Mrs Gascoyne would like to welcome you all to Clover class.

We will also be beginning a story telling session in school following the principles of Tales toolkit. This is a new initiative in school and we are very excited to be developing this area of the curriculum.

Welcome to Clover Class

Spring Term 2025

Dear Parents/Carers, 

I hope that you have all had a fantastic Christmas holiday and I wish you all a Happy New Year. I am looking forward to watching your children continue to grow in confidence, excitement and enthusiasm over the next half term.  

Curriculum  

We will be continuing to use our CUSP structured Storytimes as a hook to develop areas of the curriculum as well as following seasonal and children’s interests. An outline of what we will be covering in each subject area is displayed in the table below: 

PE and Forest Schools 

Clover Class will continue to take part in Forest School once a week on a Friday afternoon. They should bring a complete change of clothes and waterproof in a bag (waterproofs alone will not be enough as the weather gets wetter and muddier).

Reading 

You should encourage your child to read daily at home and they should have a reading diary in which to record their progress. Please record a comment in these at least five times a week. The reading diaries will be checked on Friday.

Please continue to use your speed sounds books to practice your child’s sounds daily. 

If you or anyone you know would be interested in coming into school to help listen to children read, please send me an email as we would love to have you. 

What your child needs in school 

The children must have a named water bottle (with a straw or sports cap) with them in school at all times which will be placed in a box in the classroom each morning. No other items need to be brought into school; this includes fidget toys, pencil cases, toys and stationery, unless adults in school request it or it is required to support additional needs. 

Uniform 

Please consult the school website or recent letter to see what is expected to be worn to school in terms of uniform and PE kit. Smart trainers may be worn as long as they are completely black. Please make sure your child brings a coat into school as the weather gets colder and wetter. 

Bags and Wellies 

The children may bring in one bag, which must be a suitable size for hanging on their pegs, and a separate, named bag for their wellies (both of which must be named) to be stored on the welly rack. 

If you have any questions at all about these or any other matters, please email me on kgascoyne@pulham.norfolk.sch.uk . 

We are very excited about the half term ahead,

Kind regards, 

Mrs. Gascoyne, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Shreeve, Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Kineavy.