Welcome to Fir Class
Fir class is made up of Year 1 and 2 learners and we are the eldest children on the First Steps Pathway. We love to learn through a semi structured curriculum which combines focused sessions with continuous provision. The majority of children in Fir Class will progress onto the Aspire Pathway.
Our key priorities are independence in learning via continuous provision, continued development of cooperative play and the acquisition of early curriculum skills such as phonics, reading, number and writing.
The Adults in Fir Class are:
| Name | Position |
| Mrs E. Platt | Class Teacher |
| Mrs R. Simmons | Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs D. Lees/ Mrs P. Badrock | Teaching Assistants |
| Miss P. Ruddock | Teaching Assistant |
Within the First Steps Pathway classes theme their learning around half termly topics. These are chosen with pupil’s interests and developmental levels in mind and can change dependent on the needs of particular cohorts. Teaching and learning is delivered in a cross curricular way and planned activities often cover more than one area of learning following the Early Years Framework.
Our areas of learning are
- Expressive Art and Design
- Physical Development
- Personal, Social, Emotional and Mental Health Development
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the World.
All our sessions are hands on and engaging to ensure pupils develop a love for learning. Each session is differentiated to the individual child to ensure learning is meaning and purposeful to all.
Here are the topics we shall be doing through the year
| Autumn Term 1 | Autumn Term 2 | Spring Term 1 | Spring Term 2 | Summer Term 1 | Summer Term 2 |
| Getting to Know you. Focus: Personal, Social, Emotional and Mental Health Development Communication and Interaction Understanding the World. |
Winter Wonderland Focus: Understanding the world Celebrations Halloween Bonfire Night Diwali Christmas. Focus: Expressive Arts |
Once Upon a Time Focus: Literacy Storytelling Speaking and Listening |
Fee Fi Fo Fum Focus: Literacy Storytelling Speaking and Listening Mathematics |
It’s a bugs life Focus: Literacy Fiction Non-fiction Understanding of the World Expressive Art Mathematics |
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Here is our weekly timetable
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Here’s some of the things we love to do in Fir Class …
Please see our class twitter page @hts_fir for regular updates of what we get up to. Click on the icon below to visit our page now.
Please feel free to contact us via the class twitter page above or on our email: our new email address is coming soon
Parent App
Hawthorns school now has a parent app (PA Connect) The app is now the school’s main way of communication. This reduces the amount of paper we use as an Eco School. All letters, newsletters and important message will be sent directly to your phone or tablet via the app. Parents and carers can also update changes in emergency contact numbers that we have on our systems for your child. For more information about what else the parent app and a step-by-step guide on how to install the app click here
