Puffin Class

Welcome to Puffin Class!

Mr Kent
Class Teacher

Mrs Breeze
Teaching Assistant

Puffin Class is home to our Year 1 children as they take the next exciting step in their learning journey. The transition from EYFS into Year 1 is a considerable one, but we make sure that our children continue to learn in a nurturing, supportive environment where learning is fun, purposeful and engaging.

Puffins are naturally curious, adventurous and resilient birds – qualities that we encourage in our children as they explore, discover and develop as learners. We want our children to be confident in trying new things, curious about the world around them and resilient when faced with a challenge.

A key focus in Year 1 is building strong foundations in phonics, reading, handwriting and number sense. We provide plenty of opportunities to practise and apply these important skills through practical, creative and enjoyable experiences, helping children to develop confidence and a genuine love of learning.

Mr Kent and Mrs Breeze create a caring and nurturing classroom where everyone feels valued, supported and encouraged to have a go. We look forward to a wonderful year of curiosity, discovery, friendship and fun as our children learn and grow together!

Latest Class News (updated 23/10/26)

What a fantastic final week of our first term in Puffin Class! We have had a busy week full of exciting learning as we get ready for a well-deserved half-term break.

In English, we continued our work on Look Up! by imagining we were holding a press conference with Rocket. We thought carefully about the questions we would ask her and wrote our own questions. We then imagined we were watching the spectacular meteor shower ourselves and wrote diary entries describing the experience, thinking about the different feelings we might have and how we could express these in our writing.

In Mastering Number, we have been exploring doubles, using gestures and our special reminder that every finger has a friend to help us recognise doubles and remember them. In Maths, we have been learning about wholes and parts, exploring how a whole can be split into smaller parts and understanding that each part must be smaller than the whole. We even chopped bananas into different-sized pieces to help us investigate this idea!

As part of our Explorers topic, we celebrated Black History Month by learning about Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel into space. We also learnt about Christopher Columbus and explored some of the foods associated with his voyages and the exchange between the Old and New Worlds, including potatoes, tomatoes and turkeys.

In Art, we discovered the work of Alma Thomas, exploring her beautiful use of colour and her abstract representations of nature. We have loved seeing the children's ideas and creativity shine throughout the term.

A huge well done to all our Puffins for such a brilliant first term! We hope everyone enjoys a fantastic, restful half-term break – you have certainly earned it! We are already looking forward to Term 2, which promises plenty of excitement, including our class trip and our Nativity performance. Have a wonderful holiday, Puffins!

This week's sounds: ea (as in bread), ea (as in sea)
High frequency words: see, very, day, have, when, about, out, people, animal

Reading books were changed on Wednesday.