Spring Term 2 2025

Welcome back, everyone! We hope you have had a wonderful half term holiday and are excited to continue our learning in the Spring Term 2. We have a very exciting half term ahead of us! We will be continuing to work through our curriculum as we get ready for Easter.

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 Simon Sock. 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

We will be exploring animals, including humans in our Science unit. We will be learning to identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. We will try to identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. We will be describing and comparing the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets) and Grouping together animals according to their different features.

Computing

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

Art

In our Art lessons, we will be exploring and creating a range of different landscapes. The children will be using their cutting, drawing and painting skills to enable to create wonderful pieces of art in their sketchbooks.

History

For our History unit, we will be learning about the Greatest Explorers. The children will be researching a variety of different explorers, discovering their achievements and what makes them an important part of History.

Music

The children are very excited to be starting our Rock and Roll topic. The children will be learning to listen and appraise different pieces of music within the genre. We will be creating and performing our own pieces.

PE

This term we are very lucky to be starting our team building unit with Mrs Londesborough. The children will be developing their communication and teamwork skills in order to overcome challenges. Mr Hannaford will be helping the children improve their feet skills. We will be exploring how to control and dribble a variety of balls.

RE

Our unit is 'What does it mean to belong to a faith family?' We aim to talk about what is special and of value about belonging to a group that is important to them. We want to show an awareness that some people belong to different religions.

PSHE

In our PSHE unit, we are going to be exploring how we can be responsible. We will pay close attention to effective ways to deal with water spillages. Our aim is to ensure all children understand the foundations responsibilities and how these form the foundations of growing up and maturing.

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