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    • Term 6, Week 6

      Published 03/07/26, by Becci Wise

      Key dates 

      • Thursday 9th July - Open classrooms. This is a chance for you to look at the writing your child has done this year and visit their new classroom with them after school

      • Monday 13th July - Sports day

      • Wednesday 22nd July - Last day of Reception

      • Thursday 23rd July - First day of the summer holiday

      • Thursday 3rd September and Friday 4th September - Inset days.  School closed for children

      • Monday 7th September - Start of Year 1

      Key text

      The objectives below will be covered over the four ‘Structured Story Times’ this week.

      Book:

      The Dark

      Vocabulary focus:

      afraid, basement, distant, spread, visited, dared, gazing, bothered

      At the end of the week, children will know:

      • the difference between day and night 

      • why and when it gets dark 

      •  that people can overcome their fears / worries.

      At the end of the week, children will be able to:

      • explain how Laszlo overcame his fear of the dark 

      •  talk about how brave Laszlo was in the story 

      • describe the story setting and characters. 

       

      Next week’s learning

       

      Subject 

      This week’s learning objectives

      Communication and language

      • To use new vocabulary to describe people, places, objects, and events, and share their ideas with others. 

      Personal, Social and Emotional development 

      • To learn and practice ‘grounding’ coping strategies. 

      Physical development 

      • To learn to play against a partner. 

      Phonics

      • Phonics adjacent consonants 

      • CEW revisit: were, there, little, one

      Writing

      • To compose and write sentences inspired by our key text The Dark

      Maths 

      • To be able to quickly recall addition within 10

      Understanding the World

      • To know the names of the seasons and what the weather is/can be like in each

      • To talk about the changes that each season brings in relation to their environment: the clothes they wear, the weather and the plants

      Expressive Arts and Design 

      • To create a piece of artwork based on our new class names (Cherry or Willow) to be displayed in our new classrooms

      • To design a boat

      • To purposefully choose construction materials for a specific job

       

       

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    • Term 6, Week 5

      Published 26/06/26, by Becci Wise

      Key dates 

      • Monday 29th June - Inset day. School closed for children

      • Thursday 2nd June - Buttercup school trip (revised date). 

      • Thursday 9th July - Open classrooms. This is a chance for you to look at the writing your child has done this year and visit their new classroom with them after school.

      • Wednesday 22nd July - Last day of Reception

      • Thursday 23rd July - First day of the summer holiday

      • Thursday 3rd September - Inset day.  School closed for children

      • Friday 4th September - Inset day.  School closed for children

      • Monday 7th September - Start of Year 1

      Tapestry observation 

      If you didn’t get a chance to complete the ‘home learning’ DT lesson, please complete that and add photos to Tapestry. 

      You can also send us any moments that you feel are significant in your child’s learning or want to share with your child’s class teachers. Click the links below to find out how to add observations from different devices. 

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      Key text

      The objectives below will be covered over the four ‘Structured Story Times’ this week and next week. 

       

      Book:

      Wonderful World of Things That Go by William Bee

      Vocabulary focus:

      useful, fuel, soot, perfect, amphibious, crane, rescue, spare, vehicle

      At the end of the week, children will know:
      • the names and uses of a range of different trucks
      • that trucks play an important job in the world
      • some of the dangers that trucks can present. 

      At the end of the week, children will be able to:
      • explain the different uses of different trucks
      • describe a range of different trucks
      • ddiscuss why trucks are important and helpful to humans and how they can also cause problems

      Next week’s learning

       

      Subject 

      This week’s learning objectives

      Communication and language

      • To offer explanations for why things happen and how things work.

      Personal, Social and Emotional development 

      • To work together as a group to overcome challenges and communicate effectively with others.

      Physical development 

      • To follow instructions and move safely when playing tagging games. 

      Phonics
      • Phase 4 mastery - adjacent consonants: bl, br, cr, sk, ct, pt.
      • CEWs: were, there

      Writing

      • To compose sentences about the vehicles from our key text Things That Go. 

      Maths 

      • To recall and apply knowledge to a range of verbal problems 

      • To use make comparisons of measurements

      • To solve problems

      Understanding the World

      • To know about one significant inventor and one significant explorer through stories

      • To know the effect of simple push and pull forces.

