Summer Term 1 2026

Welcome back! We hope that you had a lovely Easter break.

Curriculum:

This half term our topic is “What’s in My Garden?”. We will explore the life cycles of ladybirds and butterflies, as well as learn about a variety of minibeasts. As part of our learning, we will read ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ by Julia Donaldson and link the story to our upcoming farm trip. During this topic, we will continue to develop our reading, writing, and maths skills using a range of engaging, topic-based activities. It’s an exciting opportunity for discovery, including the chance to observe real caterpillars as they grow and change, before releasing them into our local community.

PE Days:

We ask that parents ensure PE kits are back in school straight after the Easter break. These will remain in school all week and will be sent home again at the end of the half term for washing. The children are working hard at getting themselves changed for PE, but any help you can give them in preparing for this would be greatly appreciated. 

Miss Dance's class have PE on a Thursday and Friday.

Miss Marlow's class have PE on a Monday and Thursday.

Forest Schools:

The children are really enjoying their forest school sessions. This half term, the classes will continue to alternate going to Forest Schools on a Tuesday afternoon. 

The children will still be changing into their own clothes, which they will go home in, so please bring back the forest school clothes once washed ready for the next session!

Reading:

Please support your child to read one of their reading books at least three times per week, and record in their home-school diary, for us to celebrate in school.

As the phonics scheme books get longer you may want to read part of the book during one session and finish it at another session. 

Thank you for your continued support in encouraging a love of reading at home.

Homework:

The main focus of our homework will continue to be reading and phonics. Each week, we will continue to send home new sounds and 'Red' words (tricky) on the homework sheet that we have learnt. Please help your child to read the ‘red words’ by sight as they cannot blend them. We will also continue to send online homework to be completed on Busy Things. Do look out in the home-school diary for occasional optional homework for children to complete.