Year Group Information for 2024/25

On this page, you can find year group specific information, home learning tasks and important reminders for the coming half term. We strongly recommend that your child keeps their PE kit in school throughout the week so that they have it available in case of a timetabling change. Please ensure that your child has warm, weatherproof clothing for outdoor sessions. Outdoor P.E. Kit should include: house t-shirt, jogging bottoms, a tracksuit top/hoody and trainers. Tape needs to be provided by parents for any children that are unable to take out ear piercings.

Key Stage 2 children are also required to have their reading book in school every day and to take it home every evening to promote strong reading habits on a daily basis.

Nursery

Class Teacher: Mrs Yates-Boothby (Early Years Leader)

Support staff: Miss Kelly, Miss Smith, Mrs Hughes and Miss Allport

Year group reminders: The Book Nook is available everyday; please help yourself to a book from the cupboard under the canopy.

Children are to come into Nursery on a Wednesday in suitable outdoor clothes ready for ‘Wild Wednesday’. Please provide suitable footwear, coats, hats and scarves. Wellies can be kept in school.

Please label all items of clothing with names.

Updates and observations will be communicated via Tapestry.

Reception

Class Teachers: Mrs Hayward (REH) and Mrs Brown (REB)

Support staff: Mrs Grimshaw, Mrs Evans, Mrs Anslow, Miss Davies and Miss Watkins

Half term focus: Marvellous Me!/ Being me in my world

Year group reminders: Outdoor learning sessions will start from the first week in October. Children are to come to school in their uniform and bring suitable outdoor clothes ready for the afternoon. REH outdoor learning sessions will take place on a Tuesday and REB on a Thursday. Wellies can be kept in school.

PE kits will not be required until after Christmas.

Year 1

Class Teachers: Miss Smith (1S) and Mrs Hadley (1H). .

Support staff: Mrs Rosser and Miss Shran

Topic question for this half term: Where do we live?

Year group reminders: Reading books will go home on a Thursday and will need to be returned to school on a Monday.

Year 2

Class Teachers: Mr Turner (2T) and Mr Ashley (2A)

Support staff: Mrs Brookes, Mrs Williams, Mrs Porter and Miss Williams

Topic question for this half term: Is Hednesford a desirable place to live?

Year group reminders: Reading books will go home on a Thursday and will need to be returned to school on a Monday.

Any art shirts for Year 2 would be gratefully received.

Year 3

Class Teachers: Miss Tallent-Wells (3T) and Mrs Cresswell/ Mrs Walsh (3CW)

Support staff: Mrs Langston and Mr Grew

Topic question for this half term: How did the Ancient Egyptians use the River Nile to develop a successful civilisation?

Year group reminders: Children should aim to read for a minimum of twenty minutes reading a night to develop fluent reading habits. Reading books are required to be returned to school every day for reading sessions.

Children should also be playing TT Rock Stars regularly to become fluent in their recall of Times Tables facts. The ideal amount of time to play is around 2 minutes a day, 5 days a week.

Children can now access Spelling Shed from home to help support their weekly spellings. Spellings will be released weekly and tested on a Friday. Please let us know if you need another copy of their log in details.

Year 4

Class Teachers: Miss Smith (4SM) and Mr Sutton (4SU)

Support staff: Miss Mayne , Mrs Humphries, Mrs Nycz, Miss Mitchell and Mrs Collins

Topic question for this half term: Why is it important to protect the heathland in Hednesford?

Year group reminders: Children should aim to read for a minimum of twenty minutes reading a night to develop fluent reading habits. Reading books are required to be returned to school every day for reading sessions.

Children should also be playing TT Rock Stars regularly to become fluent in their recall of Times Tables facts. The ideal amount of time to play is around 2 minutes a day, 5 days a week.

Children can now access Spelling Shed from home to help support their weekly spellings. Spellings will be released weekly and tested on a Thursday. Please let us know if you need another copy of their log in details.

Year 5

Class Teachers: Miss Page (5P) and Miss Broadway (5B)

Support staff: Mrs Francis and Miss Martin

Topic question for this half term: Is the British Monarchy still powerful and important in today’s society?

Year group reminders: Children should aim to read for a minimum of twenty minutes reading a night to develop fluent reading habits. Reading books are required to be returned to school every day for reading sessions.

Children should also be playing TT Rock Stars regularly to become fluent in their recall of Times Tables facts. The ideal amount of time to play is around 2 minutes a day, 5 days a week.

Children can now access Spelling Shed from home to help support their weekly spellings. Please let us know if you need another copy of their log in details.

Year 6

Class Teachers: Miss Griffiths (6G) and Mrs Sumner (6S)

Support staff: Mrs Watkins, Mrs Taylor and Mrs Dunning

Topic question for this half term: Should we remember the Victorian times as a ‘golden age’ of tremendous change for the better or a ‘dark age’ of human suffering?

Year group reminders: Children should aim to read for a minimum of twenty minutes reading a night to develop fluent reading habits. Reading books are required to be returned to school every day for reading sessions.

Children should also be playing TT Rock Stars regularly to become fluent in their recall of Times Tables facts. The ideal amount of time to play is around 2 minutes a day, 5 days a week.

Children can now access Spelling Shed from home to help support their weekly spellings. Spellings are released weekly and tested on a Friday. Please let us know if you need another copy of their log in details.