A warm welcome to Robin Class – Autumn Term 2026 part i

What an exciting term we have ahead of us! We are so excited to welcome our Year 1 children back to Robin Class – we can't wait to hear about your Summer Holidays! And we are thrilled to be welcoming our new EYFS cohort into school – we can't wait to get to know you!

We are looking forward to getting into the school routine, seeing friendships grow and learn lots of fun new things! This term our learning is going to be linked to All About Me! We'll be learning about where in the world we live in Geography, My Body in Science and develop a sense of Belonging and New Beginnings in our PSHE lessons. Our EYFS children will be learning to recognise and read the majority of the Phase 2 sounds in phonics, and Y1s will be recapping Phase 3 before learning new Phase 5 sounds.

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 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.  Robin Class start Welcome Wednesday after October Half Term!

Staff in Robin Class:

Mrs Thompson - Class Teacher Monday-Tuesday

Mrs Hedges - Class Teacher Wednesday-Friday 

Mrs McNeil - HLTA Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning

Mrs Nicklin - HLTA Wednesday afternoon, Thursday-Friday

Mrs Lightfoot - 1:1 Teaching Assistant Monday-Tuesday

Please find the link below to our Amazon Wishlist. This is updated each half-term with resources that can be donated to Robin Class. Many thanks for your ongoing support.

• Robin Class Amazon Wishlist