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
Our thoughts . . . .
Hello, we are the P4C ambassadors at our school. In the philosophy lessons in our classes, we have been helping other children join discussions, and we have enjoyed getting them to think deeply about the big questions that we all come up with. It is nearly the end of...
Reception in Bloom
Spring has arrived in Reception, and the children have been busy exploring all the wonderful changes this season brings. We’ve been noticing new colours, new growth, and lots of signs that the world around us is waking up again. The children enjoyed a lovely walk to...
The Hubs fan-tastic afternoon with the Fan Makers
This afternoon, the children enjoyed a wonderful craft session with the Fan Makers, where they explored their creativity and imagination. They had the option to create beautifully painted paper fans, as well as proudly designed crowns and mayoral chains and every...
The most amazing Easter Hat Parade Ever!
Every year we gather together to celebrate Easter and the making of our celebrated recycled Easter Hats. Every child gets the opportunity to bring recycled materials from home and make, using their imagination and creativity, an Easter hat. The children strutted their...
A week full of celebrations!
Reception have had a wonderful, busy week full of celebrations! We loved learning about Eid-al-fitr. The children explored beautiful mosque designs using stencils and paint, taking such care with their patterns. We had our own little Eid party, sharing music, food,...
Springing forward with P4C
Children across the school have continued to use P4C to develop their critical thinking this term with a keen focus on being collaborative. Along with caring, creative and critical, collaborative is one of the 4 C's that supports how we teach the subject and the...