Welcome to Marazion Class
2024-2025
Class Teachers
Mrs Sarah Allen Mrs Louise Collett
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays Wednesdays
Support Staff
Kate Manley
Mornings: Monday - Friday
Afternoons: Wednesday and Thursday
Welcome
Marazion class is taught by Mrs Allen for four days and Mrs Sleight for one day. Marazion class are supported every morning by our teaching assistant, Katey Manley and in the afternoon the class are supported by Emma Turley. In Marazion, we follow the National Curriculum but also try to incorporate a continuous provision approach to encourage the children to learn through play. We have a lovely reading area, role-play area, computer area and tuff tray zones which are always accessible to the children.
A typical day in Marazion looks like:
- Registration
- Literacy
- Maths
- Break time
- Phonics
- Lunch time
- Guided Reading
- Topic (session 1)
- Afternoon movement break
- Topic (session 2)
Summer Term 2
Our topic this term is... CORNWALL MY HOME
Year One Curriculum Overview
If you are interested in reading the Year One curriculum overview, please click here.
This year 1 National Curriculum Checklist acts as a handy overview and guide to what children will be learning in Year 1.
The checklist gives you an idea of the outcomes expected of children by the end of year 1 for all subjects covered in the National Curriculum.
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Newsletters & Topic Webs
Please click on the links to view the files.
Newsletters
Autumn Term Newsletter 2025
Topic Web
Cornwall My Home (Autumn Term 1)
PROVISION IN MARAZION
Moving from EYFS to Year One may seem daunting, but we have created an environment where children have a tidy and engaging environment where they can learn through play. Please view our picture gallery below.
In Marazion, we aim to provide a classroom that has continuous and enhanced provision.
Our Continuous Provision:
In Marazion, the children can access all our resources in the classroom. We have the following areas in place:
- Phonics area (drawers full of phonics resources, sound cards, etc.)
- Maths area (access to all maths equipment)
- Reading area (reading pod and book stand)
- Writing area (access to pens, pencils, whiteboards, writing tablets, etc, handwriting activities)
- Fine motor skills area (threading activities, buzzer games, tweezer games)
- Creative area (access to glue, scissors, plain and coloured paper, playdough, colour mixing paint area)
- Computing (free access to laptops, the class iPad to play games and scan QR codes)
▪️The resources within these areas remain in place all term/year.
Our Enhanced Provision:
- Themed tuff trays
- Book vote (each child has a named token, and they can vote on which book they want to hear at the end of the day. The book with the most votes wins.
- A role-play area (the theme changes half-termly)
- Challenges in the reading, writing, maths and phonics areas for the children to complete
▪️The enhanced provision areas are changed regularly.
Our Outdoor Environment:
Just off the back of our classroom, we have a small outdoor area, which includes a shed. I am due to inherit the shed and plan to transform it into another usable space for the children.
Photos from our classroom
Here are some recent photographs from our classroom:
Phonics at School
At Stithians CP School we follow the Bugs Club Phonics scheme.
Supporting Phonics at Home
The following three videos show the correct pronunciation for all the letter sounds in phases 2, 3, and 5.
If you would like further advice, about how you can help your child with their phonics at home, then please pop in to see me.
Phase 2 Sounds
Phase 3 Sounds
Phase 5 Sounds
Autumn Term 2025 Blog
10th October 2025
This week in Maths, we have been learning about ordinal numbers, focusing on understanding where numbers are positioned on a number line. The children were fantastic at drawing their own number lines and writing the numbers in the correct order. In Literacy, we have been working on recognising, using, and applying capital letters correctly within our sentences, discussing when they are needed, such as for names, places, days of the week, and when using the pronoun I. In Science, we explored our sense of touch by examining a variety of objects to determine whether they were rough, smooth, hard, soft, cold, or warm. During Music, we created some special props and practised for our upcoming Harvest performance. In RE, we learned about prayer and discussed its importance in different religions. In PSHE, we talked about how we feel when we experience consequences. Finally, in History, we investigated objects from Victorian times, discovering fascinating items such as butter pats, hair receivers, dust corners, celery vases, and bed warmers. The children also learned about a traditional Victorian game called Hoop and Stick, and we had great fun in the hall giving it a try — it was much trickier than it looked!
