Welcome to Marazion Class
2025-2026
Class Teachers
Mrs Sarah Allen Mrs Louise Collett
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays Wednesdays
Support Staff
Kate Manley
Mornings: Monday - Friday
Afternoons: Wednesday and Thursday
Welcome
Marazion class is taught by Mrs Allen for four days and Mrs Collett for one day. Marazion class are supported every morning by our teaching assistant, Katey Manley and in the afternoon the class are supported by another fabulous teaching assistant. In Marazion, we follow the National Curriculum but also try to incorporate a continuous provision approach to encourage the children to learn through play. We have a lovely reading area, role-play area, computer area and tuff tray zones which are always accessible to the children.
A typical day in Marazion looks like:
- Registration
- Literacy
- Maths
- Break time
- Phonics
- Lunch time
- Guided Reading
- Topic (session 1)
- Afternoon movement break
- Topic (session 2)
Spring Term 1
Our topic this term is... ANIMAL KINGDOM
Year One Curriculum Overview
If you are interested in reading the Year One curriculum overview, please click here.
This year 1 National Curriculum Checklist acts as a handy overview and guide to what children will be learning in Year 1.
The checklist gives you an idea of the outcomes expected of children by the end of year 1 for all subjects covered in the National Curriculum.
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Newsletters & Topic Webs
Please click on the links to view the files.
Newsletters
Topic Web
Cornwall My Home (Autumn Term 1)
Exploring Our Planet (Autumn Term 2)
Animal Kingdom (Spring Term 1)
PROVISION IN MARAZION
Moving from EYFS to Year One may seem daunting, but we have created an environment where children have a tidy and engaging environment where they can learn through play. Please view our picture gallery below.
In Marazion, we aim to provide a classroom that has continuous and enhanced provision.
Our Continuous Provision:
In Marazion, the children can access all our resources in the classroom. We have the following areas in place:
- Phonics area (drawers full of phonics resources, sound cards, etc.)
- Maths area (access to all maths equipment)
- Reading area (reading pod and book stand)
- Writing area (access to pens, pencils, whiteboards, writing tablets, etc, handwriting activities)
- Fine motor skills area (threading activities, buzzer games, tweezer games)
- Creative area (access to glue, scissors, plain and coloured paper, playdough, colour mixing paint area)
- Computing (free access to laptops, the class iPad to play games and scan QR codes)
▪️The resources within these areas remain in place all term/year.
Our Enhanced Provision:
- Themed tuff trays
- Book vote (each child has a named token, and they can vote on which book they want to hear at the end of the day. The book with the most votes wins.
- A role-play area (the theme changes half-termly)
- Challenges in the reading, writing, maths and phonics areas for the children to complete
▪️The enhanced provision areas are changed regularly.
Our Outdoor Environment:
Just off the back of our classroom, we have a small outdoor area, which includes a shed. I am due to inherit the shed and plan to transform it into another usable space for the children.
Photos from our classroom
Here are some recent photographs from our classroom:
Phonics at School
At Stithians CP School we follow the Bugs Club Phonics scheme.
Supporting Phonics at Home
The following three videos show the correct pronunciation for all the letter sounds in phases 2, 3, and 5.
If you would like further advice, about how you can help your child with their phonics at home, then please pop in to see me.
Spring Term 2026 Blog
30th January 2026
Marazion class have been super busy and have worked exceptionally hard this week! In Literacy, we practised our reading and describing skills to see if our partner could guess our hidden animals. We also wrote facts about nocturnal animals and the children presented them to the rest of the class. In Maths we continued our learning on addition within 20, using and writing stem sentences. We’ve also focused on our ‘subitising’ skills and took turns to explain how we can recognise “how many?” without counting. The children have been working on recalling their number bonds to 10 and 20. During music, the children practised and performed our robot song, choosing percussion instruments and keeping to the beat. In DT we continued our topic of moving pictures. This week we have made a frog’s life cycle using a wheel. In Science we learnt about what different animals eat and had to read the hidden fact files to decide which were herbivores, carnivores or omnivores. The class had lots of fun in PE with Mr Potts, practising their teamwork skills and being super encouraging to their team mates. In computing, the children practised their typing skills using only the home row (middle row) keys. They learned how to position their fingers correctly for typing, and the photographs show how hard they worked to stick to this.
Pupil of the week – Paisley
Virtue (determination) -Arthyen
23rd January 2026
This week in Literacy, we based our writing on our animal topic, with the children using a range of appropriate adjectives to describe different animals. We also explored the difference between exclamation marks and question marks, and the children wrote questions they would like to find out about bats. In Maths, we used comparison symbols to compare numbers, while in Science we learnt how to identify and distinguish between reptiles, fish and amphibians. During Music, the children practised warming up their bodies and facial muscles to prepare for singing. In Geography, we located Asia on a world map and explored the features and characteristics of China. In RE, we discussed how prayer is an important part of various religions, and the children reflected on something they are thankful for. In Computing, the lesson focused on word processing, and the children played ‘Keyboard Climber’ to help them locate the letters on a keyboard. Finally, in PSHE, we talked about setting a goal and planning the steps needed to achieve it.
Pupil of the week: Millie
Virtue (determination): Ronnie
16th January 2026