Year Group Information
SummerTerm Learning
Foundation - Mrs Cole, Mrs Whitley, Mrs Sanders, Mr Norman & Mr Page
In Foundation this half term we will be exploring the new topic of ‘Come outside’. We have started our topic by talking about the frog life-cycles. We will be starting our topic by observing tadpoles that Caron (Nursery teacher) has brought in. We are hoping to watch them develop through their changes. We also hope to be observing the lifecycle of caterpillars, and hopefully watch as they turn into butterflies. We will also be developing our garden area to nurture and grow a variety of plants, such as flowers and vegetables. We will continue to inspire children’s interests in minibeasts by continuing to develop their curiosity and knowledge.
Our Literacy texts this half term will include lots of different genres linked to our topic ‘Come Outside’, including poems, songs, non-fiction, and stories such as ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and ‘Jack and the beanstalk’. In Phonics we will continue to consolidate and learn more sounds and ‘red’ words and use these in our independent reading and writing.
In Maths this half term, we will explore numbers to 20 and beyond - we will represent and build these numbers in a range of ways, such as using multiple tens frames - and observe the number patterns when counting. We will be consolidating and deepening our knowledge of number bonds and doubling. We will also be learning about odds, evens and sharing out different numbers equally. We will be solving number problems including simple addition and subtraction.
Please continue to support your child’s learning at home by: reading daily and commenting in your child’s reading diary, practising new sounds and red words in reading and writing. Also, please continue to refer to and work towards your child’s individual targets that were communicated at the Parents’ Consultations at the end of last term.
Top Tips and Resources
Phonics Bloom (Literacy) – Access free Phase 2 phonics games (1-3 if it gives you an option to select levels) such as Fishy Phonics, Odd Sound Out and Match Cards. Encourage your child to say the sounds out loud, m-a-t before saying the word, mat!
White Rose Education (Maths) – Access free home learning videos that the children are currently learning. If your child shows misconceptions, you can play one of the home learning videos which will give you various examples and questions to answer.
Summer Term Learning
Year One - Miss Varney, Mrs Ridley, Miss Boothroyd, Mrs Goble and Miss Miles
In Maths, we will continue to develop our place value knowledge within 50 by finding a number & estimating on a number line, finding one more & one less and partitioning (splitting) a number into tens & ones. We will be emphasising the role of each digit in a number up to 50 (for example how in the number 42 the four represents four full 10s and the two represents two 1s left over : 40 + 2 = 42) and identifying how writing a number incorrectly / in reverse order can completely change the number (for example writing 24 instead of 42).
In English, we will be carrying out research into sea life. This will lead us into our next story 'The Storm Whale' by Benji Davies. We will also be working on The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd Stanton where we will be writing a narrative return story. The children will continue to develop their phonics knowledge in preparation for the phonics screening tests later in the term. They will be encouraged to write simple stories independently using capital letters and basic punctuation including question marks and exclamation marks. We will also develop our knowledge of prefixes and suffixes. The children will need to continue to read daily at home and change their books once they have read it three times.
In History, we will be researching different people and thinking about how their achievements could be viewed as inspirational. We will specifically learn about several inventors and several world record breakers. We will draw upon and reflect on our knowledge from Spring One and think about how the achievements of Amelia Earhart, Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong could also be viewed as inspirational. We will then end the term by encouraging the children to reflect on their own futures and discuss what they would like to be when they are older.
In Science, we will be learning about different plants. We will start with identifying and labelling the different parts of a flower – with particular focus on daffodils. We will then research, identify and group different types of deciduous and evergreen trees. We will also be researching, identifying, grouping and drawing a range of common flowers.
Summer Term Learning
Year Two - Mr Ainscow, Miss Kavanagh, Miss Couzens & Miss Simmonds
English - You may have heard year two has had a magical creature that has come to visit us in the classroom, leaving behind a boggy swamp like substance. It was a ... Bog Baby! We will use this experience to create our own finding narrative. Support your child at home by encouraging them to use the conjunctions and, because, so, when, if, that to extend their sentences.
Maths - Year 2 will use this half term to focus on key concepts, including money, time and statistics. The children will also carry on overlearning the four operations (+ - x ÷) and revise shape, space and measure in preparation for the SATs.
Topic - This term we will be attending forest school with Miss Hasie! Please ensure we come to school with wellies and waterproofs in case it is wet outside. We will be learning more about plants, what they need to grow and how to keep them healthy. We will also complete a history unit of work where we will compare things of the past to the present day. E.g. toys and school. Share your experiences with your child at home.
Summer Term Learning
Year Three - Mrs Smith, Mrs Williams, Miss Jones & Mrs Oram
English - During Summer 1 term, year 3 will be writing a journey narrative based on the true story of ‘Jemmy Button’. The children will be using inverted commas, expanded noun phrases and prepositions in their writing.
Maths - The children will work on fractions this half term, looking at counting in fractions, adding and subtracting fractions and finding fractions of numbers. The children will later move onto mass and capacity.
Non-core - This term in Science, the children will be learning about rocks, fossils and soils. The children will handle different fossils and soils as part of their learning. History will be the Ancient Greeks. The children will learn who the Ancient Greeks were and learning about their gods and goddesses. RSHE will teach the children about economic wellbeing and how to budget and use money effectively as well as looking at what jobs they might do when they are older.
Summer Term Learning
Year Four - Miss Rutherford, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Sheikh & Mrs Turp
In English we are writing a twisted narrative and a persuasive letter based on the book ‘The Lost Happy Endings’ by Carol Ann Duffy. We will be having a heavier focus spelling, handwriting and sentence cohesion to make sure our writing is clear and makes sense.
In Maths we will continue to use our fraction knowledge into decimals particularly extending our work around tenths and hundredths. We will then finish the term with money and time.
Non-core - This term in History, we are learning about Vikings and how their previous knowledge of Anglo-Saxons links to this. In Science, we are investigating the changing states of matter.
Summer Term Learning
Year Five - Miss Pickup, Mr Walshaw & Mrs Rayner
Throughout the Summer term, Year 5 are continuing their learning about the Circle of Life. They will have opportunities to use their scientific vocabulary and deepen their knowledge of life cycles. This will enable them to identify differences between species and make connections. This will be supported through their geography lessons as the children locate different environments and habitats. Furthermore, the children will be exploring the history of World War 1.
In Maths, the children will be continuing their learning about shape before moving onto position and direction. Afterwards, they will move onto developing their decimals knowledge.
In English, the children will be refining their grammatical knowledge and looking at the features of a narrative piece of writing. This will be supported by reading a range of books in Whole Class Reading, such as The Explorer. This knowledge will support the children when writing their own adventure story.
Summer Term Learning
Year Six - Miss Chandler, Mrs Bull, Mrs Downs, Mrs Borah and Mrs Pretorius
In maths will begin with statistics which will see us investigating how to find the mean. Following this, we will explore shape, position and direction. We will finish with some projects after our SATs tests.
In science, we will explore electricity and how to create a working circuit. We will gain a greater understanding of how electricity was discovered.
In English, we will begin with grammar revision so that we are confident ready for the KS2 tests. We will spend lots of time practising our editing skills. In preparation for secondary school, we will also work on note- taking skills. We are also practising different types of reading questions. After this, we will begin reading texts that are linked to transition, as it will help our move to secondary school.
In geography we will continue our study of South America, where we will learn about various areas of the region and compare different countries.
Our topic in Science is electricity. We will focus on understanding circuits and how they work.