      Expressive Arts and Design 

      • To use graphic notation to illustrate pitch.

      • To describe the features of a Native American Indian music.

      • To use voices expressively and creatively to sing songs and chants.

       

       

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    • Home learning

      Published 23/06/26, by Becci Wise

      For each day, we are providing a reading activity, maths activity and an activity from the wider curriculum for children to complete. We have split it into a suggested 2 days, but please feel free to complete it as you wish over the time. . Children should have a copy of all the sheets in their book bag, but they are also downloadable at the bottom of this page. 

      Wednesday

      Reading: 

      • Your child should have 2 reading books in their bag. Your child should read one of these books to you. 

      • Complete sheet: Draw it - Phase 4 mastery (3). Your child may have a slightly different sheet e.g. Phase 3.

       

      Maths:

      • Complete double sided Maths sheet - Exploring Patterns/Adding More. Your child will need some help to read the questions but please encourage them to do the maths as independently as possible. You could use resources to help you (e.g. small objects like Lego pieces).

       

      Wider curriculum:

      • Create an ‘all about me’ poster to tell Miss Evans and Mrs Walshe or Miss Eskell about themselves. Be as creative as you can! You could include drawing a picture of yourself, hobbies, things you are interested in, if you have any pets, favourite colour etc. (Plain piece of paper provided). 

      Thursday

      Reading: 

      • Your child should have 2 reading books in their bag. Your child should read the book they didn’t read yesterday to you. 

      • Complete sheet: Draw it - Phase 4 mastery (4). Your child may have a slightly different sheet e.g. Phase 3

       

      Maths:

      • Complete double sided Maths sheet - Counting to 20/Taking Away. Your child will need some help to read the questions but please encourage them to do the maths as independently as possible. You could use resources to help you (e.g. small objects like Lego pieces)

       

      Wider curriculum (DT - water play):

      • Prior learning: This term, we have been learning about boats. The children have learnt about waterproof materials and floating and sinking. 

      • Future learning: Next  week, we will invite the children to share their findings with the class, so please take some photos and put them on Tapestry. At school in the week commencing 6th July children will design a boat to make and in the week commencing 13th July, they will make the boat.  

      • Learning objective: To investigate how the shape and structure of containers affects the way they move. 

      • You will need: A range of containers (for example: ice cream containers, small pots or bowls, tin foil boats, flat trays, cardboard boxes, Tupperware or containers – try to choose things that will float or move in different ways) 

      1. Fill a bath, sink, paddling pool or water tray with water. 

      2. Ask your child to come and explore the different containers through play to investigate how the shape and structure of the containers affects the way they move in water. Encourage them to think about:

        – if the container is waterproof.
        – if it floats well.
        – if it is able to carry cargo or passengers (e.g. small world figures).
        – which floats the best.
        – if they are able to move smoothly or whether they tip over.

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    • Term 6, Week 4

      Published 19/06/26, by Becci Wise

      Key dates 

      • Friday 19th June - You should have received an email telling you who your child’s class teachers will be next year and the name of their new class. Please rest assured that we have lots of transition events planned between now and the summer holiday. 

      • Wednesday 24th June - Royal Philharmonic flautist performance

      • Thursday 25th June - Whole school shuffle-up. Reception children will go to their new classrooms and spend some time with their new teachers. 

      • Monday 29th June - Inset day. School closed for children

      • Thursday 9th July - Open classrooms. This is a chance for you to look at the writing your child has done this year and visit their new classroom with them after school

      • Monday 13th July - Sports day morning (new date)

      • Wednesday 22nd July - Last day of Reception

      • Thursday 23rd July - First day of the summer holiday

      • Thursday 3rd September - Inset day.  School closed for children

      • Friday 4th September - Inset day.  School closed for children

      • Monday 7th September - Start of Year 1

      Tapestry observation 

      The focus this week is Music. We want you to think about your musical preferences and about what music you like to listen to and why, as well as music you don’t like. You may want to send us a photo or video of your child listening to or playing their favourite music pieces. 

      You can also send us any moments that you feel are significant in your child’s learning or want to share with your child’s class teachers. Click the links below to find out how to add observations from different devices. 

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      Key text

      The objectives below will be covered over the four ‘Structured Story Times’ this week and last week. 

