Welcome to Class 4

Year 1 and 2

Class Teachers

Mrs Capstick and on Fridays - Miss Bot

 

Class Teaching Assistants

Mrs Yates, Mrs Payne, Miss Austin and Miss Smith

Summer Term 1 

Dear Parents,

We’re thrilled to welcome in the Summer 1 term with a fantastic lineup of exciting and enriching learning experiences for the children. Here's a look at what we’ll be exploring across the curriculum this half-term:

📖 English
Our budding poets will be connecting with the natural world as we create our own Nature Poetry, drawing inspiration from the beauty around us. Later in the term, we’ll be diving into a fun and imaginative twisted tale based on Jack and the Baked Beanstalk—a hilarious creative twist on a classic story!

🧮 Maths
In Maths, we’ll be strengthening our skills in Number and Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Position and Direction, and Time. 

🔬 Science
We’ll continue our learning about plants, but with a more practical experiments—planting our own seeds and discovering what plants need to grow and thrive. A perfect way to bring science to life!

🏛️ History
Our History unit is all about childhood in the past. We’ll be exploring what life was like for our parents and grandparents, looking closely at toys, school life, and technology through the decades.

🎨 Art
In Art, we’ll be getting creative with clay, designing and sculpting beautiful flower tiles inspired by our Science unit.

🏃‍♀️ PE
This half-term in PE, we’re focusing on Athletics and Tri Golf, developing our coordination, strength, and teamwork skills.

🕌 RE
In RE, we’ll be learning all about Islam, focusing on why Muslims believe it is important to obey God and how this influences their daily lives.

🧠 PSHE
Our PSHE theme is 'Being My Best', where we’ll explore making healthy choices, setting goals, and understanding our strengths and talents.

🎶 Music
We’ll be exploring our musical creativity through composition and improvisation, learning to express ourselves through sound.

💻 Computing
In Computing, we’ll become digital creators as we learn how to program and create algorithms, developing our logic and problem-solving skills.

It’s shaping up to be a vibrant and inspiring half-term, and we can’t wait to see the children thrive and grow in all areas. As always, thank you for your continued support.

Timetable

PE

Our PE days are on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Please arrive to school in your PE kit:

• Plain, dark tracksuit bottoms/Plain, dark shorts
• Plain white t-shirt
• Blue school jumper/cardigan/hoodie (no other hoodies)
• Trainers
• No earrings

Outdoor Provision

Our Outdoor Provision afternoon is on Mondays.

Please arrive at school in your normal uniform but also bring:

• Wellies
• Rain coat
• If the weather is very hot - sun hat, sun cream.
• If the weather is cold - gloves, wooly hat.
• + waterproof trousers/ puddlesuits if you have these.

Home Learning

	Reading	Online Learning Children should access each online learning platform 3 times a week	Home Learning Grid These are suggested home learning tasks that promote curiosity in the subjects the children are currently learning.
EYFS	Daily reading for 5 minutes	Topmarks (EYFS games) Phonics Play (Phase 2 &3)	Home Learning Grid Class 1 Class 2
KS1	Daily reading   Round the World  Fill the bookshelves!	Year 1 Numbots Spelling Shed Year 2 Numbots TT Rockstars  Spelling Shed	Home Learning Grid Class 3 Class 4 Class 5
LKS2	Daily reading   Round the World Fill the bookshelves!	TT Rockstars  Spelling Shed	Home Learning Grid Class 6 Class 7 Class 8
UKS2	Daily reading   Round the World Fill the bookshelves!	TT Rockstars  Spelling Shed Y6 SATs companion	Home Learning Grid Class 9 Class 10 Class 11

The children’s passwords are in the front of the green reading record.

Class dojo is used for parental communication, reminders and for photos of activities at school  

Home Learning Grid