In The Meadow, the class teacher is Mrs. Berry. The Meadow are supported in their learning by Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Purkiss in the morning and Miss. Stott and Mrs. Purkiss in the afternoons.

If you have any questions, please come and speak to Mrs. Berry. If she is not around at the beginning and end of the day, you can contact the school office and request an appointment. 

Keep referring back to this page for regular updates about the children's learning. 

Our learning this half term has centred around several key texts, which we are changing weekly as part of our overarching 'once upon a time' topic all about fairy tales and traditional stories. In the final weeks of the half term we have enjoyed:

• Cinderella by Stephanie Stansbie.
• The gingerbread man by Mara Alperin.

We have incorporated english, maths, expressive arts and design and knowledge and understanding of the world through an engagement curriculum. Through the craft and writing elements we have been working hard on our fine motor and scissor skills.

An engagement curriculum begins with the child's interests and focuses around a key text. From there, we plan activities that excite and engage attention and provide learning through play-based and sensory experiences. For example, we made gingerbread scented playdough and used cutters to create our own gingerbread men.

In addition to the engagement curriculum, we have an overarching topic. Our current topic for the final week of this half term is:

• Christmas and the nativity story.

Our core word/s teaching functional language this week is :

• W/B 8th December 2025: 'stop'.
• W/B 15th December 2025 'go'.