Current diary dates
- 22 Jun 26 - Year 6 Leavers' Service at Chichester Cathedral 10.30am
- 29 Jun 26 - Sports Day 1.15pm
- 30 Jun 26 to 19 Jun 26 - Transition Afternoon and Meeting for New Parents 1.30pm to 3.00pm
- 3 Jul 26 to 19 Jun 26 - Penguins and Rhinos Class Worship 9.00am
- 6 Jul 26 - Dress Rehearsal for Key Stage 2 Production
- 7 Jul 26 - Key Stage 2 Production Performance 6.00pm
- 8 Jul 26 - Whole School Circus Workshop
- 9 Jul 26 to 10 Jul 26 - Jaguars Residential
- 13 Jul 26 - Sports Day (Reserve date in case of poor weather)
- 15 Jul 26 - Penguins and Rhinos Trip to Amberley Museum
- 16 Jul 26 to 17 Jul 26 - Bikeability for Year 6
- 17 Jul 26 - FOSJ Summer Fair 3.00pm
- 20 Jul 26 - Last Day of Term for Children
- 21 Jul 26 to 22 Jul 26 - Inset Days - School Closed to Children
Welcome To Penguin and Rhino Class
The Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children at St James are taught by Mr Lewis.
Our Teaching Assistants are Miss Brady and Mrs Hughes.
Curriculum Overview for Summer 2026
If you would like to view the topics the children will be learning during this term, please click on the link above.
Values & Vision
In our class, we recognise the importance of working as a team to support each other and in creating a happy, supportive and safe classroom community. The children earn Class Dojo points when they demonstrate the school values of; Kindness, Respect, Honesty, Positivity & Teamwork.
We also celebrate as we learn to fill our 'backpack' with the Arun Villages Federation Vision:
The Learning Environment
Our classroom is laid out to enable all the children to access what they need to experience success and to provide them with all the tools they need for their learning.
The Penguins learn predominantly through a play-based curriculum, expressing their interests to help them become inquisitive and resilient life-long learners. This is balanced with more structured foundational teaching in the mornings that is undertaken in an adjacent space for phonics and maths learning.
The Rhinos follow the National Curriculum, the content they learn aims to help them build a broad range of skills and knowledge that will help support them as they navigate their school journey and into adulthood.
The Penguins follow the Early Years Foundation Stage and work towards meeting Early Learning Goals in:
Communication and Language
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design
