Lydeard St Lawrence Primary School

Tawny Owls Class

Tawny Owls are a mixed Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 class taught by Miss Rebecca Lihou, Miss Kate Hall and supported by Miss Annemarie Granger

In Tawny Owls, we recognise that every child is a wonderfully unique individual. We are proud and privileged to play a part in helping them to reach for the stars and achieve their dreams. We believe that all children have the ability to achieve their aspirations through developing a 'can do' attitude and a growth mind-set through engaging in a stimulating and challenging learning environment. Our aim within this is for the children to become confident, resilient and self-assured learners who are proud of theirs, and others achievements.

Within the classroom we have Maths, English and Wider Curriculum working walls. In addition to this we have Maths, Writing, Loose Parts and Creation areas. Each area has been designed to help scaffold the children's learning and to ensure that all learners are challenged to suit their individual needs.

Our Curriculum

In Tawny Owls we offer a continuous provision based approach. The purpose of continuous provision is to offer children a constant environment that is safe for them to explore whilst challenging their learning and development across all areas of the curriculum. It allows children the freedom to explore and become independent in making choices, while supporting children in becoming active learners. Within continuous provision children are able to explore the environment and develop independence. It allows children to make choices and initiate their own play.

Each session starts with a whole class learning input, children then either take part in a focus group working with an adult, or they work in a 'shadow group' to complete a task designated by an adult, or the children choose their own learning through continuous provision.