Summer Term 2026
Week commencing 11th May 2026
In English this week the children have been writing sentences to describe the capture of the dragon, using prepositions to describe George’s journey through the woodland. They have also written George’s inner thoughts using questions effectively.
In maths one group of children have continued their fractions learning. We spent time this week understanding the whole and partitioning it in different ways. Many of these mathematicians were completing their SATS this week. The second group of children moved on to their place value learning. They counted from 50 -100 in ones and tens and began to partition two digit numbers into their tens and ones.
Week commencing 4th May 2026
In English this week we have been linking our story, George and the Dragon, to the movie “How to train your dragon.” The children watched clips of the film and used this to build a vocabulary bank for the appearance and personality of the Dragon and George. They designed a machine to catch a dragon using blue print paper and talked about the materials that would be needed. Next week, they will use all of this vocabulary to support their writing.
In maths this week one group of children have begun learning about fractions, beginning with adding and subtracting fractions. The children were really confident with this which was lovely to see. They are making great progress as mathematicians. The second group of children continued their position and direction learning, describing above, below and in between before learning about ordinal numbers.
Week commencing 27th April 2026
This week in English the children have written creative sentences to describe the precise actions of the soliders, the dragon and the villagers during the dragon's castle attack. They used adverbs effectively to add interest and detail to their sentences.
In maths, one group of children have now completed their capacity and volume learning. They are now ready to move on to their next area of fractions learning next week. The second group have been focussing on position and direction this week. They have explored turns, left and right and backwards and forwards. This culminated in a fun lesson with the beebots, where the children wrote instructions to programme the beebot around a map. It was lovely to hear so much maths vocabulary during this learning, and the children are becoming increasingly confident with identifying left and right.
Week commencing 20th April 2026
It was lovely to welcome the children back to school after Easter. They have settled back into our routines quickly and have produced some lovely work this week. Well done Everest team!
In English we have continued with our story, George and the Dragon. We have written sentences to describe the dragon’s fiery breath and the onomatopoeic sounds that his tail and wings would make.
In maths this week, one group of children have moved onto their volume and capacity learning. They have measured volume in ml and l and have compared capacity and volume. The second group of children began their fractions learning. Finding and recognising halves and quarters of shapes and quantities.
