The Hedgehogs class is made up of children from nursery and reception.

The class teacher is Mrs Cross.

The nursery and reception children in Hedgehogs learn partly through whole group discussion, affectionately known to our children as 'carpet time' and small group practical activities. We follow the Early Years Curriculum which is very active and play based and believe strongly in following the children's interests and outdoor learning. Children learn in small groups working with adults and also through child-initiated activities inside and outside. Alongside these activities, children also get involved with 'Woodland walks', Outdoor learning and Forest school throughout the year. 'Dough gym' (to encourage fine motor development) 'music and movement', 'Show and Tell' and PE sessions.

Foxes class has a mix of Years 1 and 2 children. We follow the Key Stage 1 curriculum and have plenty of opportunity for active learning through child-initiated investigation and exploration, using our outdoor space as much as possible. The class teacher is Mrs Richardson. Every Wednesday, Mr Barlow teaches the children basic computer skills such as simple algorithms and programming. Also, on a Wednesday, Mr Hopkinson teaches Foxes P.E. This term, Foxes are learning a variety of gymnastic techniques. Additionally, every Thursday Mr Hopkinson leads our Fabulous forest school programme, encouraging the children to work collaboratively. Forest School uses the natural resources in our woodland. With this, the children's interests are used to stimulate imaginative, creative and investigative activities and taking safe risks. Children can saw wood, whittle sticks, help to light fires to cook on, leap into puddles, climb trees and build shelters. 

Every morning we follow a systematic phonics programme. As well as this, we enjoy texts in our whole class reading sessions, which help us to develop our VIPERS skills. Our writing sessions are influenced by the outdoors. We use hook lessons to draw out exciting ideas and through this we can then decide the genre of writing we would like to focus on for the next writing cycle. Key writing skills are then taught over a number of days and result in wonderful, independent pieces of work to be proud of.

Followed by Maths. This term in maths we are learning about money. Using our creative and imaginative skills to support the recognition of money, addition and subtraction, we have created a role-play area of a small Chinese restaurant in our class and look forward to sampling some treats during Chinese New Year. 

Our topic this term is Opposites. We have lots of exciting educational visits planned to support this and are excited to have a day at the local owl sanctuary. Here we will be part of a meerkat workshop and help us understand the habitats and adaptation of animals from hot countries, compared to our previous topic learning about polar bears. Additionally, this is a great opportunity to visit the owl we have adopted as a school. 

We love being in Foxes !                                                        It is an amazing place to be!

Eagles class is for the upper end of the school and currently contains a mix of children from Years 3, 4 and 5.  The class teachers are Mr Hempenstall and Mrs Leeks. The class are supported by Mrs Clark, Mrs Fayers and Mrs Ponton at different points throughout the week. The wonderful Mr Barlow teaches Computing and the skilled Mr Hopkinson teaches PE as well as leads our wonderful Forest School sessions.

Children in this class have opportunities during the school year to be involved in activities with children from other local schools, compete in sporting tournaments, attend activities run by the high school and attend educational visits linked to a range of aspects of the school curriculum.

The children in Key Stage 2 focus on the development of previously learnt skills so that they are able to apply knowledge and understanding to a range of situations. We enjoy taking our learning outdoors and seek real life opportunities for learning where possible. 

Our writing, reading and maths sessions are taken outdoors at every opportunity. We believe in immersing the children in real life scenarios to help them understand the purpose behind their learning and so that when opportunities in the wider world arise, they will feel well-equipped to deal with them. 

We are reading Swimming Against The Storm by Jess Butterwoth as a class and are gripped by the storyline and links to our geography topic. As well as this, we are enjoying a range of topic-based texts in our whole class reading sessions which explore a range of genres and challenge us to develop our VIPERS skills.

Our writing sessions are influenced by the outdoors and where possible, are led by the children. We use hook lessons to draw out exciting ideas and through this we can then decide the genre of writing we would like to focus on for the next writing cycle. Key writing skills are then taught over a number of days and result in wonderful, independent pieces of work to be proud of.

In Science this half term we are learning about Forces and Magnets and before the half term we focused on Rocks where the children focused on how different rocks are formed. In our Rocks topic, they also looked at how fossils are formed and gained an understanding of the process. 

Our Geography topic this term is 'Extreme Weathers' and we have been enjoying learning about the differences between tornados and hurricanes and understanding the affects of flooding, thsunamis, earthquakes and wild fires.  We will be delving into the impact climate change is having on the occurance of these extreme weathers.

We are a small class but we benefit from this by knowing that we all have a voice and we have the power to lead our own learning. We work collaboratively and show respect to those around us. It is great to be part of Eagles!