investigations last week we discussed categories of animals, many of which lay eggs. The children chose to take a closer look at insects this week and found out that ALL insects have six legs, three parts to their body (head, thorax, abdomen) and that they may have 1 pair or two pairs of wings. Apart from this fact finding mission, the children have completed ladybird doubles, caterpillar missing numbers, lifecycle of a butterfly and symmetrical patterns on the wings of a butterfly. Our plants are starting to grow with the beans showing roots and shoots and the cacti have decided to sprout. Our garden is now coming together with lots of seeds planted outside - we are watching this space. See our class dojo for photographs of these activities.
19th April 2024
This week we have started our new topic 'Animals - from tall to short'. Alongside this topic we will continue to plant seeds in our garden and watch things grow. To start the week off we read 'Chickens are not the only ones'. The children learnt that lots of animals lay eggs - reptiles, amphibians, birds and even two mammals. We continued this theme by looking at the lifecycle of an chicken and the class learnt lots of new vocabulary. In Art we have created animals using our handprints, started a fact sheet about our chosen animals before we begin our story making. In Maths we have worked on doubles using ladybird/domino spots whilst in writing we have focussed on our letter formation. What a busy first week. Please check out Gunwalloe's newsletter for information about a home activity we would like the children to complete.
RESOURCES
Bug Club - sequence of learning in Reception
