Welcome to Chameleon Class! 

Hello and welcome to Chameleon Class 2026-2027!

Mrs Rammell, Mrs Silbereis and Mrs Woodward are looking forward to the year ahead! The 3 of us have worked together as a team before and we cannot wait to get started!

Mrs Rammell will teach Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesdays and Mrs Silbereis will teach alternate Wednesdays and every Thursday and Friday. Mrs Woodward works every morning.

Mrs Rammell

Hello! I have been lucky enough to work at Barley Close since 2010, and during that time I have had the opportunity to work across both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. One of my favourite things about working with children of Barley Close is seeing them progress in their own individual ways. Every child is different, and I love watching them grow in confidence, become more independent and develop new skills along the way.

It's great to be part of such a lovely school community. It’s great getting to know you, the families and being involved in school events. I also rather enjoy bumping into you outside of school and having a catch-up too!  

I am so lucky to have taught your children for the past 2 years. It has been lovely watching them grow into their different personalities, and I am really excited to be working with them again this year. Lucky me for sure!

Outside of school, I have two children, who will be going into Year 1 and Year 4 this year. I love spending time with my family, whether that’s going to the park, having play dates with friends, making pancakes every weekend or going on family holidays. In my personal spare time (not much of that hey!?), I enjoy personal training and catching up with friends. I like to think that my limited exercise balances out my love of KitKats and cake… hopefully anyway!

Looking forward to a fabulous year ahead – it’s going to be great!

 

Mrs Silbereis

Hi! Many of you know me already as I have been lucky enough to teach at Barley Close for many years. Barley Close truly is a community school- we have a very close community here where everyone is pleased to see everyone each day and we love being a part of each other's learning journey. I taught many of the current Year 4s in Year 1 and I am so impressed at how much they have grown up and developed in the time in-between. We are going to have a fantastic year! 

Outside of school, I love spending time with my family. I have two children of my own and a furbaby named Tilly! We enjoy cosy movie nights together, going for walks (especially on the beach) and I enjoy crocheting in my spare time to relax. We like baking and doing crafty things together. We often play board games on rainy afternoons- some games of Monopoly have been known to go on for days!

I am really looking forward to all the lovely things we will be doing this year!

 

General Information

We are committed to supporting your children, and we kindly ask that you also support them in the following ways:

• Please ensure they are wearing the correct uniform. They only need to wear PE kit on a Tuesday and a Friday for Term 1.
• Reading Records and books need to be in school every day. Your child needs to read 5x a week at home, and you will need to sign their reading record. 
• Spellings will be set and tested every Friday. Your child will have a spelling book that they need to bring home each day. Please support them in learning these for the weekly test.
• My Maths homework will be set weekly.
• TTRS runs every week and your child needs to spend 25 minutes a week on this.

 

Our email addresses are: 

As always, any concerns, questions or even if you just want to check in, feel free to contact us on:

jessica.rammell@barleyclose.org.uk

sarah.silbereis@barleyclose.org.uk

 

In Term 1, our PE days are a Tuesday and Friday. 

Please can you ensure children come in wearing their plain school PE kit with suitable footwear for those days. Please also ensure any earrings are removed for these days so that your child can participate. Please also note that sadly, crocs (or anything similar) are not suitable, safe footwear.

Thank you for all your support.

 

Extra Things to Know

TT Rock Stars / MyMaths

The above online learning platforms will be reactivated in September. Your child will bring home log-in details for each account so that they can access these at home. If any get mislaid, please contact us so that we can provide these details again.

 

Snacks / Water bottles

You will need to send your child in with a bottle of water every day. Please make sure that the bottle is named, as children often bring in the same type of bottle as their peers. A water bottle also helps to prevent the spread of germs and bugs by avoiding using cups in the classroom. You are welcome to provide your child with a daily snack too.

 

Weather Conditions

Please remember to provide your child with a coat on days it is needed and also a hat if we happen to have a hot, sunny day. Please also apply sun cream to your child before arriving at school when necessary.

Thank you.