Oldfield Primary School & Nursery part of the Brontë Academy Trust

FS1, FS2 and Year 1 are in our unit 1 class.

Mrs. Clay is the teacher. Mrs. Smith works in here- she is on maternity leave until Spring 2026.

Mrs. Reddihough is the cover supervisor.

Miss. Richards and Miss. Ellison also work in Bumblebees every day.  

Please follow the link for our long term plans 2024.

 Bumblebees N&R LTP 2024-2025 (1).docx

Bumblebees Year 1 LTP 2024-2025.docx

Our topic for this half term is 'Let's Grow'. Our focus text is 'The Secret Sky Garden'.

Our SCARF focus is 'Growing and Changing'.

Please follow the links below for an overview of learning as we enjoy Summer 2 together:

Bumblebees Newsletter Summer 2

Let's Grow - Enhanced Provision

Let's Grow - Nursery and Reception

Let's Grow - Year 1

Continuous Provision

Play is fundamental to learning in Bumblebees and our indoor and outdoor spaces reflect this. Children are able to access a variety of focused areas that are enhanced to move their learning forward. Our children are inquisitive and independent learners who love to explore.

We believe hands on experiences are fundamental to development.

Phonics and Reading in Bumblebees

Children in Reception and Year 1 are taught daily phonics following Little Wandle. We enjoy sharing stories and reading daily in Bumblebees. Reading books are matched to individual phonic ability. Nursery enjoy listening to stories, learning rhymes and taking part in early phonics activities.

See below for the focus each week in Summer phonics for Reception and Year 1:

In Bumblebees we enjoy sharing our learning between home and school.

This year we have had many successful Stay and Read sessions.

We also enjoyed some maths sessions with our parents.

Maths in Bumblebees

We follow White Rose Maths to develop our maths skills along with daily mental maths practise. We encourage a practical, hands on approach to maths learning in Bumblebees. We definitely enjoy problem solving!

Learning at home 

Below you can find links and activities to support current learning at home.

• Little Wandle for parents has great resources for you to downlaod and use at home linked to our phonics teaching and learning: 

       https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/