SummerTerm 1 2025

Welcome back, everyone! We hope you have had a wonderful Easter holiday and are excited to start our Summer Term. We have a very exciting half term ahead of us! We will be continuing to work through our curriculum as we get ready for the end of the school year.

Here's a little look at what we are learning about over the next few weeks of the school year.

English

We have started a new story in our English lessons called Winnie and Wilbur at the Seaside. In a few weeks, we will be starting our next story, Tabby McTat.

We will be starting this unit by reading through our story and developing our comprehension skills.Then, we will start to explore the story further and produce some pieces of writing around it, whilst developing and continuing to improve our reading skills. Phonics is being taught daily to ensure the children are growing in confidence and fluency when reading.

Maths

In our Maths lessons, we are going to measurement (length and mass/weight). The children will be learning to describe lengths and heights and mass/weight using terminology like long/short, heavy/light. After that, we will be developing our adding and subtracting within 20 skills. Then, we will further develop our understanding of fractions and time, using our knowledge of halves to help us tell o'clock and half past times.

Science

Our topic for our Science this half term is Seasonal Changes. Throughout this topic we are going to observe and describe changes across four seasons and describe weather associated within the seasons.

Computing

Our new unit is all about Digit Literacy. We are excited for the children to develop their understanding of algorithms and programming. 

Art

In our Art lessons, we will explore landscapes using a variety of media! The children will experiment with paint, pastels, crayons, and collage to create beautiful scenes inspired by nature. We will look at famous landscape artists and use their work to inspire our own, developing creativity, colour mixing, and mark-making skills.

Geography

For our Geography unit, we will be learning about the animals and their habits. Our learning will take us around the world to different continents where we will learn about animals that live there. Our first stop is a trip to Antartica to visit the emperor penguins.

Music

In our music lessons, the children will learn to play the Djembe drums. They will discover how to use their hands to create different sounds and rhythms, exploring beats from around the world. The children will develop their listening skills, timing, and coordination while playing together as a group. It will be a fantastic opportunity to experience the joy of making music, building confidence, and expressing themselves through exciting drumming sessions.

PE

This term we are very lucky to be starting our whole-school dance unit with Mr Glenn. The children will be developing their range of movements and ability to move in time with a piece of music. Our routine will also form part of our class assembly. Mrs Londesborough will be teaching the children about games which require understanding. We will be developing our teamwork and tactical abilities.

RE

Our unit is Sacred Places. The children will be considering places which are special to them and we will explore the reasons why. We will move onto learning about special places in different religions like a church, mosque and synagogue.

PSHE

In our PSHE unit, we are going to be exploring our feelings and emotions. We will pay close attention to how we can deal with our feelings and emotions and the best ways to help us cope. One of the first emotions we will learn about is jealousy.

We are very excited to get started. Please keep an eye on our school X page for more updates of our amazing learning.

Mr Hannaford, Mrs Smith and Mrs Phillips