A warm welcome to Robin Class – Autumn Term 2025 part i

Hello everybody, we hope you've had a lovely few weeks since we saw each other, either at school or during our home visits! We have been busy planning and preparing the classroom over the summer break and are excited to have all of the children in school from Tuesday 2nd September.

We'll be spending the first few weeks adjusting to new routines, getting our EYFS children used to school life and the Year 1s prepared for being the role models of the class! We are so excited to get to know all of the children and catching up with those who have been in Robins last year.

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 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 about 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.  PLEASE NOTE that Robin Class do not partake in Welcome Wednesday during September as we wait until the EYFS children are settled into the daily routine. We hope our first Welcome Wednesday will be on October 1st.

Staff in Robin Class:

Mrs Hedges - Class Teacher
Mrs McNeil - Teaching Assistant  Monday-Wednesday (Teaching Science on Tuesday afternoon)
Mrs Nicklin - Teaching Assistant Thursday-Friday
Mrs Kim - Teaching Assistant  Tuesday-Wednesday afternoons
Mrs Lightfoot - 1:1 Teaching Assistant Monday-Tuesday

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