Classes at East Halton Primary School: Click on the buttons below to view your child's class information.
Here you will find Class Newsletters (sent out half-termly), Long Term Plans, Medium Term Plan Weekly Overviews and pictures of the classrooms and learning environments. We want to share your child's learning with you and involve you in their school life.
Class Dojo
We use class dojo. This enables teachers to share examples of learning with you weekly and also to update you with key messages. A child's education is enhanced when school and home work in partnership. We greatly appreciate and value your support and want you to feel involved in your child's learning.
Behaviour
We have a restorative approach to behaviour and enouarge our children to reflect on their own behaviour and actions. We want our children to make kind and caring choices and also to understand how to 'repair' and 'rebuild' when mistakes are made. We want our children to flourish and do all of the good that they can for themselves and for others.
Behaviour Policy Spring 2026 - Spring 2027
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Behaviour Policy Spring 2026 - Spring 2027 | [pdf 631KB] |
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Our School Class Structure Organisation: How we organise Teaching and Learning at East Halton Primary School
- EYFS (Nursery and Reception) are taught together. Nursery children attend the morning sessions only
- Key Stage 1 (Year 1 and Year 2) are taught off site currently at Goxhill Primary School 2025-2026
- Lower and Upper Key stage 2 (Year 3/4 class and Year 5/6 class) are taught either as paired year groups or as a whole class. This is subject dependent. Some subjects are taught on a two year cycle; other subjects are taught on a four year cycle.
EYFS: Nursery and Reception
In EYFS we aim to create a friendly atmosphere where the children feel happy and secure and are excited to learn. We believe they will develop a sense of individual responsibility and respect for others. Through play, the children are encouraged to learn new skills and participate in new experiences that will prepare them for Key stage 1. We hope the children will foster an enthusiasm for learning that will grow throughout their school life.
The outdoor area is used regularly to extend and complement experiences provided inside. Children can do things on a much larger scale outside-huge pieces of paper to paint on; paths to draw on; soil to dig in; a stage to perform on; a mud kitchen to explore with; water to experiment with; musical instruments to allow them to express themselves and paving stones to sweep. The play area also provides opportunities for risk taking and gross motor skills. Children are frequently more relaxed and confident outside and more receptive to learning. By experiencing learning in a safe and supportive outdoor environment, children gain a sense of value for the wider, natural world, a sense of responsibility for their environment, in addition to self-esteem, confidence and physical and emotional strength.
An overview of the themes and subject content is shown on our curriculum page.
Key Stage 1: Year 1 and Year 2: Due to very small numbers within our KS1 (Year 1 and Year 2) cohort, currently our KS1 children are taught 'remotely' off site at Goxhill Primary School. Transportation is facilitated daily between the sites to ensure that this provision is available.
In KS1 we follow the National Curriculum, which encourages the development of speaking, listening, reading and writing through whole class and group activities.
We foster a love of reading through the sharing of a wide range of stimulating and engaging texts. The teaching of reading develops specific basic skills that include the use of phonics, word recognition and reading for meaning, using a range of cues including context punctuation and grammar. This is achieved through shared reading, guided reading and individual reading – all of which help children to develop as readers. These skills are applied and practised using a variety of well-written books, both fiction and non-fiction.
In school, mathematics teaching is done in a number of ways; we regularly use practical applications and teach a variety of strategies, using models, manipulatives and images. Children use and apply their mathematical knowledge and skills in a wide variety of contexts, within the maths lesson and throughout the curriculum. We make links and contextualise the concepts in order to support the children to transfer and embed their learning. An overview of the themes and and knowledge covered in each subject is shown on our curriculum page.
Link to Year 1 and Year 2 Class Pages at Goxhill Primary School
Lower Key Stage 2: Year 3 and Year 4
Year 3 and 4 are critical years in a child’s development. At East Halton Primary School, we ensure a smooth transition between Key Stage 1 and Lower Key Stage 2 which ensures all children are well-prepared for any changes in the timetable and curriculum. Children in Lower Key Stage 2 are provided with a range of practical, sensory and creative experiences which allow them to gain a deeper understanding of concepts through application and reasoning. Children are provided with the opportunity to work within groups, pairs or independently throughout the day. An overview of the themes and subject content is shown on our curriculum page.
Upper Key Stage 2: Year 5 and Year 6
During their time in Upper Key Stage 2, the children will continue to have exciting and stimulating topics that are taken from the national curriculum. We believe learning should be fun and give children the skills and knowledge they need to be able to help them as adults in the future. We teach the themes through a variety of subjects as well as giving the opportunity take part in trips, outdoor learning opportunities within school and other first hand multisensory experiences.
For KS2 pupils, we have developed a long term plan which is based on a two year rolling programme for core subjects and a four year rolling programme for non-core subjects such as history and art. This allows the children within the key stage to work together, as well as ensuring that themes are not repeated unnecessarily. An overview of the themes and subject content is shown on our curriculum page.