Welcome to Gunwalloe Class
Teacher
Amanda Foster
(afoster@stithians.cornwall.sch.uk)
Support Staff
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| Jo Strick |
Adele Zschiesche |
Lacey Isaacs |
Welcome to Gunwalloe Class.
Information
Our Welcome Pack details all the day-to-day information you may require.
The Photo Gallery is full of helpful images of the Gunwalloe team, members of the school staff, and pictures of the inside and outside facilities.
The school's Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Policy includes:
- The school's vision
- Aims and principles
- Planning and organising the curriculum
- Classroom organisation and resources
- Use of whole school resources
- Induction
- Involving parents
- Language and literacy supporting the reception child
- Assessment and record keeping
- Monitoring and evaluation
The Early Years ELGs and Development Statements introduces parents to the seven areas of learning and development.
A baseline assessment will take place within the first six weeks of entry to school. This information pack is sent out to all parents at the beginning of the year. For more information, see the government website here.
Class information
Hi, my name is Cosgrove and I am a cuddly bear. .
Every Friday I sneak into a bag in the hopes of joining one of the children for the weekend. I am a great guest as I am snuggly, quiet and will eat almost anything. I am partial to biscuits so it is probably best if you hide them up high in a cupboard. I travel with few possessions, even though Miss Foster has promised to make me some pyjamas. If you would like to add something for the next sleepover, I would be very appreciative (ie a toothbrush)
Termly Newsletters
Click below to read the latest termly newsletter-
Newsletter - Summer Term 2
Newsletter - Summer Term 1
Newsletter - Spring Term 2
Newsletter - Spring Term 1
Newsletter - Autumn Term 2
Newsletter - Autumn Term 1
Yearly Topic webs
Half-termly topic webs for the school year are shown below. Click on the available links to view the topic webs.
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All About Me!
Celebrations
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Beep! All Aboard.
Animals - from tall to short
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Let's Dig It!
Children's Choice
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Weekly celebration certificates - Autumn Term 1 2025
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23rd January 2026
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POW Havi
Virtue Zara
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6th February 2026
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13th February 2026
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POW
POW
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Weekly blog
6th February 2026
Choo,choo! We have been on a bit of a ride this week learning about trains. We have learnt about the first steam locomotives and about the inventor Richard Trevithick. You may have already watched our song on Dojo explaining how a steam locomotive works, we were mesmerized by the video online that shows the replica moving along a track at the Museum in Wales. We discussed what journey we would take on a train and who would go with us. Finally we looked at old and new trains and how they are similar and different. New phonemes this week were ch, sh and in maths we have been looking at parts of a whole and writing our own numberlines for Freddie the frog.
30th January 2026
This week we have been learning about how pollution affects our seas. We have discussed sea creatures getting hurt from eating rubbish or getting tangled up in it. The children were great at understanding how we can help keep our planet safe by putting litter in the bin and recycling. Our class display is called 'Save our seas' and the children have created sea creatures from the junk we have collected in class. In maths we continued our Numberblock work looking at numbers to five - number identification, subitising, and finally we recapped 2d shapes, looking at their properties - sides, corners, number bonds.
23rd January 2026
This week in Gunwalloe we have been learning about recycling in our topic 'Transport'.
We looked at the recycling logo and discussed the 3 Rs - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
The children shared their knowledge on what happens to their rubbish and how you sort it at home.
We recorded the sorting of waste using a recycling lorry picture by adding 4 compartments and an extra bin for our food waste. Then it happened! We found our classroom in disarray. Junk was everywhere! When we looked a bit closer we found Green Gilbert sleeping on the front carpet fast asleep. Overnight he had created a vehicle from our junk, but due to be being so tired after all his hard work, he had not tidied up. The children helped him clear up by sorting the junk into the appropriate coloured recycling bags. In phonics we have started phase 3 sounds - j,v,x,y. The children read a word, drew a picture to match the word, created the word with magnetic letters before writing the word. In Maths we have recapped 2d shapes and moved onto whole/part numbers using stampoline patterns.
RESOURCES
Bug Club - sequence of learning in Reception