       

      Book:

      The Story Orchestra 

      Vocabulary focus:

      majestic, echoes, hastily, lumbering, aviary, captive, chaos, collapse

      At the end of the week, children will know:

      • that music can be used to help us imagine things and create a feeling 

      •  a variety of animals and the way in which they move and the sounds they make

      •  where a range of different creatures live.

      At the end of the week, children will be able to:

      • discuss the rhythm of different music 

      •  explain and recognise the different sounds different instruments make 

      •  describe the story setting and characters.

       

      Next week’s learning

       

      Subject 

      This week’s learning objectives

      Communication and language

      • To take turns in longer conversations.

      Personal, Social and Emotional development 

      • To be able to manage feelings and tolerate situations in which their wishes cannot be met. 

      Physical development 

      • To aim when throwing and practise keeping score. 

      Phonics

      • To read polysyllabic words. 

      Writing

      • To write what I enjoyed in school this year for my report. 

      Maths 

      • To describe positions

      • To give instructions to build

      • To explore mapping

      • To represent maps with models

      • To create maps of familiar places

      Understanding the World

      • To know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities, cultures and traditions.

      Expressive Arts and Design 

      • To follow simple dance patterns.

      • To experiment with different ways of moving. 

      • To represent their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through dance. 

      • To initiate new combinations of movements and gestures in order to express and respond to feelings, ideas and experiences.

       

       

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    • Term 6, Week 3

      Published 12/06/26, by Becci Wise

      Key dates 

      • Lunches - Please make sure you tell your child in the morning what you have ordered them for lunch. 

      • In Term 6, we are hoping that we will be able to do PE outside. If you haven't already, please make sure your child has appropriate footwear in their PE bag. The children can wear their school shoes if they are trainer-like. Please make sure children have socks too.

      • Monday 15th June - Daisy Class trip

      • Wednesday 17th June - Sports day/morning. Parents invited to watch. Please make sure all PE kits are in school so that children can get changed into them on Wednesday morning 

      • Wednesday 24th June - Buttercup Class trip

      • Monday 29th June - Inset day. School closed for children

      Key text

      The objectives below will be covered over the four ‘Structured Story Times’ this week and next week. 

       

      Book:

      The Story Orchestra 

      Vocabulary focus:

      majestic, echoes, hastily, lumbering, aviary, captive, chaos, collapse

      At the end of the week, children will know:

      • that music can be used to help us imagine things and create a feeling 

      •  a variety of animals and the way in which they move and the sounds they make

      •  where a range of different creatures live.

      At the end of the week, children will be able to:

      • discuss the rhythm of different music 

      •  explain and recognise the different sounds different instruments make 

      •  describe the story setting and characters.

       

      Next week’s learning

       

      Subject 

      This week’s learning objectives

      Communication and language

      • To use past, present and future tenses consistently. 

      Personal, Social and Emotional development 

      • To follow instructions involving several ideas or actions.

      • To persevere when things are difficult.

      Physical development 

      • To take part in Sports Day as a member of a team.

      Phonics

      • Phase 4 Mastery, adjacent consonants dr, cl, bl, lk, lp, st, sn, sm, fr, fl 

      • Common Exception Words: revisit; like, so and do. 

      Maths 

      • To identify units of repeating patterns

      • To create and explore pattern rules

      • To replicate and build scenes and construction

      • To visualise from different positions 

      Understanding the World

      • To carry out observations on changes, e.g. floating and sinking

      • To question why things happen, having their own ideas. 

      • To compare the uses of boats. 

      • To explore why mosques are special places to many Muslim people. 

      Expressive Arts and Design 

      • To follow simple dance patterns.

      • To experiment with different ways of moving.

      • To represent their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through dance. 

      • To initiate new combinations of movements and gestures in order to express and respond to feelings, ideas and experiences.

       

       

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    • Term 6, Week 2

      Published 05/06/26, by Becci Wise

      Key dates 

      • Lunches - Please make sure you tell your child in the morning what you have ordered them for lunch. 

      • In Term 6, we are hoping that we will be able to do PE outside. If you haven't already, please make sure your child has appropriate footwear in their PE bag. The children can wear their school shoes if they are trainer-like. Please make sure children have socks too.

