Hedgehogs (Reception) 2025 - 2026
Mrs Harrison
Welcome to our hard-working Hedgehog Class...
...where everyone can 'Let Their Light Shine' (Matthew 5:16)...
"Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young,
but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity."
1 TIMOTHY 4:12
YOUR TEACHER IS: MRS HARRISON
YOUR TEACHING ASSISTANT IS: MRS WOODS
MRS LINE (Wednesdays)
PE: Tuesdays (please come in PE kit)
Hedgehog class is the reception class which starts your child's schooling journey. Reception is a special year to teach as we have the privilege of experiencing your child’s ‘firsts’, such as their first day at school, first Nativity play and first sports day. We might be the youngest people in the school but we make sure we pack a lot into our first year!
As the Bible quote above shows, just because you are young does not mean you do not have a voice. We encourage the children to always speak up for what they believe in, follow our Christian values and challenge themselves every day.
The children say:
“We love learning outside and inventing in the mud kitchen!”
“I like the role play and listening to stories with my friends.”
“My favourite thing is phonics!”
Our Golden Rules
In our class:
We will respect everyone and everything. Choose kindness.
We will remember our manners. Please when we want something. Thank you when we are given something.
We will be safe and keep others safe. Respecting each other and our classroom stuff.
We will think before we speak and act. Think it, don't say it.
We will try our best and never give up. Grow our brains and learn lots. Hard-working Hedgehogs!
Our school Christian Values:
Love
Hope
Friendship
Trust
Forgiveness
Joy and Celebration
EYFS curriculum at Tarporley CE:
As a church school, we approach all that we do through our Christian Values which are embedded throughout our curriculum. We follow the statutory Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and have designed a curriculum which ensures all our children are able to ‘let their light shine’ (Matthew 5:16) The whole school follows the BOOKS approach:
BRAVERY- our curriculum sets high expectations of all learners. We encourage our children to be brave, take risks and show resilience in the face of challenges. The characteristics of effective learning are embedded in our classroom as we help our children to play and explore, become active learners and think critically.
OUTWARD FACING- we learn about the world beyond our school. We encourage our children to see themselves as part of a global community which can affect change through courageous advocacy (please see the tab at the top of the page for more information).
OPPORTUNITIES- we create memories! We want the children’s time in reception to instil a life-long love of learning and make sure that new knowledge sticks. Our ambitious curriculum provides learning inside and outside of the classroom and recognises the importance of cultural capital in preparing children for life beyond school.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING- knowledge is key. We have a progressive EYFS curriculum that ensures all children can achieve by giving them the knowledge and skills to thrive in the next stage of their learning.
SPIRITUALITY- our classroom ethos is led by our Christian values. EYFS staff nuture the whole child by developing their social, moral, cultural and spiritual well-being.
This half term we are reciting nursery rhymes. We will be following the 'Developing language' programme from Little Wandle.
We will be focusing on the rhythm, rhyme and sounds of nursery rhymes such as-
1 2 3 4 5 Once I caught a fish alive
Baa Baa black sheep
Hey diddle diddle
Humpty dumpty
Jack and Jill
Miss Molly had a dolly
pat-a-cake
round and round the garden
The grand old duke of York
A sailor went to sea
Twinkle, twinkle
down at the station
Hickory, dickory dock
Incy, wincy
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
1,, 2 buckle my shoe
