Welcome to Rebecca Adlington Class!

In Adlington Class our teacher is Mrs Torr and Mrs Dwyer, Mrs Weston (Mon) and Mrs Marsh (Tues-Fri) are our teaching assistants. Mrs Torr leads the Jellyfish group and Mrs Dwyer leads the Turtles group. 

Mrs Doherty will also be helping in our classroom. 

Our topics this year will be:

Autumn Term – History Focus

Autumn 1: Who Am I? Who Are You? - All About Me

Autumn 2: Why Do We Celebrate? - Celebrations

Spring Term – Geography Focus

Spring 1: Who Lives In a Land Far, Far Away? – Traditional Tales

Spring 2: Do You Fly, Walk or Swim? – Lifecycles & Animals

Summer Term – Art Focus

Summer 1: What’s Above Me? What’s Below Me? – Growing

Summer 2: Do You Wish You Were Here? - Travel

Each term, you will receive a newsletter telling you more information about each topic as well as brand new Knowledge Mats! These provide you with ‘Subject Specific Vocabulary’ and ‘Sticky Knowledge’ that your child will be learning throughout the topic.

For more information about our topics please follow this link:

Our Dalestorth Curriculum | Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School

What can you do to help your child in FS1?                                                                                              

• Let us know about any changes in circumstances at home that might impact on school. Talk to us if you have any worries or concerns – write us a note, give the school office a ring or email the school office.
• Read to them and read with them! Developing a love for reading can really impact on your child's reading and learning as they progress through school. Reading daily also builds skills such as joining in with familiar parts of a story and retelling their favourite stories.
• Count! You can count almost everything you do on a daily basis, up the stairs, steps along the street, apples into the bag, pennies in the purse, etc. 
• Sing! Singing nursery rhymes is a crucial part of child development and supports a child's early communication, listening and attention skills.
• Make sure that all of your child’s clothing is named. This is such a big help to us - it’s very hard for us to find the owner of a blue cardigan/jumper when it has no name.
• Keep inhalers up to date if your child needs one.  
• Look out for headlice and keep long hair tied back. 
• Make sure your child is rested and goes to bed at a sensible time.
• Check your child's class page, class dojo and the school website regularly for letters sent home and access to more learning links.