      • Wednesday 17th June - Sports day/morning. Parents invited to watch

      • Monday 29th June - Inset day. School closed for children

      Tapestry observation 

      The focus this week is Art/Literacy. Draw, paint or create a picture of your favourite story character and send us a photo. In class, we will then ask your child who their favourite character is and why. 

      You can also send us any moments that you feel are significant in your child’s learning or want to share with your child’s class teachers. Click the links below to find out how to add observations from different devices. 

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      Key text

      The objectives below will be covered over the four ‘Structured Story Times’ this week. 

       

      Book:

      Tad

      Vocabulary focus:

      Murky, glide, gulp, hope, shallow, except, sank, belonged 

      At the end of the week, children will know:

      • the life cycle of a frog

      • that frogs are amphibians and can be found living in ponds / in wet places

      • that growing can be different for everyone

      • that being small does not mean you are not strong or clever.

      At the end of the week, children will be able to:

      • explain how colour in illustrations can be used to create certain moods

      • talk about character feelings and empathise with these, e.g. understand why Tad felt sad when she wasn’t growing as quickly as her siblings

      • describe the story setting and characters

      Next week’s learning

      Subject 

      This week’s learning objectives

      Communication and language

      • To understand more complicated language such as ‘first’, ‘last’, ‘might’, ‘maybe’, ‘above’ and ‘in between’.

      Personal, Social and Emotional development 

      • To understand the importance of persistence in the face of challenge and developing confidence in their own ability to solve problems.

      Physical development 

      • To practice sports day activities.

      Phonics

      • Phase 4 Mastery lessons 1-5 revisit adjacent consonants ft, mp, lt, nt, st, ld, lf, 

      • CEWs: revisit said, have

      Maths 

      • To compose shapes

      • To decompose shapes

      • To copy 2D shape picture

      • To find 2D shapes within 3D shapes

      Understanding the World

      • To know about animal life cycles and recognise that humans (and animals) change over time

      • To talk about some similarities and differences in animals, including humans.

      • To observe different animals and their body parts and talk about why they have them, e.g. beak, wings, legs.

      Expressive Arts and Design 

      • To name an increasing number of instruments, describing the sounds they make and what they might be used for.

      • To test and make predictions for which materials float or sink.

       

       

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    • Term 6, Week 1

      Published 22/05/26, by Becci Wise

      Key dates 

      • Lunches - Please make sure you tell your child in the morning what you have ordered them for lunch. 

      • In Term 6, we are hoping that we will be able to do PE outside. If you haven't already, please make sure your child has appropriate footwear in their PE bag. The children can wear their school shoes if they are trainer-like. Please make sure children have socks too.

      • Monday 1st June - Term 6 starts

      • Friday 5th June - Class photo day

      • Wednesday 17th June - Sports day/morning. Parents invited to watch

      • Monday 29th June - Inset day. School closed for children

      Tapestry observation 

      The focus this week is speaking and understanding. This week, we would like your child to think of a joke to tell the class. You can send it in via text on Tapestry or they can write it down or just remember it!

      You can also send us any moments that you feel are significant in your child’s learning or want to share with your child’s class teachers. Click the links below to find out how to add observations from different devices. 

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      Key text

      The objectives below will be covered over the four ‘Structured Story Times’ this week. 

       

      Book:

      Winnie the Pooh Helps the Bees!

      Vocabulary focus:

      • frowned, relieved, hive, pollen, nectar, honeycomb, colony, threatened 

      At the end of the week, children will know:

      • what bees need to be happy 

      •  how to help bees 

      • why bees are important. 

      At the end of the week, children will be able to:

      • recall simple facts about bees 

      •  re-tell the story using some of the vocabulary they have learnt 

      • explain what bees need.


       

      Subject 

      This week’s learning objectives

      Communication and language

      • To understand simple humour, e.g. nonsense rhymes, jokes

      Personal, Social and Emotional development 

      Our PSED topic this term is ‘Managing self - taking on challenges’. 

      • To understand why we have rules

      Physical development 

      • To practice sports day events.

      Phonics

      • Phase 4 adjacent consonants: sp, st, sw, tr, tw, -ing endings

      • Common Exception Words:  when, out, what

      Maths 

      • To select shapes for a purpose

      • To rotate shapes

      • To manipulate shapes

      • To explain shape arrangements

      • To compose shapes

      Understanding the World

      • To understand what waterproof means and to test whether materials are waterproof

      Expressive Arts and Design 

      • To recognise that music is notated to show both pitch and duration.

