Sun Bear Class - EYFS and Year 1

Welcome to Sun Bear Class!

Sun Bear Learning Journey

🌞 Welcome to Sunbears Class! 🐻

Hello Sunbears (and families too)! We are so excited to welcome you into our class. This year is going to be full of fun, laughter, and lots of learning adventures together.

In Sunbears, we have both Reception and Year 1 children learning and growing side by side. We learn in many different ways – through playing, exploring, asking questions, problem-solving and trying things out for ourselves. Every day is a chance to discover something new – whether it’s building, painting, writing, counting, story-telling, or making new friends.

✨ Reception will continue their journey in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which means learning through play, exploring the world, and developing key skills like talking, listening, making friends, and beginning to read, write and count.

✨ Year 1 will begin their exciting journey into the National Curriculum, building on everything they’ve learned in Reception. They will develop confidence in reading, writing and maths, while also exploring science, history, geography, art and much more.

We work together as one big Sunbears family, making sure every child is challenged, supported and celebrated.

When children join St Joseph’s, we ensure:

• A smooth transition from Nursery to Reception, Reception to Year 1, and Year 1 into Year 2.

• Strong links with parents from the very beginning.

• A start to school appropriate to the developmental needs of all our children.

• An environment where every child feels safe, happy and secure.

💛 Dear Parents – please know your children are at the heart of everything we do. We’ll nurture their interests, celebrate their progress, and keep you involved every step of the way. We are so looking forward to working with you to make this a happy and memorable year for your little Sunbear.

Together, we’ll make sure our Sunbears shine brightly this year! 🌟

Mrs Austin

Mrs Johnson

Mrs Liew

Key Information for Term 3 2025

Please sign up for their lunches to ensure they are booked in for a dinner.

Our school lunches are provided by Chartwells and can be paid for on Parentpay.

Please inform the school of any allergies ASAP

 **Please wear your PE kit to school on Thursdays  ** 

When we start giving out reading books, please bring Reading Records to school every day as we may read with your child during the day. 

Please continue to practice putting on hats, gloves, coats, shoes, jumpers, zips and buttons at home.

Please name all jumpers, hats, gloves, scarves, coats, shoes, packed lunch bags/boxes.

You can leave a set of wellies, wet weather gear and a spare change of clothes (clearly labelled) so the children can enjoy play in all weather types and can change if they get too mucky or have an accident.

Once upon a time

 In the Once Upon a Time project, your child will be introduced to the wonderful world of stories. They will listen to a range of traditional tales and have the chance to act out the stories in their play. They will also listen to alternative contemporary stories to see different viewpoints from the characters. They will use the stories to think about how life has changed from when the stories were written. They will also make up their own stories and make masks, props and puppets to act out their stories.

Supporting your child at home

• Read traditional stories and fairy tales to your child.
• Visit your local library and choose picture books to share.
• Talk about the characters in stories and whether they like or dislike them.
• Talk about how the characters in stories behave and what they could do differently.

**HOME LEARNING FOR YEAR 1**

Please ensure that you listen to your child read each day and record in their Reading Record. 

You will receive a login to  Times Tables Rockstars and Ed Shed daily. Logins for these platforms will be sent home. 

If you require further support with any of the home learning arrangements, please find someone in Sunbears team.