Spring Term 2026

Spring 2

WC 23rd March 2026.

In English, we have been writing lots of fact sentences! We are really enjoying our new non fiction book all about the seasons. We have learnt how to write fascinating information to engage the reader and how to use a question mark. Super job!

In Maths, we have enjoyed learning about length and height.We have made comparisons including comparing heights with our friends! We have measured using objects and then we went on to learn about centimetres. We have used rulers to help us. 

In Art, we enjoyed using crafts to make some lovely Spring Easter eggs.In Geography, we have learnt about the Continents. In PE, we have used both equipment and a partner to balance on small and large body parts. We also also continued to have fun practising our bat and ball skills. 

WC 16th March 2026.

This week has been assessment week across the school and we have completed Maths, Reading Comprehension and Science tests.

We have started a new book in English,  about Seasons. We have been learning about the features in a non fiction report. In Maths, we have continued using a number line to count up to 50 and we have identified and added missing numbers!

In RE, we have learnt about preparation for prayer and the Muslim Wudu ritual washing before prayer. In Science, we have been planting and are enjoying checking our seeds progress! 

WC 9th March 2026.

In English, we finished our story and then wrote our own ideas about how we thought Fear looked and behaved. We all agreed we are bigger and better than Fear although we all sometimes feel it.

In Maths, we have continued to work hard to count in tens and ones up to 50 - we have grouped manipulatives into groups of ten and into groups of tens and ones. We have continued using our 50 counting grid and number line to think about one more and one less than a number and estimate where a number would be positioned. 

In RE, we considered objects used within the Muslim Faith including Prayer Mats and Prayer Beads.We had a busy week with an exciting Planetarium visit!

WC 2nd March 2026.

In English, we have enjoyed reading the middle section of our new book. Fear has followed the little girl around. Fear got bigger and bigger at bedtime. We have written lots of super sentences to describe the girls feelings - we have started to use suffixes and conjunctions.

In Maths, we have done a fabulous job working out related facts. We have also had a go at missing number problems. Lots of children preferred to use a number line to find out the missing ‘something’ in the number sentences. We finished the week by counting up to 50! We used number squares to help us and to look for patterns. 😊 Try and count forwards, starting from different numbers, between 30 and 50!

In Geography, we were excited to start learning about the Globe. We studied atlases to look at world maps aswell as a model globe. We had fun starting to make a Globe of our own, acknowledging that 70% of our planet is infact water! In PSHE, we took our learning outside - we thought carefully about different statements and which were healthy and which weren’t. In Science, we have started to think about the features of Spring and enjoyed seeing the sunshine and flowers starting to appear.

WC 23rd February 2026.

Welcome back after our Half Term holiday. We have had a busy week!

We started our new text - Me and my Fear by Francesca Sanna. We began by exploring clips from the film 'Inside Out' and discussing the five emotions it portrays - including Fear. We then began reading our new book and writing about the tiny, secret friend called Fear who the little girl in the story carries around with her.

In Maths, we have used our number bond knowledge to help us subtract ones. We have competently used number lines to subtract by counting backwards. We have also used the methods of striking and finding the difference then discussed which method we prefer. What a busy week of subtraction!

 In Art, we were also very creative this week - making our own ' mood boards' using recycled fashion images and learning about the artists of fashion such as Vivienne Westwood and Vera Wang. In History, we explored the life of Mary Seacole, placing the key events of her life in chronological order. We finished the week with Gymnastics - learning about balance and the different body parts we can balance on.

WC 9th February 2026.

In English, we completed our story called The Flower. We wrote about the joy our character Brigg felt when new flowers finally bloomed. We then went on to discuss alternative endings to the story and wrote our own ideas! How creative! 

In PSHE, we talked about how tricky learning new things can sometimes be. We made our own craft flower and shared our ideas on which part we found the hardest to do and what helped us succeed. In Spellings, we are continuing to recap our tricky words and ensure we write them accurately in our sentences. In Science, we have been learning about what happens to materials over time - we had visitors from the Local Council to help us learn about the importance of recycling. We got busy placing rubbish in the correct bins - great job!

