Welcome to Willow Class!

Welcome to Willow Class, where the love for learning begins and grows! We are a happy and thriving community of Reception and Year 1 children, and we can't wait to share this exciting journey with you.

In Willow Class, we focus on creating a nurturing and engaging environment where every child feels valued and inspired to explore their potential. Through fun, hands-on activities and a supportive atmosphere, we encourage our young learners to develop a strong foundation for their educational journey.

Meet the Team

  • Mrs. Cruttenden and Mrs. Daddow: Class Teachers

  • Miss Hodges: Our fantastic Teaching Assistant, supporting the children throughout the week

Together, we are dedicated to making every day in Willow Class a joyful and enriching experience for all our children. From creative projects to outdoor adventures, we aim to spark curiosity and build confidence in each child.

Our Vision

Together, grounded in respect, generosity, wisdom, and community, we will "let our light shine" in all that we do. (Matthew 5:14-16)

Our Core Values

In Willow Class, we embrace four core values that guide everything we do:

  • Respect: Treating ourselves, others, and the world around us with care and kindness.
  • Wisdom: Seeking knowledge and understanding to make thoughtful decisions.
  • Generosity: Sharing our time, talents, and resources to help others.
  • Community: Building strong, supportive relationships with those around us.

We are so excited to welcome you and your child to our Willow Class family. Let's make this a wonderful year of fun!

Term 2 Learning

Willow class have had another busy term. They are all working well together and we feel proud to have such a lovely class. We have enjoyed reading books such as… Stuck, Bog Babies and The Gingerbread Man. We have been retelling the stories and writing about them. We particularly enjoyed making and decorating our gingerbread people.

In Maths Year one have learnt number facts to 10 and been learning about properties of shapes and measurement. EYFS have been consolidating numbers up to 10 and representing them in different ways using fingers, numicon and 10 frames.

We have been doing lots of art and DT making moving pictures with levers.
The highlight of this term has been the Nativity. Thank you for all your support with this. It will be memorable and we hope you enjoyed it.

Term 3 Learning

Willow class have enjoyed the stories Lost And Found as well as The Naughty Bus this term.

 
 
The past few weeks we have learnt about London and it’s land marks. We compared London now to London in 1666 when there was a fire and looked at the changes. This inspired us to create London using the construction and junk. One of our high lights was celebrating the Chinese New Year trying Chinese food with chop sticks, making lanterns and wearing red and gold which are lucky colours. We took a fortune cookie home and found a message inside about our future which was positive. We found out that this year is the year of the snake!