St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Welcome to Willow Class

Mrs Garnett - Class Teacher, Key Stage One Lead, Phonics & Early Reading Lead

Miss Scott - Teaching Assistant

Miss Clarkson - PPA cover - Wednesday

Miss Bird - SEN support

Mrs Wilson - Lunchtime Supervisor

Essential information

Please read with your child as regularly as possible. The more they practice, the more confident and fluent your child will become. The children will read with an adult three times per week, we love to read your comments so please write in your child's reading record how they have done with their reading at home.
Books will be changed every Tuesday and Friday, please sign your child's reading book when you have read with them.
Our PE day is on a Thursday. The children will need their PE kit in school, this consists of plain black jogging bottoms or shorts, a white t-shirt and jumper. They will also need pumps
Outdoor Learning will take place on Thursday afternoons, your child will need wellies in school as we will be outdoors in all weathers.
If you would like your child to have a school water bottle, they are 60p each.
We use Twitter/ X to update snippets from our day and showcase out wonderful work. Please be sure to follow us @stjosephskly.

If you do have any questions then please get in touch. My email address is kirsty.garnett@sjk.bcwcat.co.uk - alternatively I am around most days both before and after school.

Our Class saint is St. Valentine and our class Virtue is Reflection.

Our Learning

In Willow class we aim for the children to be happy and confident in all that they do. We aim for the children to thrive in learning and friendship and love coming to school each day. Everyday is an opportunity to learn and develop as we try to be the best that we can be. We believe in ourselves, celebrate our differences and encourage each other everyday. We are all a part of the Willow Class family.

In Willow Class we organise our learning by building upon the skills that we have learned in EYFS, as well as learning new skills, to ensure that we are continually progressing in each area. Through our creative curriculum, we ensure that the children learn a range of topics and grow their skills through those topics. This school year we will be focusing on the following topics;

Geography - My School Environment (Autumn 1)

History - Remembrance Day (Autumn 2)

Geography - Wonderful World (Spring 1)

History - Florence Nightingale (Spring 2)

Geography -Let's Go On Safari (Summer 1)

History - Significant Explorers (Summer 2)

These exciting topics show a full coverage of the National Curriculum, as well as providing learning opportunities that will capture the creativity and imagination of our children. It is through these topics we endeavor to Believe in God, ourselves and others.

In Willow Class, nurture is at the forefront on our minds - through soft lighting and calming decor, we promote a calming and cosy classroom environment with low lighting and a relaxed atmosphere to help the children feel at home. Our class environment is something that the children adore and it is clear to see the impact of this throughout the school day. We promote children to have a sense of ownership over their learning space with each child having an area of the classroom that they are responsible for.

We plan on lots of exciting trips and learning opportunities throughout the year, which will engage the children in their learning and ensure they have the #bestdaysoftheirlives, thus inspiring writing, enthusiasm and a quest for learning!

Please follow us on Twitter/ X @stjosephskly and follow #SJKWillow to see what we get up to!