WC 2nd February 2026.

In English, we have started a new story - The Flower. We were intrigued by the main character - Brigg - who lived in a small room in a big city and worked in a library! He loved books; so much so he snatched one out of the library to take home! Great writing using verbs Year 1!

In Maths, we have continued to work on addition. We have also enjoyed using dice to make doubles!

In RE, we have been learning about the  the Night of Power. We also made some lovely Islamic faith crescents and stars to symbolise hope within the faith. In Geography, we discussed whether we would prefer to live in the town or countryside and explained our answers orally in full sentences. Ms Cheryl had us dancing in rythym in PE and all the teachers were so impressed! 

WC 26th January 2026.

In English, we’ve had a busy week writing lots of super sentences all about Gran Gran’s journey to England. We have impressed everyone with our clear writing and correct punctuation.

In Maths, we have enjoyed ordering numbers. We have proved we are correct by using maths equipment and a number line. We have recapped our number bonds to ten and started to learn about about addition within twenty. What a busy week!

In RE, we have thought carefully about the creation story within the Muslim Faith. We have improved our own personal scores in PE - tri golf - successfully aiming and hitting a short target.

We all did a fantastic job completing our spellings and number bonds test. Your child’s scores were sent home in their home reading folder. They have also received new spellings to practise.

WC 19th January 2026.

In English, we have been watching a CBeebies TV animation called Jo Jo and Gran Gran. We are learning all about Gran Gran's voyage from St Lucia to England. We have worked hard writing dictated sentences and sentences using our own ideas. We really enjoyed discussing the special objects she brought with her from St Lucia and shared our ideas about our own special, treasured objects.

In Maths, we have used number lines accurately to find and record numbers to twenty. We have started to estimate where numbers should go on blank number lines - great job. 

In Art, we had lots of fun using our tracing skills and impressed everyone with our cool dance routine in PE. We have compared town and countryside in Geography and continued to learn about Isaac Newton:The man who discovered gravity in History. Did you know he was born in Lincolnshire? We enjoyed trying out and thinking about the force that makes an apple fall!

WC 12th January 2026.

This week we have enjoyed a lovely story called ‘The proudest blue’ - it is all about a young girl who proudly wears her hijab to school for the first time. We enjoyed looking at a hijab and came up with some super vocabulary to describe how it must feel when worn - joyful, respected, admired, delighted. Good ideas and sentences!

In Maths, we’ve spent the week exploring the numbers 11-20. We have used lots of different representations to count the ten/s and ones. We are recording these numbers accurately and also starting to read and write them! Great work!

In Geography, we have continued to learn about the countryside and the human and physical features we may see there. In History, we have learnt all about the significant person Isaac Newton. In PSHE we have continued to think about our own goals and how we can best meet them. In Art, we have used tracing skills and in PE we have continued learning a dance routine.

Please find your child’s spellings and maths number bond homework in their home learning folder. Please practise these with your child at home.

WC 5th January 2026.

Welcome back for our first Spring term! Great to have everyone back.

We started our learning with our new story, 'How to Catch a Star' by Oliver Jeffers. We have written about how the little boy could try to catch a star of his own to play with. We tried leaping and springing up to grab one but just couldn’t reach! We made our own sparkly star and wrote about how our stars glistened and shimmered! As the story moved on, we realised the fallen star was actually a reflection. Everyone was relieved for a joyful ending where we wrote how our little boy finally found his very own star washed up on the sand.

In Maths, we have really enjoyed counting to 20. We have been looking in more depth at these numbers; starting with numbers 11, 12 and 13. We have split our numbers into tens and ones using different maths equipment. We have matched numerals with number words and accurately counted amounts.

In PSHE, we are thinking about dreams and goals this term. For Geography, we have started to think about the differences between town and countryside.In Science, this term's learning will be all about different materials - we started this week by thinking about the different properties of objects. We played a game trying to identify objects in a bag by our sense of touch - describing what we could feel eg:bumpy bubble wrap and a smooth cold spoon.

In PE, we doing games (tri golf) on Mondays and we are dancing with Dance Lobo on Wednesdays. Please have PE kit in School each week.