Welcome to Coral!

Class Teachers: Mrs Johnson & Mrs Tyler Carss

Learning Support Assistant: Mrs Davis & Miss Soni

In class Coral we have lots of fun exploring, creating and learning through play (So expect the odd messy school top)! Every day we have time to work together as a group and independently on our own choice of tasks. We work hard to develop our confidence, independence and resilience. If you visit our classroom you will see a variety of activities both indoors and outdoors that enable us to develop our skills, knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. Whilst in Class Coral the foundations for our future learning will be established to prepare us for our journey through school.

Parents and carers are always welcome to come in to speak with any member of our class team if you have questions or concerns. We will keep you informed of our successes and achievements, once you have joined Class Coral, via Tapestry Online Learning journey with updates, photographs and video.

In Coral Class we go with the children's interests, we encourage them to be independent learners that feel proud to achieve and not give up. We explore the curriculum through play, alongside the children in their environment. We make the most of our outside space and the change in the seasons. When possible we explore the local area, making links to our topics in school. Mountfields Lodge is very proud to be a part of the local community.    

Just a few reminders:

• Please please make sure all clothes, coats, shoes, wellies and PE kits are ALL NAMED.
• Please send your child with a named water bottle with fresh water in each day. 
• We always need waterproofs and wellies in school as we are outside no matter what the weather.
• We have PE on Fridays so please send your child in their PE kits to school, with a change of footwear.
• We ask parents to listen to their child read their little wandle reading book each week. Children who read at home regularly themselves or are read to regularly at home make much more rapid progress.
• Phonics underpins so much of what we do. Please reinforce the sounds we have been learning at school when you are at home, this can be as simple as playing I-spy, clapping syllables or making up silly rhymes. 
• Keep an eye on Tapestry – any reminders or information about what we will be learning next week will be on that.
• Please send us in photos and notes on Tapestry about what your child has been doing at home. We love seeing them and we see your child’s education as being a 2 way process.
• On Wednesday or Thursday afternoons Mrs Hayes covers Coral Class, She will release the children at home time. 

In foundation we are all very passionate about early years education and we understand the importance of giving the children the best start in their school journey. 

Thank you, 

Gemma Carss & Jessica Johnson