Hi! Welcome to Unicorn Class! 

My name is Mrs Meeson and I am the Early Years Foundation Stage Leader at Aylesford School. I have worked at Aylesford Primary since it first opened in 2015 and I love being in Unicorn Class! We have a fantastic team who are very experienced in EYFS and enjoy getting to know our children and their families. I currently teach Monday to Wednesday. When I am not in school, I love spending time walking my crazy dogs, Lexi and Bertie and stopping for a coffee and cake along the way. I enjoy watching football; Aston Villa are my team! I have three daughters who are all very grown up now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello! I’m Mrs Gately. I’ve spent almost two decades working in EYFS, and I’m currently enjoying the challenge of my Teaching Degree Apprenticeship. I teach Unicorn Class on a Thursday and Friday. I have a love for reading and being creative and try to bring both of these to the children's learning. Away from school, I love to spend time with my family and friends, I have two energetic boys who keep me on my toes. During quiet times I love to settle down with my book and my cat. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I am Miss Howells. I am the full time classroom teaching assistant. This is my 3rd year in Unicorn Class, and it is so magical! 

I am currently studying my level 5 specialising within the Early Years curriculum. I love teaching phonics and seeing the progress children make in their reading across the year. I love dressing up, being a bit silly and having a boogie in our dough discos. 

Outside of school I love all things music, dancing, being crafty and spending time with my 2 nieces!

 

 

 

 

 

My name is Miss Meeson and I work in Unicorn Class during the morning. This is my second year in Unicorn Class and I love it very much!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello! I am Mrs Frazer and I work in Unicorn Class in the afternoon. Early Years is my favourite place to work because we have so much fun! I have one daughter and two sons and we together we enjoy going on holidays. I love going to Wales and treating myself to a nice ice cream!

 

 

 

 

 

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2025 in Unicorn Class begins with an exciting topic!

‘Winter Wonderland’

We will be looking all around us for signs of winter before we venture further out to explore the polar regions!

In Art, we shall be finding out about the work of Yves Klein and explore making different tones and shades. We will then use this to create our own polar landscape collages.

This half term our ‘Super Six’ comprises of;

• One Snowy Night by Nick Butterworth
• I am Angry by Michael Rosen
• A Dot in the Snow by Corrinne Averiss and Fiona Woodcock
• We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

Through these stories we will be learning to make predictions and inferences, retrieve information and develop our vocabulary as well as explain aspects of the stories. We look forward to continuing a growing deep love of reading.

These stories will also inspire our work during Drawing Club!

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Maths

We will continue to follow the Mastering Number approach to Maths and this term the children will continue to develop their subitising skills and explore the composition of numbers within and beyond 5. They will identify when two sets are equal or unequal and connect two equal groups to doubles. They will explore the structure of 6 and 7 as ‘5 and a bit’ and connect this to finger patterns and the Hungarian number frame.

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Understanding the World

With our mascot, Bertie the Owl, we will be finding out about different celebrations, thinking initially about New Year, before finding out about Lunar New Year, Persian New Year and Holi. We will be asking and answering many questions as well as reflecting on our own beliefs.

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Reading

"Children are made readers in the laps of their parents" - Emilie Buchwald

Please share books at every opportunity! Reading books together not only means that you model how to hold and take care of them, turn the pages and read from left to right but you also prompt speaking and listening skills, concentration and develop vocabulary.

We expect that parents and carers will read with the children at home at least 3 times a week. Please sign their yellow reading diaries and let us know how they are getting on. Books will not be changed if diaries are not signed.

Please keep reading books in book bags so they can be shared with an adult in school.

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Unicorn Class continue to go to Forest School on a Monday. Please leave Forest School bags here so that we can enjoy the outdoors whatever the weather! ‘Miss Hannah and Miss Sierra from Warwick: A Singing Town Singing visit us on a Tuesday and Mrs Thomas teaches PE on a Friday morning.

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Dates for your diary!

• 14^th January – History Day – Please come dressed in your finest 1980’s gear!  We can’t wait to see your outfits and show off ours!
• 19^th January – Vision screening – all children will be screened unless parents have requested for them not to be.
• 21^st January – Height and weight checks – Connect4Health will be carrying out the checks. Again, all children will be checked unless parents have requested for them not to be.
• 2^nd February – National Storytelling Week
• 10^th February – Safer Internet Day
• 12^th February – A visit from ‘Orchestra of the Swan’ musicians.
• 16^th -20^th February – Half term
• 23^rd and 26^th February – Parents Evening
• 4^th March – Bedtime Story Event
• 5^TH March – World Book Day - details to follow.
• 6^th March – British Science Week – 12^th National Grid Assembly

 

Statement of Intention, Implementation and Impact