Classrooms

Fireflies Class

Mrs Fox

Fireflies' Class Teacher

Jennie Lister

Fireflies' Class Teacher

Welcome to Fireflies Class

5 months ago
Posted on 19th Jun 2025 by Mr Harley

Parent Feedback Sessions – Summer ’25

Following the diary dates, please see below to book your child(ren)’s parent feedback session…

Fireflies (Year 1 only. Reception children have a report for this term): https://calendly.com/fireflies-brownclee/fireflies-reception-feedback-meeting-spr-25-clone?month=2025-07&date=2025-07-01

Grasshoppers: https://calendly.com/grasshoppers-brownclee/grasshoppers-parent-feedback-meeting-clone

Dragonflies: https://calendly.com/dragonflies-brownclee/dragonflies-parent-feedback-meeting-aut-24-clone

Bees: https://calendly.com/bees-brownclee/bees-parent-feedback-meeting-aut-24-clone

Scorpions: https://calendly.com/scorpions-brownclee/scorpions-parent-feedback-meeting-aut-24-clone

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Welcome to Fireflies!

This year we have a pure reception class of 16 children. We are taught by Mrs Fox Monday to Thursday and by Mrs Lister on a Friday.

We will be supported in class by Mrs Rollings and MIss Greenan.

This year our topics are:

Autumn term: Sensational Structures

Spring term: Mini-Beast Madness

Summer term: On The Beach

Please see the link below for further information about the learning that will be taking place in Fireflies this term:

Sensational Structures- REC Termly Information

Our Class Pledge:

Today is a new day.

I am ready to be the BEST me I can be. I will listen, so I can learn. I will try hard, so my brain can grow.

I can learn anything that I put my mind to!

I will act in such a way that I will be proud of myself and others will be proud of me too.

Useful information:

The children will need only one bag for their belongings which will left in their cubby hole. Children will bring their reading records and water bottles into class. Please ensure that your child has their reading record in school every day. Reading books will be changed every Monday.

Children must bring a waterproof coat with them everyday. They will be going out to play even if it is raining.

PE sessions are on Tuesday and Friday afternoons, as PE sessions will be outside, please ensure your child has adequate warm clothing (school hooded top with and dark tracksuit trousers) and trainers (no lace ups please, unless your child can do their own laces 🙂

Forest school sessions will be on a Tuesday morning. Please ensure your child has a long sleeved top to wear as there are nettles on site.

If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to email me at:

fireflies@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk

Many thanks

N.Fox

Links to Online Resources

Alphablocks

Numberblocks

Curriculum Planning

Fireflies Curriculum Map
Fireflies Detailed Curriculum Map

Phonics

Our phonics teaching throughout the school follows the DfE accredited ‘Twinkl’ scheme of synthetic phonics. Click below to find out how to help your child with pronouncing letter sounds correctly:

How to Say the Letter Sounds.

Our early readers books are phonic based to reinforce the sounds the children have learnt in school. The ‘Twinkl’ books are based on current phonics knowledge and are used to support fluency in reading. We also include a range of published schemed books (Oxford Reading Tree, Project X, Collins Big Cat, Ginn, Story Chest and Phonics Bug). We ask you to read the ‘Twinkl’ book before moving onto the other books. Children have regular guided reading sessions in their class to build on early reading comprehension and phonics skills. Reading daily at home has a significant impact on your child’s progress in reading.