Summer 2025
Children’s studies
Activities will be adapted for remote learning.
In science children will be finding out about Minibeasts and how to care for living things. Their literacy studies will include traditional tales such as The Ugly Duckling and Rumpelstiltskin, as well as stories by Eric Carle, in particular The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They will be investigating the school grounds in geography, describing features they see. Their studies will be supported by exploring the minibeasts and living things in our school environment, from the woods to the borders of our field, to the hedgerows. Children will also be visiting Lee Valley Park Farm on the 12th June. In religious education they will be exploring stories important to different religions. In art children will be studying Vincent Van Gogh’s depiction of sunflowers in his painting ‘Sunflowers’. In design and technology children will be creating minibeasts used reclaimed materials. In music they will accompany new songs with movements and instruments. In computing they will be developing their directional skills. In PSED, children will be investigating how we look after our environment and the people who help us in our community.
Spring 2025
Children’s studies
Activities will be adapted for remote learning.
Children will be studying the topic Toys in the first half term. In history children will study the similarities and differences between toys in the present day compared to the past. Their studies will be enriched by handling toys and learning to play traditional games, including a range of traditional playground chants. In English, children will be writing factual sentences and learning a range of traditional playground chants and poems. In science children will use toys to investigate forces. In design and technology they will make a simple toy with a pop up mechanism.
In the second half of the term, children will be learning about our Wonderful World. They will be introduced to different countries, their cultures, and special places. In English children will be writing their own imaginative stories based on the traditional tales ‘The Three Little Pigs’ and ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’ and learning a range of poems from around world. In music children will be singing familiar songs as well as cultural songs from the book Tam Tam Tambalay by Helen MacGregor. They will also play percussion instruments and explore sound patterns. In science children will be learning about environmental changes and how this impacts wild animals in their habitats. Whilst studying the world children will also learn how to create simple maps and how to care for the world we live in. Over the term in religious education children will be identifying special people in our family and the community, and learning about special books, including the Bible and they will be listening to a range of bible stories. In personal, social and emotional education children will be learning about how to help and care for friends, how to keep safe, and they will be identifying and dealing with feelings positively, as well as finding solutions and working towards aspirational goals. In art they will be exploring a range of techniques and skills which will aid creative work in the classroom.
Autumn 2024
Children’s studies
Activities will be adapted for remote learning.
In science children will be learning All About Me, including our bodies, healthy eating and oral hygiene. Children’s studies will be complemented by a science workshop provided by STEMPOINT Hertfordshire. They will also be studying seasonal change, incorporating a walk through our woods. In design and technology children will be developing their cutting skills and using a wide variety of construction materials to make their own wooden spoon puppet, based on characters from traditional tales such as The little red Hen and The Gingerbread Man. In history children will be focusing on their growing up memories, and stories that develop their understanding of change. In religious education the children will be examining the events in their lives that they celebrate and why. In art they will be learning the skills involved in painting, including colour mixing, and will be painting self-portraits. In music they will be learning new songs and exploring sound patterns, as well as singing familiar songs. They will also be learning a range of nursery rhymes. In computing children will become familiar with Beebots and iPads. In Personal and Social Education (PSED) children will learn about relationships and rules to support getting on with one another, turn taking and sharing.
