Welcome to Hawthorn Class
The children in Hawthorn Class are Reception and Year 1.
In Hawthorn Class our teacher is Mrs Bott, who is supported by teaching assistants Mrs Neale, Mrs Elsworth, Mrs Cozens and Mrs Statton throughout the week.
This year we have 21 children in Hawthorn Class.
We love to learn in our classroom and the spacious, adjoining outdoor area.
We use our outside area every day and enjoy spending time exploring in our garden.
What Could Make Me Healthy?
In terms 5 and 6, our class learning enquiry big question is 'What Could Make Me Healthy?'
The enquiry is underpinned by three key concepts :
Throughout their learning journey, children explore a number of key questions. These will be:
What does healthy mean?
How can I stay healthy?
Who helped us stay healthy? (now and in the past)
Please click her to find out more information about this terms learning enquiry.
'What Could Make Me Healthy?' Tell Me About Sheet
Term 5&6 2025
Welcome back everyone! We hope you had a lovely break over Easter.
Term 5 & 6 our learning enquiry is 'What Could Make Me Healthy?'
We will be reading a variety of different texts,
Term 5 will include Supertato,Keeping Clean, Exercise and Play, Keeping Safe
Term 6 will include Brave Nurses, Real Superheroes, Ready Steady Mo-Mo Farah
We will continue to develop our knowledge of phonics using Read Write Inc and this will help to support our spelling and reading skills. During this term the Reception children will continue to learn the sounds which many of them started to learn in Little Learners. This will support the children when they start blending the sounds to read words, with the help of our Frog called Fred.
In Maths we will use NCETM to support the children when learning about numbers in fun and exciting ways. We continue to foster a love of Maths in Hawthorn Class this year which will give the children good foundations when they move through the school. We encourage the children to investigate and reason about their maths, talking about what they are doing, why they have chosen this method and how they could change their approach when needed.
In Science we will be learning about 'Scientific Enquiry'
In PSHE our learning areas are Term 5 ‘Relationships'. Term 6 'Changing Me'
In Computing we will be learning about Term 5 -Computer Systems and Networks, Taking Photos, Creating Media and E-safety (Being kind and considerate)
Term 6 - Creating Media - taking, editing and importing photos, photo collage. and E-safety (Posting and sharing on line)
In our Learning Theme we will be learning about
Term 5 - Finding places on a map, Making a map.
Term 6 - Famous Nurses: Florence Nightingale, Edith Cavell and Mary Seacole.
In Art Term 5 Let’s get crafty: Cutting, threading, joining, designing and making.
In DT Term 6 - Summer seasonal project: Rainbow salad.
In Music, Term 5 - Music and Movement, Term 6 Keeping the Pulse (My favourite things)
We are looking forward to a busy and productive term!
Look at our learning!
Class Information
PE days are on Tuesday & Friday each week