       

       

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    • Term 5, Week 5

      Published 15/05/26, by Becci Wise

      Key dates and messages

      • Lunches - Please make sure you tell your child in the morning what you have ordered them for lunch. 

      • Saturday 16th May - School Mayfair

      • Friday 22nd May - End of Term 5. Home clothes day - donations for FHIS

      • Monday 1st June - Term 6 starts

      • Friday 5th June - Class photo day

      • Wednesday 17th June - Sports day/morning. Parents invited to watch

      • Monday 29th June - Inset day. School closed for children

      • In Term 5 and 6, we are hoping that we will be able to do PE outside. If you haven't already, please make sure your child has appropriate footwear in their PE bag. The children can wear their school shoes if they are trainer-like. Please make sure children have socks too.

      Tapestry observation 

      The focus this week is Computing. Practice logging into Purple Mash and explore the resources and games. This week, children will be logging into Purple Mash in school, so please encourage them to be independent when logging in, so they know how to do it.

      You can also send us any moments that you feel are significant in your child’s learning or want to share with your child’s class teachers. Click the links below to find out how to add observations from different devices. 

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      Key text

      The objectives below will be covered over the four ‘Structured Story Times’ this week. 

       

      Book:

      The invisible

      Vocabulary focus:

      • noticed, escaping, afford, take for granted, fading, drifted, visible, vibrant

      At the end of the week, children will know:

      • what poverty is and that some people have more / less than others

      •  that you can make a difference to others no matter how little you are and how little you have.

      At the end of the week, children will be able to:

      • explain how Isabel helped others and made a difference

      • understand key vocabulary from the story

      • begin to talk about why an author might have chosen specific words.

      This week's learning 
       

      Subject 

      This week’s learning objectives

      Communication and language

      • To engage in simple debates.

      • To listen to and respond to ideas expressed by others in conversation or discussion. 

      Personal, Social and Emotional development 

      • To listen and respond to phrases and instructions that involve several ideas or actions.

      Physical development 

      • To develop dribbling a ball with your feet.

      • To develop kicking a ball to a target.

      Phonics

      • Phase 4 adjacent consonants;  gl. gr, pl, pr, sc, sk, sm, sn, - ed endings

      • Common Exception Words: little, one

      Maths 

      • To explore grouping

      • To know odd and even numbers

      • To know some doubles

      Understanding the World

      • To know how to keep information online about myself private and to always make up a username, not use my real name.

      • To log into Purple Mash independently. 

      • To create a drawing on Purple Mash.  

      Expressive Arts and Design 

      • To discriminate between changes in pitch, recognising high, middle and low sounds.

      • To use the voice to copy a simple melodic pattern.

      • To play a simple melodic pattern on an instrument.

      • To recognise and name the primary and secondary colours and know how to mix the primary colours to make secondary colours. 

       

       

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    • Term 5, Week 4

      Published 10/05/26, by Becci Wise

      Key dates 

       

      • 1 MORE DAISY PARENT HELPER NEEDED - Thursday 14th May - Reception classes visit to St Peter’s Church as part of our ‘Special Places’ learning in RWV. Please let your class teacher know if you would be available to walk with us to the church. We will meet you at the school office at 1.05pm and expect to return to school by 2.15pm.

      • Saturday 16th May - School Mayfair

      • Friday 22nd May - End of Term 5. Home clothes day - donations for FHIS

      • In Term 5 and 6, we are hoping that we will be able to do PE outside. If you haven't already, please make sure your child has appropriate footwear in their PE bag. The children can wear their school shoes if they are trainer-like. Please make sure children have socks too.

      Tapestry observation 

      The focus this week is Art. Create a picture of anything you like. Just like the boy in The Wonder, use your imagination! 

      You can also send us any moments that you feel are significant in your child’s learning or want to share with your child’s class teachers. Click the links below to find out how to add observations from different devices. 

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      Key text

      The objectives below will be covered over the four ‘Structured Story Times’ this week. 

