Mawgan-in-Pydar Primary School

Mrs Lisa Howes

Class Teacher

Miss April Blewett

Class Teacher

Miss Natalie Walters

Teaching Assistant

Miss Lily Hesford

Teaching Assistant

Welcome to Acorn Class, a vibrant mixed Reception and Year 1 cohort. We are dedicated to fostering a lifelong love of learning by providing stimulating environments and engaging activities that inspire children to become independent, responsible learners.

Our Curriculum

Reception (EYFS): Our youngest learners follow the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Guided by Development Matters, our provision spans the seven key areas of learning and development.
Year 1: As children transition into Year 1, they smoothly progress onto the National Curriculum, engaging with structured subjects alongside their peers.

Through a balanced blend of adult-led instruction and child-initiated exploration, we ensure every child makes robust progress, building a strong foundation for their ongoing educational journey.

DfE EYFS Statutory Framework

Development Matters

Curriculum Outline - Autumn term 2026

Welcome to our new pupils and welcome back! We hope that you have all had a lovely summer break.

Our Autumn Focus:

This term,

Reminders:

PE afternoon is Thursday – please ensure your child wears their PE kit to school on this day and it is clearly labelled. Year 1 children can come to school in their PE kit. Reception children will bring their PE kit into and as part of our currriuculum we practise the key skills in changing clothes as part of their PE session.

Please ensure water bottles are clearly labelled and brought to school every day. Please DO NOT put water bottles in the book bags.

Please bring a coat and their bookbag every day.

Please label all clothing clearly.

Alongside carefully planned guided activities, the children have opportunities to learn through play and exploration both indoors and outdoors. Our provision is thoughtfully selected to respond to the children’s individual needs and interests in the moment, allowing us to build on their existing skills and prior knowledge effectively. If you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to speak to a member of the Class one team.  

What to expect in EYFS

NHS Learning to Talk 3 to 5 years

TAPESTRY

At Mawgan-in-Pydar School, we use a system called Tapesty, an online system to record and share your child’s learning and fun throughout the foundation year. You can download the application on your smart phone and tablet or use the computer and we will email you when a new page is added to your child’s learning journey, which you can view and comment on.

We love hearing about the stories and wonderful things you do at home, so please make your own observations and add your photos and videos. This is helpful for us in Class 1 to see the learning continue at home, so many thanks in advance.

Click on the Tapestry logo below to access the website and log in.

Help for logging in to Tapestry

PHONICS

At Mawgan-in-Pydar School we use a synthetic phonics programme to teach reading called 'Little Wandle'. It is essential that our approach to teaching phonics and reading is accessible to all learners, regardless of background. For more information on our Phonics scheme, please see the Phonics page.

For help at home, please follow this link to the Little Wandle Parents Section.

My Letters and Sounds | Letters and Sounds

Our class toy is Elmer the elephant. Each Friday, he will be taken home by a different child in the class. Please take Elmer on your adventures over the weekend and record what you do. It would be great if you could add pictures/videos and a write up onto Tapestry so your child can share their weekend news with the rest of the class. This activity helps develop children’s speaking and listening skills.

In our Early Years classroom at Mawgan-In-Pydar, we are using a play-based toolkit to assess and support effective language skills. As children develop speaking and listening skills, they are building a strong and stable foundation for literacy and learning.

Please take a look at the Wellcomm site for more information and videos.

WellComm Early Years: Supporting language at home - GL Assessment (gl-assessment.co.uk)

Please can you hear your child read every day and share books on a regular basis to enhance their learning. We ask that you write in your child's reading record every time they read. It is an effective form of communication. From your notes we will be able to help and advise, as well as celebrate your child's reading achievements.