Summer Term 2

This term our topic is 'Pollution! Solution!'. This topic will have a Science focus. The children will be looking at materials and how we use certain materials for specific jobs. We will also be diving into environmental issues including the three R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. We will be looking at the impact we as humans can have on our environment and what we can do to help care for our planet. On the 19th of June, Cuckoo and Eagle will be visiting Carymoor Environmental Centre to enhance our topic. 

More details are on the parent overviews but as usual, planning and activities many change to respond to the children's interests. 

Reading - The expectation is that the children read three times a week. Books will be changed on a Monday and Thursday.

The purpose of keeping a book and reading it multiple times is as follows:

1. The first read is for decoding and reading common exception words (applying phonic

knowledge and recognising phonemes in context – knowing that ‘high’ contains a trigraph

for example and is read as h-igh and not h-i-g-h. Being able to read common exception

words by sight - he, she, was, you, all etc). The first read may be a little robotic because of

this.

2. The second read is for prosody; to encourage reading with intonation and expression.

3. The third read is for fluency.

 If  children are on the Accelerated Reader scheme, they can bring in their books as soon as they are finished and then complete a short comprehension quiz on the book. The children have to achieve 80% or above in three consecutive quizzes before they can move up a level. All the AR books are kept in the library and the children are responsible for choosing their own text. You can lo on from home to check your child's progress, using the log on details given at the start of term.

All children are expected to have their reading folders containing their reading books and reading records, in school every day.

Spelling - Year Two children have spelling lists that it would be of benefit for them to learn each week. They could practice writing these out at home in a variety of ways and they could also see if they can add that word into a sentence and write it. They will have a spelling test on Friday. These spelling lists will also be on Spelling Shed to help the children consolidate their learning at home.

Year One children have been sent home some phonics home learning. The children will need to scan the QR code at home each week to reveal some real and nonsense words. The children must try to decode these using their phonic knowledge. .

P.E. - This will be on Monday and Friday. Monday will be a session with the sports coach. Friday will be Athletics on the field. Please could the correct kit be worn and long hair needs to be tied up.

Forest School - This will be on a Tuesday afternoon, every other week. Please could you make sure that your child has a waterproof coat and wellies on this day. As the weather changes, the forest school area will be muddy so if your child does not have wellies, they won't be able to join in.

Swimming - Swimming will be on a Thursday. The children are put into groups with children across Key Stage One of a similar ability. Children will need swimming costumes, a large towel, goggles and slip on shoes for walking to and from the pool - all in a named bag please. Wet suits/rash vests are permitted. Please could all swimming kit also be named. Every week we are left with unclaimed goggles and towels.