Monkey Puzzle

Learning in Monkey Puzzle

        

   

          

             Welcome to Monkey Puzzle class, home to our youngest learners, Reception.

 

 

 

Mrs Holder is our class teacher on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. She is also Deputy Head and SENCo.  

On a Thursday Mr Lewis is the Class Teacher and he takes us to Forest School, with Miss Searle. 

Mrs Lane is our wonderful Class TA. We are also joined by Miss Evans and Mrs Littleworth (TAs) one afternoon a week.

Mrs Ralph is our EYFS apprentice and is in class full time.

In Monkey Puzzle class we like to learn through a play-based curriculum, following the Early Years Foundation Stage. We have lots of ‘Owl Time’ (Own Learning Time), as well as adult led activities. We have an indoor and outdoor classroom filled with lots of inviting areas to explore.   

* We go to Forest School every Thursday morning, weather permitting. 

* We do PE on a Thursday afternoon with a PE specialist.  

* Values Education - We think about values alongside our PSHE lessons and our assemblies, embedding them into our everyday lives. This term our values are;

January- Forgiveness

February- Loyalty

March- Respect

April- Generosity

We cover all areas of learning through exciting topics, but also follow a child-led approach. To see what we are learning across the curriculum this term, see the plans below.    

Phonics

 

 

We are following the DFE approved ‘Twinkl Phonics’ scheme to learn our sounds and develop a range of reading and writing skills. For more information and resources about Phonics please see the Phonics section on our website.   

 

Monkey Puzzle Plans