       

      Book:

      Luna Loves Art

      Vocabulary focus:

      • alone

      • huge / massive

      • sketch

      • scrunches 

      • aside

      • describe

      • thrashing 

      • wanders

      At the end of the week, children will know:

      • What an art gallery is

      • That there are lots of different artists who paint and create in different ways

      • That not all families are the same

      At the end of the week, children will be able to:

      • Engage in extended conversations about stories, learning new vocabulary

      • Talk about a character’s feelings, assigning the correct vocabulary to emotions

      • Empathise with characters (starting school, different families) 

      This week's learning 

      Subject 

      This week’s learning objectives

      Communication and language

      • To  retell past events in order, including relevant detail. 

      Personal, Social and Emotional development 

      • To follow instructions involving several ideas or actions. To give simple instructions.

      Physical development 

      • To develop throwing and catching with a partner.

      Phonics

      • To learn to read and spell words containing adjacent consonants bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl and fr

      • To learn new common exception words were and there

      Maths 

      • To explore sharing

      • To share quantities equally

      Understanding the World

      RWV 

      •  To learn about what makes a church a special place for Christians by visiting St Peter’s Church.

       

      • To talk about simple plant parts. 

      • To examine change over time. 

      • To question why things happen. 

      • To carry out observations on changes. 

      Expressive Arts and Design 

      • To create a textiles product (bookmark) following their own design

       

       

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    • Term 5, Week 3

      Published 01/05/26, by Becci Wise

      Key dates 

      • Monday 4th May - school closed due to bank holiday

      • Tuesday 5th May - school closed for an inset day. 

      • Thursday 14th May - Reception classes visit to St Peter’s Church as part of our ‘Special Places’ learning in RWV. Please let your class teacher know if you would be available to walk with us to the church. We will meet you at the school office at 1.05pm and expect to return to school by 2.15pm.

      • Saturday 16th May - School Mayfair

      • Friday 22nd May - End of Term 5. Home clothes day - donations for FHIS

      • In Term 5, we are hoping that we will be able to do PE outside. If you haven't already, please make sure your child has appropriate footwear in their PE bag. The children can wear their school shoes if they are trainer-like. Please make sure children have socks too.

       

      Subject 

      This week’s learning objectives

      Communication and language

      • To begin to use past, present and future tenses consistently. 

      Personal, Social and Emotional development 

      Our PSED topic this term is ‘Self Regulation - listening and following instructions’. 

      • To follow instructions involving several ideas or actions. To persevere when things are difficult.

      • To show confidence in choosing resources and perseverance in carrying out a chosen activity.

      Physical development 

      Our PE lessons are focusing on ball skills this term.

      • To develop dribbling with hands.

      Phonics

      • Phase 4 adjacent consonants: sk, st, ct, pt, xt

      • Common Exception Words: some, come

      Maths 

      • To represent a subtraction number story on a tens frame and say how many left. 

      • To know how many have been taken away. 

      • To read, understand and complete a simple subtraction number sentence. 

      Understanding the World

      Science: 

      • To examine change over time and question why things happen

      • To look closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change

      • To make and explain observations

      Expressive Arts and Design 

      • To practise and apply threading skills with specific materials

      • To draw with increasing observation

       

       

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    • Term 5, Week 2

      Published 24/04/26, by Becci Wise

      Key dates 

      • Monday 4th May - school closed due to bank holiday

      • Tuesday 5th May - school closed for an inset day 

      • Saturday 16th May - School Mayfair

      • In Term 5, we are hoping that we will be able to do PE outside. If you haven't already, please make sure your child has appropriate footwear in their PE bag. The children can wear their school shoes if they are trainer-like. Please make sure children have socks too.

      Tapestry observation 

      The focus this week is Understanding the World. As the weather is getting warmer and plants are starting to grow again, we would like you to go outside and see if you can name some plants. Please send us photos of the plants, and we will ask your child to see if they can remember the names. We would also love to see any photos of your child gardening. 

      You can also send us any moments that you feel are significant in your child’s learning or want to share with your child’s class teachers. Click the links below to find out how to add observations from different devices. 

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      Key text

      The objectives below will be covered over the four ‘Structured Story Times’ this week. 

       

      Book:

      The Wonder 

      Vocabulary focus:

      wonder, daydreamer, passenger, scatterbrained, laboratory, imagination, parade, trembling

      At the end of the week, children will know:

      • what an imagination is 

      • that pictures / art can show people’s thoughts and what is in their imagination 

      • that everyone has different strengths / interests. 

