Welcome to Hedgehogs Class!
We are a class of Reception children.
Our teacher is Mrs. Rudiger and our teaching assistant is Mrs Wheeler.
From September 2026 we are joined by Nursery children (aged 3+ years) who are called Dormice, taught and supported by the same experienced EYFS staff.
Please ensure you read the school newsletters sent via ParentMail for upcoming dates and key information.
Reading for Pleasure - Sept '25
1/13
Potion Making - Sept '25
2/13
Sand Play - Sept '25
3/13
Digging Deep - Forest School Sept '25
4/13
Painting Pictures - Sept '25
5/13
Name Writing - Sept '25
6/13
Outdoor Action - Sept '25
7/13
Exploring Capacity - Oct '25
8/13
Forest School Friendship - Oct '25
9/13
Ourselves - Sept '25
10/13
Drawing Club - Early Writing Oct'25
11/13
Making Bread - Oct '25
12/13
Hedeghog Rolls - Oct '25
13/13
You will find a timetable below to see what we learn and when each week but the information here will help you equip your child for each days activities:
We have plenty of opportunities for outdoor learning and play.
Your child needs a
NAMED coat everyday; ideally both warm and waterproof.
Shoes should be safe and suitable for active play. Please bear in mind your child may change into wellies during the day so should be able to manage their own footwear (velcro preferred to laces!)
PE is on a Tuesday afternoon.
Please ensure your children come to school dressed in PE kit.
Tracksuit trousers and a warm sweatshirt or hoodie with trainers are recommended, with a named waterbottle. These should reflect school uniform colours and food/drink guidelines please.
Forest school will be on a Friday Morning.
All children need a Forest School kit to be kept in school so that they can keep dry and comfortable for outdoor learning activities on any day. This kit must include fully waterproof thick coat and over-trousers, wellies and spare socks. As the weather gets colder please add a warm hat and warm, waterproof gloves. We recommend that older, comfortable clothes are worn to school on Forest School days.
Your child also needs to have a change of school clothes in school. This is in case they get wet, muddy or have a toiletting accident.
Your child will have a reading book that will be changed twice a week although their book bag with reading book and diary should be brought in everyday. We start reading books at the first half-term in October.
You can find out about what we are learning each week by logging in to see the photos and observations of our group and individual learning on the Seesaw app. Log In details for families will be sent out in the first half-term.
Below is a summary of what is planned for EYFS in the Autumn Term. Have a look to see what we will be learning.
Hedgehog Class Home Learning
For the Autumn Term, the focus for Hedgehog Reception children is settling in to the new routines, relationships and expectations of school. Families can log on to the SeeSaw Learning platform to see updates of the children's learning every week. This will include Phonics initial sounds and Maths activities to talk about. We encourage you to start good reading habits by sharing the books we send home at least 3 times a week.
Phonics Home Learning Resources
The link below will lead to videos which show you how to pronounce Phase 2 and Phase 3 sounds. It also contains information about the sounds we will be learning this half term. There are also links to documents containing the tricky words for Reception children.