Mrs. Jones
Class Teacher
Miss Brown
Teaching Assistant
Miss Vero
Teaching Assistant
We are excited to welcome you to Hazel class!
The children in our class have a balanced curriculum which is supported by both the EYFS and the KS1 National Curriculum to help support your child’s development and learning. Children have access to both whole class sessions and continuous provision, which is tailored to meet the development of your child in the following areas of learning:
Personal, Social and emotional development – (PSHE)
Communication and Language development
Physical development – (PE)
Literacy Development – (English)
Mathematical development – (Maths)
Understanding the world – (History/ Geography/ Science/ Languages and Computing)
Expressive arts and design – (Music, Art and Design and Technology)
Important class Information
- Whole class PE is on a Thursday afternoon with Tom, the sports coach. The children will benefit from a shorter session with less children in to give the opportunity for more 1:1 focused teaching of the skills. Some of the children will also integrate for PE sessions with Year 1 on a Wednesday afternoon where they will be working outside and learning skills associated with Games and Athletics. Please ensure your child has appropriate kit in school, labelled. Trainers are the only footwear permitted for PE. Please also ensure that your child has a suitable bag for storing their PE kit when not in use.
Snack money is £1 per week for toast. It must be paid by the Friday morning for the next week. Money can be paid by direct bank transfer (speak to the office for details) or by sending cash into school in an envelope with your child’s name, class and amount on the outside. If you prefer your child to have an alternative, please provide suitable snacks daily. Please note that foods containing nuts must not be sent into school for your child’s snack and lunch. Please ensure that you have checked the ingredients list on the items which you are sending into school.
- Please ensure that your child has an appropriate, labelled sun hat and bottle of suncream in school for the year, so that they can wear it when we go outside on hot days. You can also ensure that your child has a water bottle in school for use throughout the day – these can be purchased from the school office. Please ensure that each item sent into school is clearly labelled with your child’s name.
Autumn 2025
Our main books this term are:
Curriculum:
In science, we will explore the seasonal changes which are happening around us – looking out for signs that Autumn has arrived. We will be considering the steps we can take to prepare ourselves for the new season, such as dressing appropriate, wearing a coat when it is raining and a hat and scarf when it is cold. We will also sing the weather song and identify the weather each day!
In computing, the children will be learning how to use a computer. Naming the different parts and using a mouse to navigate through simple computer programmes.
In RE, we are focusing on ‘celebrations’, looking at what is special to us personally, then looking at what is special to others. We will celebrate Diwali and Christmas this term.
In art we will be exploring different tools and how these can be used to create marks. We will look at how colours can be created by mixing other colours together.
In DT we will be looking at ‘structures’ and what shapes are used to create strong structures. We will compare man-made and natural structures before creating our own.
Funky Fingers
- We partake in daily Funky Fingers activites to help develop our fine motor control. These activites can include:
- Threading
- pegs and peg boards
- Handwriting
- Painting
- Shape sorting
- Building blocks
We also have a daily Theraputty session where children are encouraged to manipulate different strengths of slime and putty.
Phonics- Read Write Inc.
Children in Hazel class will have daily phonics sessions linked to our school phonics scheme Read Write inc.
We use a mixture of whole-class, small-group and 1:1 activities to support learning.
We focus on one sound a week, partaking in different sensory mark-making activities to develop fine motor skills and encourage correct letter formations.
Depending on where children are in development, children are encouraged to write sounds, words or sentences.
Maths
We also have a daily Mathematics carpet session. We use Numberblocks to help support our children with their maths skills through the NCETM.
Numberblocks is a pre-school BBC television series aimed at introducing children to early number.
Snappy animation and loveable characters combine with engaging storylines to gently introduce concepts of number to support early mathematical understanding.
For episodes:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks
For information about the NCETM:
https://www.ncetm.org.uk/classroom-resources/ey-numberblocks-support-materials/
Attention Autism
Our children access a daily Attention Autism session.
Attention Autism is a four-stage intervention program created by Speech and Language Therapist Gina Davies to help autistic children develop attention, communication, and social interaction skills through visually stimulating, highly motivating activities withing a structured, adult-led routine.
Our children access stages 1-4 depending on thier level of development.