Pupil of the week – Bryn
Virtue (Politeness) - Elias
3rd October 2025
In Literacy, the children have been working hard on writing sentences with accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar, and they have learned some helpful actions to remind them of correct sentence structure. In Maths, we have been comparing numbers and introducing the comparison signs <, > and =, which help the children to use the correct terminology such as less than, greater than and equal to. In Science, we explored how our tongues give us our sense of taste, sampling and describing a variety of flavours including Marmite, honey, celery, lemon and even the surprisingly popular coriander. In History, we investigated different types of homes, comparing their similarities and differences, and during our discussion we discovered some fascinating facts—for example, one child’s parents used to live on a boat, and several families have solar panels on their homes. We also began learning about houses from the Victorian era. In Computing, the first groups of pupils learned how to log on to a school laptop using their username and password, taking responsibility for collecting a laptop, logging on successfully, and returning it to the charging trolley afterwards.
Pupil of the week: Jowan
Virtue respect: Paisley
26th September 2025
This week in Literacy, we concluded our Colour Monster unit by writing sentences about how we could cheer up the Colour Monster. In Maths, we explored number comparisons by finding one more and one less, as well as investigating the composition of numbers. In Phonics, we revisited Phase 3 sounds and enjoyed some interactive games on the whiteboard. During History, we discussed our homes, comparing and contrasting houses from the past with those of today. In RE, we learned about some of the different ways Christians worship God. In Design and Technology, we focused on the interior features of homes. The children had great fun creating miniature furniture for our dolls’ house and even designed and printed their own wallpaper. In Science, we investigated how our ears help us to hear. We closed our eyes and used our ears to identify the direction of different sounds and whether they were near or far away. We also played Sound Bingo, which was lots of fun, and helped us recognise familiar household noises. Finally, we reflected on what life might be like if we couldn’t hear and learned some signs that help deaf people communicate.
Pupil of the week – Frank
Respect Virtue – Kara
19th September 2025
We have had another fabulous week in Marazion. In literacy, we have been exploring the story ‘The Colour Monster’ by Anna Llenas. Through this engaging tale, we learned that each colour represents a different emotion. The children worked in small groups to role-play various emotions while their friends tried to guess which feeling they were portraying. We also got creative with playdough, sculpting our very own colour monsters. In maths, our focus was on sorting objects based on their colour, size or type. In science, we continued our exploration of the human body, focusing on our eyes and ears. The children researched the most common eye colour in Marazion and recorded their findings in a tally chart. In history, we learned about the key external features of a house and labelled them together. Meanwhile, in design technology, the children experimented with different materials and tools to join objects together. They used sellotape, string, Blu-Tack, and glue to combine materials for junk modelling. In small groups, they then worked collaboratively to build model homes. During music, the children had lots of fun learning about how to change the pitch and tempo of our voices, and they made up lots of actions for our song “I’m glad I’m me!”
Pupil of the week – Ralf
Caring Virtue - Millie
12th September 2025
The first full week back at school in Marazion has flown by! The children have settled in beautifully, working hard and familiarising themselves with our classroom environment and routines. In phonics, we've revisited previously taught phonemes from phase two. In maths, our focus has been on recognising numbers from 0 to 20, with various play-based activities centred around number recognition and ordering. During science, we explored the human body. The children had fun labelling the human body and learning about different body parts. In history, we looked at various types of homes, comparing modern and traditional features. The children drew pictures of their homes and discussed whether they lived in a detached, semi-detached, terraced, or another type of house—our design technology lesson built on this theme, with the children examining different home designs. In RE, we began our session by exploring how everyone is special and that people hold different beliefs. We then introduced our new unit by discussing the Bible's special significance for Christians. In Computing, we learned about Smartie the Penguin and discussed how to stay safe online.
Pupil of the week - Arthyen
Caring Virtue - Ben
