Welcome to Acorn Class!
Class Information
Welcome to the Reception Class at Ellel St. John’s Primary School. We are looking forward to working together so that we have a very exciting and productive year.
We are a full class of children. Our teacher is called Mrs Tyson and our teaching assistant is called Mr Cross. We also have Miss Fisher and Miss Winstanley (Tracey) on a Thursday whilst Mr Cross runs Forest School.
We’d like to say a very big welcome to the new children and their families that are joining us. We hope that you enjoy the new challenges and approaches to learning that Reception has to offer!
All learning areas are developed with the children.
We are an Early Adopter school which means that we are taking on the revised Early Learning Goals a year early. These ELGs will be statutory from September 2021 – EYFS Early Adopter Early Learning Goals
Development Matters – Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage
Maths Overview – Reception Maths Medium Term Plan
This video clip explains Number Sense
This video explains Reading and Writing
Class Letters – Acorn Class Autumn Term Welcome Letter 2020
As a school we value the importance in strengthening partnerships between parents/carers and professionals. In Acorn Class we encourage ‘WOW’ moments in order to celebrate children’s home achievements. We are very keen for parents to become involved in these as we recognise the importance in children connecting what they learn at school to their home and community. We ask parents to share with us children’s ‘WOW’ moments. If your child says or does anything at home that to you, demonstrates a ‘WOW’ moment of learning, then we encourage you to write it down on a ‘WOW’ slip (WOW home slips), cut it out and send it back into school so we can celebrate them in group time and display them on our ‘WOW’ board. If you would like to send in photos to support the ‘WOW’ moment you are more than welcome to do that too!
Topic Information 2020-2021
Our topics are led by the children but to give you an idea of progression and coverage (subject to change) please click here – EYFS Long Term Overview
Summer Term 2021
Following the interests of the children and our Farm animals work within our Jack and the Beanstalk topic, we have moved on naturally to a new topic of ‘All creatures Great and Small!’ We will take the childrens’ lead and have themed animal weeks. Will we learn about minibeasts, under the sea creatues or jungle animals? Who knows but our options are endless! All Creatures Great and Small
Our new topic for the start of the first half term is all about Jack and the Beanstalk! We will learn all about growing and lifecycles.
Jack and the Beanstalk Topic Web
Spring Term 2021
Our topic for the second half term is all about Space – Destination Outer Space!
Space continuous provision ideas
Following on from Christmas our new topic is all about toys! 
Toys and Us Continuous Provision Ideas
See the Acorn Class Blog for lots of teaching ideas, videos, links and activities. Happy learning!
Autumn Term 2020
Our topic for the second half term is ‘Let’s Celebrate’ and our learning will be based around Celebrations and Festivals. This will include Autumn, Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day, Diwali, Birthdays, Advent, Christmas and Hanukkah.
After an initial ‘getting to know you’ and settling in period we will begin our first topic of the year ‘Marvellous Me!’
This topic is chosen to ease children into school, so they can get to know their new surroundings and class members. We will be getting to know the members of our class! We will also be covering aspects of Autumn, as well as celebrating Harvest. Our topic will also allow us to cover cross curricular Literacy and Maths activities. The children will learn and reflect through playing and exploring, actively learning and will be encouraged to create and think critically through our topic.
Topic webs and initial proposed coverage – Marvellous Me Topic Web
Marvellous Me Continuous Provision
Topic Information 2019-2020
‘Summer Term 2020’
Our Home Learning Topic for the Summer term will be all about animals – ‘All Creatures Great and Small!’
We will focus our learning on different types and groups of animals e.g. Minibeasts, Pets, On the Farm, Jungle & safari, Under the Sea etc. Where will our learning take us!
‘Spring Term 2020’
Our topic for the 2nd half term, as chosen by the children, is all about Space – ‘Destination Outer Space!’
Space Topic Web Space Continuous Provision Ideas
Leading on from the childrens’ interests and Christmas excitement we decided upon a topic all about toys – ‘Toys and Us!’
‘Autumn Term 2019’
Our topic for the second half term is ‘Let’s Celebrate’ and our learning will be based around Celebrations and Festivals. This will include Diwali, Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day, Autumn, St. Andrew’s Day, Advent, Christmas and Hanukkah. The children have even helped to choose the topics and the learning that will take place!
Let’s Celebrate Topic Web 2019
Our topic for the first half term is ‘Marvellous Me!’ – Marvellous Me Topic Web Marvellous Me Continuous Provision Plan
Topic Information 2018-2019
‘Summer Term 2019′
Our final topic of the year, as chosen by the children’ is all about animals. We decided to call the topic ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. Again, we will take on themed weeks and the children have already asked for pets, farms, minibeasts, safari, zoo, jungle, arctic, rainforest, woodland, dinosaurs, etc. We can’t do that many weeks!
Animals and Minibeasts Topic Web Animals and Minibeasts Continuous Provision Plan
Our first topic for the Summer term is ‘Commotion in the Ocean’. We will take themed weeks from the childrens’ interests e.g. Pirates, sea creatures etc.
Under the Sea Topic Web Under the Sea Continuous Provision Plan
‘Spring Term 2019’
Our topic for the second half term is based around our love of books – ‘Once upon time…’ Stories Topic Web
For the first half term, we decided upon a topic all about toys – ‘Toys and Us!’ We are really looking forward to our trip to Legoland Discovery Centre!
Toys and Us Topic Web Toys and Us Continuous Provision Plan 2019
‘Autumn Term 2018’
Our topic for the second half term is ‘Let’s Celebrate’
Our topic for the first half term is ‘Marvellous Me!’
Marvellous Me Topic Web Marvellous Me Continuous Provision Plan