Welcome to Acorn Class:

‘mighty oaks from little acorns grow’

A Keelby Primary Academy we have created a foundation Stage Classroom that encourages the children to grow, develop and become passionate little learners. We have worked hard to develop an environment that encourages learning, whilst also making the children feel safe and comfortable to challenge themselves as they progress through the year. We use our school building blocks – Respect, Empowerment, Belief - to build resilient and motivated learners and closely follow the EYFS Statutory Framework to ensure children have the best start to their school journey.

A day in Acorn Class at Keelby:

Each morning we open the gates at 8:45 and the children will be greeted by Mrs Rushby or Mrs Blessington. We start the day by hanging up our coats and bookbags, before self registering, and starting our morning activity. Our learning begins at 9:00, so it is really important that children are in school by then. We have a morning filled with learning and play before going to lunch at 11:45-1:00. Our afternoon continues like our morning, with a mix of play, whole class inputs, group work and 1:1 activities.

We use ClassDojo to keep in constant communication with parents and carers. We will also put important learning updates on there, including what the children have been up to and any upcoming dates. We also reward the children with Dojo Points for positive behaviour and they can accumulate these points to ‘spend’ at the end of a term.