Dragons

Welcome to Dragons class page !

We are a lovely mixture of EYFS and Year 1 children (Unicorns). Zoe Hunter is the class teacher who is supported by Mrs Wevill, Mrs Henderson and Miss Nicole our fantastic teaching assistants. On Wednesday mornings Ms Domoney covers PPA and teaches Music.

Our day flows with a balance between child-initiated and adult-led teaching. We very much believe in encouraging the children's interests and using this to support our planning. We ensure that there is plenty of opportunities for the children to practice what they have learnt through their play by enhancing the areas of the classroom.

We have a 'whatever the weather' philosophy and spend a great deal of time making the most of our beautiful outdoor classroom. Our children are encouraged to move between the two environments and independently change from their slippers into waterproof trousers, wellies and coats. Mrs Rendell is a trained forest school leader and the children engage in regular Forest School Sessions in our small area of woodland. Our aim is to make learning as hands on and meaningful for the children as possible.

Home Learning!

Phonics Reading Books: Please listen to your child read at least 3 times a week (this does not have to be the whole book each time). remember to write when they have read in their reading records and what page they should read next.

Class Newsletter: A class newsletter will be posted onto Famly (The online learning journey) every two weeks. On this we post the learning that has taken place, reminders, events and more.

Red Phonics Home Learning Book: In here we put any sounds or irregular words that we have learnt, or are focusing on that week. Your children can use this books as a reminder and have a go at writing some of them too.

Bug Club: Your children have a Bug Club login which can be found in the front of their reading records. On here we allocate the new learning we have done each week as well as games for your children to engage in.

Numbots: Your children have a Numbots login which can be found in the front of their reading records. On here your child will develop their Maths through fun and engaging games.

Maths and Spellings Passports: The maths and spellings passport outlines what your child needs to achieve by the end of Reception, working on this at home with them will enable them to reach this goal.

Below you will find some of our most recent learning:

Summer 1, 2026

Please click on the document below to find out what we will be learning over the course of the next 6 weeks.

Medium term plan summer 1.pdf

Looking After the Environment

11th May - 22nd May 2026

What the Ladybird Heard

27th April - 8th May 2026

Digital Floor Book

The Dot by Peter H Reynolds

In PSHE this week we spoke about growth mindset and having a 'can-do attitude'. The children discussed things that they find challenging to do and we practiced using the words; 'I will try' and 'I can't do that yet'. We read the story called 'The Dot' and then the children had a go at creating their own dot artwork.

Playdough Ladybirds

ELG link: Physical development - Fine motor , Maths - Numerical Patterns

Explore and represent patterns within numbers up to 10, including evens and odds and double facts.

The children had a super time creating ladybirds out of playdough. Lots of them could say how many spots they had put on, whether or not it was a double and if the number of spots they placed was odd or even.

Weave a giant spiderweb

ELG Link: Physical development - Gross motor skills

Demonstrate strength, balance and coordination when playing.

As we have been learning about different mini-beasts and their micro habitats the children were set a challenge to see if they could create a giant spiderweb. They weaved wool all around the garden to create the web. The children had lots of fun pretending to be spiders catching their prey and flies escaping from the hungry spiders.

Jack and the Beanstalk

13th April -34th April 2026

Digital Floor Book

Planting beans

ELG link: Understanding the World - The Natural World

Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing state of matter.

To finish of our learning on Jack and the Beanstalk we all had a go at planting beans. The children enjoyed filling pots with soil, popping the bean in and watering the beans. We have learned all about what plants need to grow and cannot wait to see how our beans grow over the next few weeks.

Drawing Club

ELG link: Literacy - Writing

Write simple phrases and sentences that can be read by others

Drawing club immerses children in a world of stories and animation. It allows children to open up their imagination in a world where anything can happen and often does. It opens up a treasure trove of new vocabulary and aims to develop children's creativity and imagination. We have been reading the story, Jack and the Beanstalk in drawing club this week and the children have all had a go at drawing the giant and writing a simple sentence about the character.

Enhanced provision

ELG links:

Maths - Develop a range of mathematical language.
Literacy - Use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence and full stop at the end.
Art and Design - Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques.

We have been using Jack and the Beanstalk as our focus book and have been using it in all areas of learning. The children have enjoyed challenges such as: Golden egg phonics, labeling parts of a bean, making and measuring beanstalks and creating their own magic beans.

Communication Then and Now

ELG link : Understanding the World - Past and Present

Know some similarities and differences between things in the past and now, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.

This half term we will be learning about; Communication then and now. This week we have been learning to compare and contrast early writing systems. We spoke about how we communicate with each other now and compared this to how people would have communicated in the past. The Dragons looked at some cave paintings and had a go at creating their own.

Spring 2, 2026

Peter Thorpe Inspired Artwork

ELG link: Expressive Art and Design - Creating with Materials

Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.

This term we have been exploring all things space and to finish it off we looked at some artwork by the famous American artist Peter Thorpe. Peter Thorpe has been an artist since 1976 and was inspired by his love of space exploration and space science. We spoke about the different colours in the paintings and what the shapes might represent. The children used chalk pastels to create their own versions.

Exploring Ice

ELG link: Understanding the world - The Natural World

We have been learning about the season of winter and noticed that it had been very cold recently. We decided to conduct an experiment to see what would happen if we left some water outside overnight. The children filled up different pots and trays with water and other natural items. In the morning we discovered that the water had frozen into ice. The children had great fun trying to get their items out of the ice.