Year 1 and 2
We are Ash Class, Bay Class and Beech class
ASH CLASS
Ash Class is taught by Mr Sampson.
Mr Sampson’s favourite animal is a binturong… have you ever seen one? His favourite flavour of ice cream is rum and raisin although he is also partial to a blackcurrant sorbet, yum! Mr Sampson’s hobbies include rock climbing, playing golf (trying to) and getting out and about in nature. He loves exploring the Purbecks and the New Forest with his family and he can often be found climbing trees, looking for interesting flora and fauna or rolling down a hill. 
Mr Sampson has been teaching for 14 years and his favourite thing about school is helping children to be the best they can be (whilst having lots of fun in the process).
Our support staff member in Ash Class is Miss Wessely. The best word to describe her is ‘Artistic’. She is passionate about arts and crafts and leads the incredibly popular sketching club. She is also a bit of a Forest School whizz!
Ash Class have decided to describe themselves using an acrostic poem…
A – Always awesome and amazing
S – Superstar learners, Supportive, Sometimes silly 😊
H – Happy, hardworking, helping each other
In Ash Class we really enjoy having fun while we learn about all the curriculum subjects. If we can sneak a few minutes of free time and free choice to learn, love or laugh together you will find us doing some colouring (often while singing one of our assembly songs or a song from our Christmas performance).
Our class novel is currently The Jolley-Rogers and the Cave of Doom. We are reading this because adventure stories are always exciting. There is also some wonderful description and vocabulary in this book that really captures our imaginations.
The thing we love best about Sandford St Martin's is … learning and having fun! We really do follow the school’s motto of ‘Learn, Love and Laugh’.
BAY CLASS
Bay Class is taught by Miss James.
Bay Class really enjoy praising one another! Our class motto is 'Every mistake you make, teaches you a better way forward' (Neil Armstrong 👨🚀). If we can sneak a few minutes of free time and free choice to learn, love or laugh together you will find us throwing some shapes and getting our groove on in the classroom!
Our class novel is currently
The thing we love best about Sandford St Martin's is the sheer enthusiasm we give every individual, as well as providing varied opportunities for children to achieve their full potential.
BEECH CLASS
Beech Class is taught by Miss Pepper Monday to Wednesday and Mrs Roberts Thursday and Friday.
The best words to describe us as a team are friendly and approachable.
In Beech Class we really enjoy celebrating each others achievments. If we can sneak a few minutes of free time and free choice to learn, love or laugh together you will find us involved with listening to music and having a boogie!
Our class novel is currently Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. We are reading this because we are working our way through novels by Roald Dahl.