Welcome to Giraffe Class! This year Giraffes is made up of 7 Foundation Stage children. Our teacher is Mr Jones.
In Giraffes we love learning outside and have a lovely outdoor area where we can; climb, swing and explore. We also take part in regular Forest School sessions where we use the nature areas on our school’s field to learn about the natural world, how to cook over a camp fire, develop our team work skills and create imaginative designs.
In our recent Forest School sessions we have;
- taken part in the RSPB Big School Bird Watch
- learnt how to use a camp fire safely
- cooked marshmallows over a camp fire
- planted acorns
- used blackberries to make playdough
- fixed and relocated a hedgehog house
- and planted Hazel and Elder trees.
We enjoy being active. We love zooming around our school’s bike track and having swimming lessons in our school pool.
Phonics and Reading run through everything that we do. We read regularly with our Year 6 Buddies and visit the libraries at school and in St Austell as much as possible. We use the ELS synthetic phonics scheme and enjoy listening to stories and sharing books in class.
This term our topic is, Long Ago. In this project each child will will learn about their history and how they have changed from when they were babies. They will learn about their family history and heritage and find out what life was like when their grandparents were children. They will learn about what it was like to go to school in the past and how everyday objects, such as clothes, toys and vehicles have changed. To enrich our topic this term, we will go on trips and ‘Welly Walks’ around the local area. We will visit Lappa Valley Railway, St Austell Library, the Pentewan Valley and St Austell Railway Station.