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Nursery Summer 1 Week 6
This week our focus story was 'Duck in the Truck'. The children learned about positional language, subitising to 3 and played a problem solving game to find the duck that was hiding. The children have enjoyed being creative and have loved playing outside in the garden. In the garden, the children have enjoyed making yummy 'meals' in the sandpit and building with the building blocks. Finally, the children have been working hard to find the letters and build their names.
As we have finished learning set 1 RWI sounds, we are recapping the learnt sounds and practising sound blending.
Year 2 22.5.2026
Year 2 have continued to work incredibly hard this term and we are very proud of their efforts.
In Maths, the children have been exploring their unit on Position and Direction. They have been developing their understanding of movement, turns and describing positions, and as a whole, they have been doing very well with this topic.
In English, the children have completed their Big Write, where they produced character descriptions of Henry VIII. We have been extremely impressed with the high quality of their writing, including their use of descriptive language and historical detail.
The children also took part in an exciting orienteering workshop. They applied their knowledge of maps and compass points to solve a range of fun outdoor challenges. The activities were a fantastic opportunity for teamwork and problem-solving, and the children had a blast!
In RE, we are continuing our learning about Islam, building on our understanding of beliefs and practices.
We hope that you have a fantastic half term next, enjoy the sunshine and come back refreshed and ready for the final half term of year 2!
Year 1 Summer 1 Week 5
English
This week in English, the children revisited an old classic - Jack and the Beanstalk. We used this text to explore how the un- prefix changes the meaning of words, and wrote about the emotions of characters using these words. We also planned and wrote a setting description based on the Giant's castle above the clouds.
Maths
In Maths, the children have continued to learn about fractions. They have found half of a quantity, recognised quarters, and found 1/4 of an amount. The children have worked so hard on this tricky concept and should feel very proud!
Foundation
Science was so much fun this week! The children created their own 3D flowering plants, and then labelled the parts. In History, the children learned what an artefact is. We looked at artefacts from Victorian schools and discussed what they told us about what it would have been like to go to school in those times.
We had a special author event this week. The author of the book Dudley's Garden did an online reading for us, and spoke lots about pollination and bees. The children learned some interesting ways they could make their gardens more polinator friendly.
Phonics
Please remember to attend the phonics screening check meeting for parents on 20th May. Also keep practising your child's reading in preparation for the check here.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Nursery Summer 1 Week 5
This week we have been reading 'The Journey Home From Grandpa's' and 'The Train Journey'. The children have practised creating ABAB patterns, matching amnd naming 2D shapes, making stick puppets to retell the stories with their friends and creating pictures of themselves and decorating them with different materials. They have also enjoyed talking about train journeys that they've had and what they could see out of the window. In Phonics the children have continued to practise sound blending. Next week our focus story is 'Duck in the Truck'.
What a fun week! Have a lovely weekend.
Year 4 summer 1 week 6
Well done year 4 for completing the last week of Summer 1 term!
In English, we have written our final drafts of our informal letter. The children included the key skills of paragraphs and informal language. They wrote amazing final drafts!
In maths, we have finished our topic on shapes. We learnt about polygons, lines of symmetry and how to complete a line of symmetry. We will come back to this topic next half term to revisit names of shapes.
In shared reading, we have continues reading the secrets of a sun king. The children learnt how to give reasons for their opinions and find evidence from the text to support their answers.
In R.E, we have learnt about the Jewish ceremony which shows a child has become an adult, called Bar/ Bat Mitzvah. They created lovely posters on what happens during the celebration and how to prepare for it.
As always, please ensure your child is reading and going on TTRS 5x a week.
There is also an additional app that parents/ children can download to play on as part of a competition between other schools. This app is from language angles, which we use for French lessons. The children can collect points, and it will be added to our school total points where we could win a cash prize!
Enjoy your half term!
Reception summer 1 week 6
A lovely end to Summer 1!
