A warm welcome to Hedgehogs Class page. We are a mixed-year class of Reception (EYFS) and Years 1 and 2 pupils. Here you can find out who we are, how we learn and get an insight into our wonderful class. Our class structure for the Academic Year 2024_25 sees making the move back to our original classroom. Follow us on social media to see more of our daily learning, activities and events as they happen.
Mrs Tomalin is a new addition to the St Loys family and comes to Hedgehogs class with a wealth of experience in teaching mixed-year classes in London schools. Experienced in leading subjects and part of the senior leadership team in previous roles, she champions high quality educational experiences for all pupils.
We are joined in Hedgehogs Class by Mrs Thackwray our full time Teaching Assistant. Mrs Thackwray is passionate about early education and is a wonderful practitioner.
Mrs Bootman is based at St Loys and works across the Evolve Church Academy Trust, supporting individual pupils and their families in and outside of the classroom.
In our class we enjoy lots of practical learning and exploration through play and interaction with a dynamic learning environment. Teaching and learning for Foundation Stage pupils follow EYFS framework 2021 and for Years 1 and 2, the National Curriculum. We balance our curricula expectations with a careful consideration and knowledge of how children learn best, maximising opportunities for teacher-led and focussed activity as well as child-initiated learning. As a small school we pride ourselves on having many opportunities to share learning with our other class and staff. This affords us whole school learning experiences and activities. We are fortunate to be surrounded by wonderful countryside and take every available opportunity for nature walks and outdoor learning.
We continue to utilise planning from Warriner MAT, engaging with a knowledge-rich curriculum driven by a strong set of values about what matters and intend to build upon this with a return to more creative ways of delivery. Our curriculum has drive and ambition, is informed by research and deliberately designed to enable all of our children to have equal access to knowledge, to value the pursuit of that knowledge and to be able to use that knowledge for good.
Our Curriculum will continue to offer all our pupils a rich and varied diet of learning in all subject areas and aims to ignite curiosity and be dynamic in nature and delivery. We continue our ‘Rainforest’ inspired topic over the Spring Term in Hedgehogs Class. ‘Cycle B’ plan and an overview of the year ahead in our class can be viewed here.
See our previous Whole School Creative Curriculum mapping, detailing our subjects through topics and themes to see how we learn. Follow us on social media to see more of our daily learning, activities and events..