      At the end of the week, children will be able to:

      • explain why it is important to concentrate / pay attention in some scenarios 

      • simply explain how art can be used to express our imagination / thoughts / feelings 

      • make comparisons between themselves and the characters/scenarios in the story. 

       

       

      Next week’s learning

       

      Subject 

      This week’s learning objectives

      Communication and language

      • To use simple conjunctions to join or explain ideas. 

      Personal, Social and Emotional development 

      Our PSED topic this term is ‘Self Regulation - listening and following instructions’. 

      • To understand why it is important to listen carefully.

      • To understand why it is important to tell the truth and think about the feelings of others.

      Physical development 

      Our PE lessons are focusing on ball skills this term.

      • To develop accuracy when throwing to a target.

      Phonics

      • To be able to blend using adjacent constants mp, nd, nk, nt, 

      • To learn the new common exception words like, so and do

      Maths 

      • To understand simple addition

      • To automatically recall number bonds to 10

      Understanding the World

      RWV

      • To recognise special places in the local community.

       

      Computing: 

      • To know it is important to be kind and respectful to people online, just like in real life

      Science: 

      • To name some common plants / vegetation, 

      • To talk about simple similarities and differences in plants. 

      Expressive Arts and Design 

      • To practise and apply threading skills with specific materials e.g. hessian and wool

      • To draw with increasing observation.

       

       

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    • Term 5, Week 1

      Published 02/04/26, by Becci Wise

      Key dates 

      • Monday 20th April - Term 5 starts.

      • In Term 5, we are hoping that we will be able to do PE outside. Please make sure your child has appropriate footwear in their PE bag at the beginning of Term 5. We will be sending PE kits home during the Easter holiday to be washed. 

      • The first groups of children will be starting outdoor learning this week so please make sure they have everything they need on Tuesday/Friday. Please refer to the email communications.

      Tapestry observation 

      The focus this week is History. We would like you to look for something from the past in your house or when you are out and about. For example, you may have a CD/tape player (now replaced with music streaming and Bluetooth speakers). During our history lesson, we will be asking your child to talk about the ‘old’ item. 

      You can also send us any moments that you feel are significant in your child’s learning or want to share with your child’s class teachers. Click the links below to find out how to add observations from different devices. 

       Apple device Andriod device Desktop

      Key text

      The objectives below will be covered over the four ‘Structured Story Times’ this week. 

       

      Book:

      Mrs Noah’s Garden

      Vocabulary focus:

      clung, ancient, shoots, weaving, shallow drills, germinate, marvelled , blossomed

      At the end of the week, children will know:

      • what specific gardening words mean – shoots, shallow drills, germinate 

      • how important team work is 

      • the story of Noah’s ark.

      At the end of the week, children will be able to:

      • engage in extended conversations about stories 

      • articulate their ideas and thoughts in well-formed sentences 

      • explain the meaning of new vocabulary. 

       

       

      Next week’s learning

       

      Subject 

      This week’s learning objectives

      Communication and language

      • To use longer sentences that are well formed and link sentences together

      Personal, Social and Emotional development 

      Our PSED topic this term is ‘Self Regulation - listening and following instructions’. 

      • To understand why it is important to listen carefully

      • To talk about and retell parts of a story they have deep familiarity with.

      Physical development 

      Our PE lessons will be focusing on ball skills this term.

      • To develop rolling and tracking a ball.

      Phonics

      • To be able to blend using adjacent constants ft, ld, lf, lk, lp, lt

      • To learn the new common exception words said and have

      Maths 

      • To automatically recall number bonds to 5

      • To verbally count beyond 20

      • To notice verbal counting patterns

      Understanding the World

      History: 

      • To know the difference between long ago and now. 

      • To compare life for their family now compared to life for their family in the past

       

      R+WV: 

      • To recognise that everyone has places that are special to them.

       

      Science: 

      • To plant a seed.

      • To talk about simple plant parts and what happens to them.

      • To make predictions about what might happen

      • To make decisions about what to do e.g. where shall we put the seeds to grow?

      Expressive Arts and Design 

      • To discriminate between changes in pitch, recognising high and low sounds. To use actions to demonstrate pitch. To explore high and low sounds using voices.

      • To develop threading and weaving skills

      • To practise and apply weaving skills using paper 

       

       

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