A warm welcome to Robin Class – Spring Term 2026 part ii

Isn't it hard to believe we are already halfway through the school year! What a great 6 months the Robins have had. Everyday the staff team in Robin Class keep having conversations of 'wow, hasn't so-and-so come far' and I look forward to sharing these moments at the upcoming parent consultations.

This half-term we are going to be learning all about 'People who Help', building upon previous PSHE units, History learning about Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and hopefully a fair few visitors from some of the family members in Robin Class (please note the email sent at the start of this half term!).

We've been having a few technical issues with the iPads in Robin Class, meaning that uploading to Seesaw has started to become a bit of a challenge. Please do keep sending in photos from home – we love to see them and share them with the class through the laptop, and bear with us whilst we try to sort the issues out.

To the right you will see links to Phonics, General Information, Gallery and Home Learning. Please take time to have a look at the General Information section to familiarise yourself with all the essential information about being in Robin Class. Don't miss out on our Curriculum Boxes on the General Information page to find out further details about what we will be learning about this half-term.  Refer to the Home Learning section for additional information about learning you can do at home. In the Phonics section you will find videos of how to say and write the sounds and digraphs that we learn in Phonics during Reception and Year 1. Our Gallery section will be updated regularly with photos of what we are getting up to. We update all the sections on the Robin Class page with the relevant information for the start of each half-term.

We love celebrating and learning about the rich diversity we have with our Robin Class family. We always welcome family visitors who can talk to the children about their culture or any festivals they celebrate. If you would be interested in doing this at any point during the year, please do contact Mrs Hedges. Details of the best ways to communicate with the staff can be found on the General Information page.

Please note that this term our PE lessons will take place on Thursday and Friday afternoons. We invite the children to come into school wearing their PE kits.  As a reminder, this should be a white t-shirt, black or navy shorts/joggers (weather dependent), and their school sweatshirt or fleece. Long hair should be tied up, and earrings should be covered or removed. 

On the first Wednesday of each month, with the odd exception, we would like to invite parents, carers or any family member dropping off a Robin Class child to come into class before registration and sit alongside them for a few minutes.  'Welcome Wednesday' is an opportunity to share in the children's work, read with them, or simply discuss the current learning summarised on our classroom working walls.  We hope this will become a precious and rewarding 10 minutes for the whole school community to get together regularly in class.  

Staff in Robin Class:

Mrs Hedges - Class Teacher

Mrs McNeil - HLTA Monday-Wednesday (Covers Science on Tuesday Afternoons)

Mrs Nicklin - HLTA Thursday-Friday

Mrs Kim: - Teaching Assistant Tuesday-Wednesday afternoons

Mrs Lightfoot - 1:1 Teaching Assistant Monday-Tuesday

Mrs Albett - 1:1 Teaching Assistant Wednesday-Friday

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