Pre-preparatory (Infants)

There is increased emphasis on independent learning, working on tasks on their own as well as within a group. Improving speaking and listening skills and general increased levels of concentration.

 

 

Each child is encouraged to express themselves in artwork, music, drama and movement.

 

 

We actively encourage a love of books, reading and listening. Children can choose from the many books displayed in the class book corner and sit in a comfortable chair or on floor cushions and beanbags.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A typical day in the infant classroom would start with the form teacher either reading from a big book or writing something to emphasise a phoneme (the sound a letter makes). Then the children may work in pairs or small groups on a shared literacy activity, then they may be asked to work individually, on a piece of writing or reading. After a snack and a run around outside the children would go back to their class teacher for some maths activities. They may start with number rhymes, simple addition and subtraction sums or a number problem to solve together.

Then they may work on consolidating that information in a work book, or with a practical maths activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The children all gather together to eat lunch in the school hall. Followed by a time to play outside in the school grounds.

Afternoons are filled with a variety of lessons and activities; including geography, history,art, music and movement, visits to the ICT suite for simple computer work, circle time, P.E. and R.E.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And to round off a typical day, story time, with the class sat together on the carpet, all listening and enjoying a shared literary moment.

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