Welcome to Carle Class!

Carle Class is designed to support children with the highest levels of need across the Resource Base. This year, the class is divided into two learning groups:

• Caterpillars – These children follow a pre-formal, play-based curriculum, which is rooted in Development Matters and the EYFS framework. Learning focuses on early communication, interaction, play, and sensory experiences.

• Butterflies – These children follow a semi-formal curriculum that builds on their developmental stage, incorporating early literacy, numeracy, communication, and life skills within a structured but flexible framework.

Together, the Carle Class provides highly individualised learning opportunities that nurture children’s personal development, communication, independence, and well-being.

Our staff team is made up of:-

• Miss Kennedy - Class Teacher, Resource Base Leader & SENCo

Our wonderful teaching assistants are:-

• Miss Marsh - Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Tuesday morning and Wednesday covering Miss Kennedy)
• Miss Broom (full-time)
• Mrs Love (full-time)
• Miss Fry
• Mr Laroze

Please use Class Dojo to communicate with us, share information or if you have a question regarding your child or anything school related! We will use Class Dojo as a way to communicate with you about what your child has been doing in school, photographs of their learning and any questions we may have. New parents in September will be sent a link to create an account.

Later in the term, we will start our 'Story Sharing' sessions every week. Please continue to send in photos/news about what the children have been up to. This creates an excellent opportunity for the children and supports them in sharing their stories/news with the rest of the class. 

In term 1, PE sessions will be on a Thursday or Friday. Please ensure that your child has a full PE kit in school ready for our sessions. We will send them home at the end of the term to be washed. 

Appropriate clothing for PE: 

• Black/blue shorts or jogging bottoms
• White T-shirt- please only send in a T-shirt with the school logo on or plain white (no other logos please) 
• Sensible footwear- daps or trainers (daps are preferable for indoor PE as the velcro fastenings support independence) 

Swimming will resume later in the year, and you will receive information about this closer to the time. 

When the weather is warm, please ensure your child brings a clean water bottle every day, a sun hat and sun cream! 

Please also ensure that your child has a snack for mid-morning and afternoon break if they are unlikely to eat the school-provided healthy snack (fruit or vegetables). 

Click the links at the bottom of the page to find out about what we are learning in Carle Class.

The Carle Team.