Welcome to Hamilton and Shireen Class
Hello and a big welcome to our classroom!
We’re so glad you’ve stopped by. This is the space where we’ll celebrate all the fantastic learning happening in our class and keep you updated on the exciting things your children are exploring each day.
From messy play to magical stories, number fun to nature walks — there’s always something new to discover in Hamilton and Shireen Class!
Happy Learning, Happy Children!
What Are We Learning?
Our Early Years Curriculum at a Glance
At this stage of your child’s learning journey, play is powerful. That’s why our curriculum is designed around fun, discovery, and creativity. Every child learns best when they are happy, engaged, and encouraged to follow their natural curiosity.
We follow the EYFS Statutory Framework and use ‘Development Matters’ to guide our planning — giving children the very best start to school life.
Take a look at our EYFS Medium-Term Planning to see what’s coming up this year.
How We Learn
Every day is an adventure in Hamilton and Shireen Class!
Children learn through a mix of:
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Teacher-led activities to introduce key skills
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Child-initiated play where creativity and imagination take the lead
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Outdoor learning, rain or shine!
We love exploring our outdoor classroom — building, investigating, running, digging, and connecting with nature. Our setting offers plenty of space and freedom for children to be active, curious, and confident learners.
Our Goals for Your Child
In Hamilton and Shireen Class, we nurture the attitudes and behaviours that help children become confident, curious, and resilient learners — not just in school, but for life.
These are the learning dispositions we focus on every day:
Recent news
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Composting with Hamilton Class
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VE Day in the Hub!
Today we have been celebrating VE day! We made some blue, red and white arts and crafts, ate a special 'Picky Bits' lunch, made fruit kebabs and got to try some scones with jam and fruit tea. Hamilton Class and their parents joined us to celebrate 80 years since the...
Philosothon Friday
by Dawud, Sara, Zakai, Zara, Suzan, Zaynab U, Rayan, Zaynab A At the philosothon we spoke to other schools about P4C and we had a big discussion. First we used a question and answer game to start us off, and we had to walk around the room responding and exchanging...
We look, we listen, we take note because we are Hamilton Scientists!
We have enjoyed Science this Spring 2. We have learned many facts about sea creatures, life cycles and food chains. We have even improved our questioning, exploratory talk and presentation skills. Sea Creatures: Exploring classification: Mammals, Crustaceans, Fish and...
Happy Easter, Duncan Court 🙂
We love visiting our friends at Duncan Court. Today the choir went over and sang to the residents. They also helped the residents to make fantastic Easter hats - look at the wonderful gallery below. Happy Easter, Duncan Court!