Well done to RB for an amazing class assembly. You should all feel very proud. We particuallry enjoyed your spring chicken song.
Thank you to everyone who attended our shared learning. It was lovely spending the morning with you all.
Next half term our topic begins with Marvellous Machines. In Maths, we will be focusing on doubling, numbers to 20, making maps and number bonds to 10.
We hope you have a fun and safe half-term!
Year 3 Summer 1 Week 6
Well done year 3 for a brilliant week at school!
We have been very busy this week finishing off our maths topic of 'time' and preparing for our new topic after half term: 'shape'. We have also had a fantastic time celebrating National Numeracy Day where we answered the question 'How many times in a minute?' and completed different activities such as jumping, cube building, writing our names etc.
In English this week, we have finished our battle cry speech from the perspective of Boudicca, focusing on using rule of three and imperative verbs to make those listening want to go to battle with us. We also had a brilliant time reading these out to the rest of the class, using our oracy skills to bring these speeches to life!
In science this week, we went on a seed hunt! We scoured the school grounds to find different types of seeds and drew these in our books - we found lots more than we expected!
We had a brilliant time completing our orienteering day which involved us working our way through cones and using a map of the school to locate different numbers and corresponding letters.
Please see attached some pictures from our fun week at school as well as our spellings for the week we are back from half term!
We hope you have a lovely week off and we will see you back at school on Tuesday 2nd June!
Rainbow Room Summer 1 Week 6
Just like that...Summer 1 is complete!
This week our core word was 'put'. The children practised mark making the word and used their fine motor skills to 'put' the letters in the letter box or to 'put' the disc on the peg. The children were fantastic at this - well done everyone. We have seen a lot of fantastic progress in the pupils fine motor development this half term.
The phonics sounds this week were ar, or, air and ir. This is one of the highlights everyday, we all enjoy phonics sessions and complete mark making to continue the brilliant fine motor development.
In maths we completed a numeracy day activity by seeing how many balls we could put in a bucket in 1 minute.
We have continued to discuss the weather daily, this will continue next half term. This is something you can continue doing at home as well, alongside our weather song:
https://youtu.be/6MGRkUlFZws?si=uLCpu2siXjTmGU7-
The sensory play has been another highlight. Green spaghetti, fruit slices, edible soil, banana dough and ooblek Fridays!
It has been great getting the water out in the warmer weather, the pupils all love splashing and pouring.
Please continue offering your child different writing tools to continue their mark making over the holidays - crayons, pencils, pens, paintbrushes with coloured water - everything counts!
Have a restful break and we will return on Tuesday 2nd June.
Nursery Summer 1 Week 6
This week our focus story was 'Duck in the Truck'. The children learned about positional language, subitising to 3 and played a problem solving game to find the duck that was hiding. The children have enjoyed being creative and have loved playing outside in the garden. In the garden, the children have enjoyed making yummy 'meals' in the sandpit and building with the building blocks. Finally, the children have been working hard to find the letters and build their names.
As we have finished learning set 1 RWI sounds, we are recapping the learnt sounds and practising sound blending.
Year 2 22.5.2026
Year 2 have continued to work incredibly hard this term and we are very proud of their efforts.
In Maths, the children have been exploring their unit on Position and Direction. They have been developing their understanding of movement, turns and describing positions, and as a whole, they have been doing very well with this topic.
In English, the children have completed their Big Write, where they produced character descriptions of Henry VIII. We have been extremely impressed with the high quality of their writing, including their use of descriptive language and historical detail.
The children also took part in an exciting orienteering workshop. They applied their knowledge of maps and compass points to solve a range of fun outdoor challenges. The activities were a fantastic opportunity for teamwork and problem-solving, and the children had a blast!
In RE, we are continuing our learning about Islam, building on our understanding of beliefs and practices.
We hope that you have a fantastic half term next, enjoy the sunshine and come back refreshed and ready for the final half term of year 2!
