Welcome to our Year R, Squirrel Class page 

Class Teacher: Mrs B Taylor & Miss V Bowman

Support Staff: Miss A Friday, Miss A Farrell & Miss K Mistry  

PE Days: Tuesday and Thursday  

In Squirrel class we are just beginning our exciting journey through Thorpe Acre Infant School. In our class we work hard on developing our understanding of ourselves and our feelings, making friendships, communicating effectively with others and learning rules and routines. 

Please click on the link below for all the information on what we are learning about this half-term. 

Spotlight learning

This week 12/10/26 - 16/10/26: - 

Year R

In English the children have been learning about the season of Autumn. They have been learning an Autumn poem and have been practising a performance with some great actions!

In Maths the children have been learning about what is one more and one less than the numbers 1, 2 and 3. They have been using cubes and stories to help them.

05/10/26 - 09/10/26: - 

Year R

In English the children have been very busy preparing for the Teddy Bears’ picnic. They have written invitations and a shopping list. We also followed a recipe to make biscuits! A big thank you to all adults who attended the picnic – we hope you enjoyed it!

In Maths this week we have been learning about the numbers 1, 2 and 3. We have been matching numbers and learning how to ‘subitise’ This means that the children are able to visually see a number of objects instantly without needing to count them one at a time.

28/09/26 - 02/10/26: - 

Year R

In English, the children have been learning the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears with the help of actions and a story map.

In Maths, Squirrels have been exploring size and mass. The children have learnt words such as 'bigger', 'smaller', 'heavier' and 'lighter'.

During outdoor learning the children tried porridge just like the Three Bears!

21/09/26 - 25/09/26:-

Year R

In Literacy the children have been reading the story 'We're Going on A Bear Hunt'. They have made their own actions to help them retell the story. This week's provision has also supported the children with using language from the story.

In Maths, the children have been creating and continuing simple patterns. 

14/09/26 - 18/09/26:-

Year R

The focus this week has been RE and how people celebrate important events.

In Maths, they have been comparing amounts and using words such as “more, fewer, same as”.

07/09/26 - 11/09/26: -

Year R

Literacy: The children have been thinking about all the things that makes them 'unique'. The children also brought in photographs of their family members and got to share these during Circle Time.

Maths: They have been learning about 'matching' and 'sorting'.

01/09/26 - 04/09/26: - 

Year R

The children in Reception have been focusing on getting settled into school life, learning the rules and routines and starting to develop friendships with their new classmates.

They have also been working on awareness of rhymes and have been singing and acting out lots of nursery rhymes in Literacy. In Maths the children have been learning to ‘subitise’ numbers 1 and 2, which means recognising amounts without counting.

They have started Phonics lessons, learning how to read and write the sounds m, a, s, d. They have been playing some Fred games with our new friend Fred, listening to sounds