Welcome to Hedgehogs’ Class Page
On this page you can find out about our learning in class and enjoy looking at pictures of us!
Hedgehogs’ is our Year 1 and Reception class and is taught by Miss Karasinski.
Our Learning this Term
For information about our learning have a look at our termly newsletter below. .
Take a look at our year overview →
JCR Class Routines
Reading
You will get two new reading books every week, these will go home on a Monday. You need to read each book three times. This improves your phonics, expression and comprehension. Please write in your child's reading record book when you have read, and send them in with their reading folder daily. Reading books will be changed once a week on a Friday in preparation for the new week.
PE/Physical Development
Our PE day is Friday. Children can come into school wearing PE kits.
Forest School
Every Thursday morning we have Forest School with Mrs. Monkhouse. Your child will need to bring warm clothes and wellies. We provide waterproof coats and trousers. The children go out in all weathers, so please provide layers and a change of clothes for the afternoon. Mrs. Monkhouse sends home a letter at the start of each term outlining what the children will need.
Library
Once a week we visit our school library and the children choose a book to bring home to share with an adult. We are not expecting the children to be able to read these books, they are to promote reading for pleasure and give the children the opportunity to read different text genres.
Helping your child at home
Your child will bring home a reading folder every night. In the folder you will find:
A reading book containing the phonics sounds they have been learning at school. For the first few weeks, Reception children will bring a wordless book home and their new reading record. In the reading record, there is a note to help with how to use wordless reading books.
Please read every night with your child. Ask the child to tell you what sounds they can see "c-a-t" and encourage them to blend the sounds together "cat" to hear the word "cat". This will click but can take some time, if your child cannot blend yet help them by blending the word yourself.
Reception children will have a phonics pencil case containing the graphemes (letters) that represent the phonemes (sounds) that we have taught in school will be sent home. Your child needs to say the sound for each letter. Prompt if needed. Be careful to use the correct pure sound: sss not 'suh'. Click here for the ELS phonics Parent Support.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me or catch me at the end of the day if you have any questions
