Welcome to Willow Class

 

  Classteachers: Miss J. Dandy/Mrs. L. Dhanak

2025-26

 

Welcome to Willow!

Week Beginning 8.9.2025

The children have been enjoying playing games with sounds this week, in preparation for our first Phonics lessons to begin next week.  They have, most importantly, been enjoying LOTS of stories and responding with questions, answers and laughter!  It has been lovely to hear the children talking about their favourite books, stories and characters.  They are also doing amazingly well at settling and calming themselves every morning as they begin to form attachments with adults and peers in Willow class; their happy chatting throughout the rest of the day shows how quickly they are becoming part of the Willow community.  We are looking forward to trying out some of the wider school events as we settle, such as shorter Key Stage assemblies.  

**I will update this class page every week and include any information I feel might be useful to you.  I've started things off by adding some activities you could have fun with at home (lots of outdoor learning as the weather is still relatively good!).  Also below is our Knowledge Organiser for this term, which shows the key texts and concepts we will be covering.**  

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to find me at drop off/pick up.  I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Miss Dandy

 

Subitising - Why It Is Important

A video which clearly explains the concept we are instilling in Maths at school.  The KIRFs (Key Instant Recall Facts) your child has brought home are also included in this page's attachments and run beautifully alongside the message you will hear in the video.  

Support for Phonics at home

Please CLICK HERE for videos showing the sounds we teach in Autumn and Spring terms.  There are also really handy guides to accompany what the children will be learning in school and might be useful for when the children bring home decodable reading books.