Otters (year 1) - Mrs F. Smith and Miss A. Slater

Rabbits (year 1) - Miss P. Sparkes

Squirrels (year 2) - Mrs S. Bennett and Mrs L. Jones

Hedgehogs (year 2) - Mrs V. Lewis

Welcome to Year 1 and 2! We are looking forward to an exciting and interesting Summer Term.

Our topic for the Summer Term is ‘Climate Change’ and throughout the term we will be developing skills in Geography, Science and D&T.  

In Geography, we will be focusing on the U.K to learn about human and physical geographical features. We will be identifying Cinderford and England on a map and finding their key landmarks. We will also be looking at this for the wider world. In Science children will learn about a variety of common animals and find out about their habitats and the food they eat. We will continue our observations of the plants we started growing at the end of Spring term. In DT we are learning about where food comes from and healthy food choices. We will be designing and making a healthy lunchbox and then having a picnic to eat our healthy foods!

For PE this term the children will be learning cricket skills and athletics. They will be focusing on throwing, catching, jumping, hopping, skipping, batting and fielding. Please see class seesaw for PE days and when children need to wear their PE kits.

Homework will be set at the start of the year on Seesaw. Children can upload any homework they complete on Seesaw or they can keep a record in their Reading Link book. Any homework children complete will be rewarded.

You can support us by listening to your child read regularly and support them with their phonics. An R1 and a raffle ticket will be given each time your child reads at home. At the end of term, a raffle will be drawn and the winner will get a small prize. Please remember to sign children’s reading record to let us know they have read so they can earn their raffle tickets. As well as this you could watch Numberblocks, play Maths games on the White Rose app, practice phonics using the Phonics Play website and practice reading and spelling the red words from your child’s colour bookmark.

Please remember the Phonics Screening Check is on the week beginning the 9^th June 2025 for all children in Year 1 and some children in Year 2. Please engage with the phonics pack sent home during last term and complete the phonics activities that are set on Seesaw. 

We look forward to an exciting and busy Summer term filled with many engaging learning opportunities.