Welcome to Lowry Class

In Lowry class, we are a mixed age class made up of Reception and Year 1. In class, the teacher is Mrs Mulligan and the TA is Miss Riggall. In Lowry, we run two curriculums (Early Years and National Curriculum) side by side so that no child misses out on what they need to become brilliant, inspired learners. We focus our attention on play and believe that this is a vital way for children to learn through discovery and curiosity - with skills sprinkled on top! Our children enjoy continuous provision indoor and out, but also learning about their environment through good use of our areas. We encourage children to explore their world by being vocabulary rich and through supported, meaningful talk. Support from home is vital to your child's progress through reading regularly, practicing spellings (year 1) and supporting them in their early journey of writing. Every week, we will send home reading books, phonics homework support sheets and vocabulary sheets. We from time to time will send home an activity that will support learning in class. 

We are always at the door in the morning and afternoon if you need to pass on a quick message, but if you need to get in touch about something more in-depth, please either phone the office to arrange a telephone call, or email info@woodhouses.oldham.sch.uk

Reading and Phonics in Lowry Class.

We are passionate about supporting and guiding our children to make those important building blocks for learning. A large part of their understanding, social communication and vocabulary comes from reading. In Lowry class, we send home decodable books which support the children's progress in their phonics journey, as well as a book of choice. 

Please scan this QR code to Padlet to find out about the books we suggest, some helpful websites and games to enhance their phonics. 

Important Information

Phonics is completed daily for both Reception and Year 1. As it is at 9am, it is vital that children are in to make sure they don't miss any of these key building blocks to reading and writing. Weekly phonics sheets are sent home on a Friday with the new sounds and key words that the children have been working on. Year 1s will have spellings sent home from Mrs Killion in Stephenson where they go for phonics daily. They will be tested on these spellings on a Friday. 

Please ensure that all clothing is labelled with your child names. We have lots of jumpers and cardigans the same size and it become a little hard to work out who's belongs to who.