Starfish

Welcome to the Starfish Class Page

Nursery and Reception - EYFS

Teacher - Mrs Dalley

2025 - 2026

Reading Cafe

Thank you to all the adults who joined us today for the Starfish Class Reading Café! We began with a shared story, Whatever Next!, and the children were then invited to create their very own rockets. They were so proud of their fantastic creations, take a look at what they made!

Earth and Beyond!

Pupils have been thoroughly enjoying their Above and Beyond topic, showing curiosity and creativity throughout their learning. The children have created their own space-themed pictures using a wide range of tools and resources, explored dark, light and shadows using torches, and investigated how astronaut suits have changed over time.

RSPB Big Birdwatch

Our Early Years pupils have been learning all about migration and different types of UK birds. It was lovely to see some of them taking part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, and staff enjoyed hearing about which birds they found!

Building strong foundations in Maths!

In our Early Years class, the children have made a fantastic start to building strong foundations in maths. Through play based and practical activities, they have been learning to recognise and name numerals, create and continue repeating patterns, and explore capacity using a variety of containers and resources.

An exciting trip to the library

Our pupils were so excited for their bus adventure and loved discovering all the wonderful things they can do at the library. Their growing love of reading sparkled through every moment as they explored shelf after shelf. A huge thank you to the amazing library staff for being so welcoming and for leading such engaging activities with our pupils. We can’t wait to hear all about the stories they chose to bring home!

Healthy Habits

A big thank you to the Happy Smiles team for visiting our school! Our pupils had a fantastic time learning all about how to look after their teeth and mouths.

They explored:

how to brush correctly using small circular motions,
which foods and drinks help (or harm!) our teeth,
what our teeth are used for, and
how toothpaste makes teeth super strong – and why we shouldn’t rinse with water after brushing!

It was a brilliant, hands-on learning experience that left everyone smiling!

Stay and Play

We would like to thank all the parents and carers who joined us for our recent 'Stay and Play' session. It was a pleasure to welcome you into our class and share the wonderful learning experiences taking place each day. The children loved having you visit!

Settling in

Our Nursery and Reception pupils have had the best first week back! They have settled in so well, showing kindness, confidence, and big smiles all around. We can’t wait to see all the amazing things they’ll achieve this year!

2024 - 2025

Early Writing

Get Squiggling is a fun and engaging video series that our Nursery children enjoy when they are ready as part of their early drawing activities. Each episode is based around a story and introduces simple shapes and lines to help children create their own pictures. Through drawing along with the characters, children develop their fine motor skills, creativity, and confidence with mark-making—all while having lots of fun!

Drawing Club is a fun structured activity for our Reception children. The sessions are designed to spark imagination and support their early writing skills. Each session is based on a well-loved story or theme, we have covered old favourites such as Mr Benn to more recent texts such as We're going on a Bear Hunt. The texts we choose give children the chance to explore new vocabulary, develop their storytelling abilities, and express their ideas through drawing and mark-making. It's a joyful way to build confidence, encourage curiosity, and nurture a love for literacy right from the start! Take a look at some of our pupils fantastic writing.....

Being Active

Our Early Years children have the freedom to choose outdoor play for much of the school day. Our well-equipped outdoor area encourages movement, exploration, and physical challenge every day. Being physically active supports the children’s physical health. It also boosts brain development and emotional wellbeing, helping children to feel happy, confident, and ready to learn.

Exploring Dinosaurs

The children created their own erupting volcanoes as part of their investigations, bringing prehistoric landscapes to life. They also took their learning outdoors, using measuring skills to compare the sizes of different dinosaurs in the playground—discovering just how enormous some of these creatures really were! The children have also enjoyed naming the dinosaurs and drawing around their shadows outside.

Judaism Morning

During our exploration of Judaism, the children showed curiosity. They were given the opportunity to wear a kippah and expressed excitement when learning that it is a traditional item worn in Jewish culture. Children also made their own Star of David if they wanted to, using lolly pop sticks and demonstrating fine motor skills.

Observing the Life Cycle of a Butterfly

The children have enjoyed observing the chrysalises and learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. Last week was very exciting as we released our 'Painted Lady' butterflies! The children gave them names and this inspired the children to take part in some amazing drawing and writing.

Maths

Our pupils have been making AMAZING progress in understanding and manipulating shapes, patterns, and numbers. The children are identifying simple 2D and 3D shapes, creating and extending patterns, and developing their problem solving skills which involve counting and recognising numerals.

Looking after our Planet

Reception pupils have been learning about rubbish and plastics that end up in the sea, they did some fantastic sorting and discussed the impact this has on the creatures within our oceans and our environment.

Exploring Homes

Starfish Class have been learning about where we live and the different types of houses we live in. We went on a village walk to spot the different types of houses. The children also worked in their groups to recognise landmarks on their maps and followed the arrows using vocabulary linked to directions. Amazing cross curricular learning!

Senses - Taste Test

The children laughed their way through the taste test, exploring how our taste buds taste different things that are sour, sweet, salty and bitter.We were so proud of the children for trying most items, as you can see from the photos the children were quite shocked by some of the tastes!

Keeping Ourselves Safe

We had our first visit to Corton Woods this year. Before we left, we discussed in detail what we need to do to keep ourselves safe, we looked at photos and explored them as a class. Then we set off (hoping to find a Gruffalo or a dragon). Unfortunately we didn't find either of those in the woods but we listened to our grown ups well and we had a fantastic time!

Settling In

Look at how busy our Early Years children have been. Learning, creating and problem solving! We have welcomed some new children into our Early Years Class and we are delighted with how quickly they have settled and formed friendships.

Social Media