Year 1 Summer 1 Week 5
English
This week in English, the children revisited an old classic - Jack and the Beanstalk. We used this text to explore how the un- prefix changes the meaning of words, and wrote about the emotions of characters using these words. We also planned and wrote a setting description based on the Giant's castle above the clouds.
Maths
In Maths, the children have continued to learn about fractions. They have found half of a quantity, recognised quarters, and found 1/4 of an amount. The children have worked so hard on this tricky concept and should feel very proud!
Foundation
Science was so much fun this week! The children created their own 3D flowering plants, and then labelled the parts. In History, the children learned what an artefact is. We looked at artefacts from Victorian schools and discussed what they told us about what it would have been like to go to school in those times.
We had a special author event this week. The author of the book Dudley's Garden did an online reading for us, and spoke lots about pollination and bees. The children learned some interesting ways they could make their gardens more polinator friendly.
Phonics
Please remember to attend the phonics screening check meeting for parents on 20th May. Also keep practising your child's reading in preparation for the check here.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Nursery Summer 1 Week 5
This week we have been reading 'The Journey Home From Grandpa's' and 'The Train Journey'. The children have practised creating ABAB patterns, matching amnd naming 2D shapes, making stick puppets to retell the stories with their friends and creating pictures of themselves and decorating them with different materials. They have also enjoyed talking about train journeys that they've had and what they could see out of the window. In Phonics the children have continued to practise sound blending. Next week our focus story is 'Duck in the Truck'.
What a fun week! Have a lovely weekend.
Year 4 summer 1 week 6
Well done year 4 for completing the last week of Summer 1 term!
In English, we have written our final drafts of our informal letter. The children included the key skills of paragraphs and informal language. They wrote amazing final drafts!
In maths, we have finished our topic on shapes. We learnt about polygons, lines of symmetry and how to complete a line of symmetry. We will come back to this topic next half term to revisit names of shapes.
In shared reading, we have continues reading the secrets of a sun king. The children learnt how to give reasons for their opinions and find evidence from the text to support their answers.
In R.E, we have learnt about the Jewish ceremony which shows a child has become an adult, called Bar/ Bat Mitzvah. They created lovely posters on what happens during the celebration and how to prepare for it.
As always, please ensure your child is reading and going on TTRS 5x a week.
There is also an additional app that parents/ children can download to play on as part of a competition between other schools. This app is from language angles, which we use for French lessons. The children can collect points, and it will be added to our school total points where we could win a cash prize!
Enjoy your half term!
Reception summer 1 week 6
A lovely end to Summer 1!
Well done to RB for an amazing class assembly. You should all feel very proud. We particuallry enjoyed your spring chicken song.
Thank you to everyone who attended our shared learning. It was lovely spending the morning with you all.
Next half term our topic begins with Marvellous Machines. In Maths, we will be focusing on doubling, numbers to 20, making maps and number bonds to 10.
We hope you have a fun and safe half-term!
Year 3 Summer 1 Week 6
Well done year 3 for a brilliant week at school!
We have been very busy this week finishing off our maths topic of 'time' and preparing for our new topic after half term: 'shape'. We have also had a fantastic time celebrating National Numeracy Day where we answered the question 'How many times in a minute?' and completed different activities such as jumping, cube building, writing our names etc.
In English this week, we have finished our battle cry speech from the perspective of Boudicca, focusing on using rule of three and imperative verbs to make those listening want to go to battle with us. We also had a brilliant time reading these out to the rest of the class, using our oracy skills to bring these speeches to life!
In science this week, we went on a seed hunt! We scoured the school grounds to find different types of seeds and drew these in our books - we found lots more than we expected!
We had a brilliant time completing our orienteering day which involved us working our way through cones and using a map of the school to locate different numbers and corresponding letters.
Please see attached some pictures from our fun week at school as well as our spellings for the week we are back from half term!
We hope you have a lovely week off and we will see you back at school on Tuesday 2nd June!