Welcome to Elm Class

                     Classteachers: Miss J. Dandy/

Mrs. H. Love/ Mrs. L. Dhanak/Miss C. Collier

2026-27

Welcome to Elm

The children in Elm Class have all settled in well to school routines. They have enjoyed starting our Drawing Club and Chatting Club lessons. All of the children are trying hard to use our stem sentences to talk about the characters and settings from our focus stories. This week, we have been reading 'Little Red'. Our focus words this week are canine, courageous, journey, sneaky and cunning. 

On Monday, your child will be bringing home their first Little Wandle book. Your child will bring home a slip explaining the book that they have. On the list of attachments below there is a parent handout from Little Wandle. This will give you an overview of how phonics is taught in the Autumn Term of Reception. 

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.