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Summer 1 2026

English
To develop our writing we will continue to use stories in literacy. We will write labels, lists, make posters, we will write character descriptions, think about characters feelings and settings of stories. We will retell stories and plan our own narratives to write longer pieces of writing.  This half term we will be reading and exploring the story "Stanely's Stcik". 
Phonics
We will continue to use our Monsters to help us practise phonics and reading new sound sin words. We will be focussing on reading words with split digraphs:a-e, e-e, i-e, u-e. You can help your child at home by reading words with these sounds or playing some of the games linked at the bottom of the page. 
History
Why is the history of my locality significant?
Our focus across the Summer term is our local history. We will look closely at Warkworth Castle and find out why the castle was built is Warkworth, what the building was used for and its features. We will find out about the conditions living in the castle and make comparisons to other castles in our country.
We hope to go on a visit to Warkworth Castle to support our learning. 
PE: Games (Ball Skills - Hands 2)

The children  will be able to send a ball towards a target, applying the correct technique and aiming carefully in order to score a point to beat an opponent. They will develop skills in fairness and empathy as they work with others and play by the rules.

Music
Compose and create high and low melodic responses
This unit uses a simple call and response song and a theming around fruit to inspire short compositions. Pupils learn two rhythms (Ta and Ta-di) and two notes (so and mi) and combine these to create fruit-inspired compositions which they perform as part of the call and response song.
Comupting
Programming  animations 
The children will be  introduced to block coding  through  ScratchJr.
Maths

We will begin the half term with a focus on Number: Multiplication and Division then introduce fractions.

Help your child to practise counting on and back in 2's, 5's and 10's.

Science

Plants: Introduction to plants

Venturing outside, children identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees. They use magnifying glasses to observe and name plant parts and sort leaves into groups based on appearance.  Children investigate if beans need water for growth and identify edible plant parts.

Geography

Why do we like being beside the sea so much?

Children will identify and begin to understand the key physical and human geographical features of the seaside. We will make comparisons to different coasts in the United Kingdom using maps to identify these.

RE
What does it mean to belong to a faith in a community?
The children will focus on what it means to be in a faith community. They will revisit knowledge from prior units about Muslims, Christians and Jewish people considering how members of these communities show how they belong. Children will look at artefacts, places of worship and symbols. 
 
Puffin Paintings
We will use our skills with different lines and painting techniques to create a puffin painting for the Puffin Festival.
Why not follow this video to learn how to draw a puffin. 

Art

Drawing

This term the children will develop their creativity with a whole class drawing activity linked to shapes and textures.  We will look at some well known Optical Art and talk about what we can see.  Our focus this term is drawing and ‘line’.  The children will be exploring what line means and looking at the continuous line drawings by Picasso.  Then they will create their own drawings in the style of Picasso.  The children will use their knowledge of primary and secondary colours to paint Puffin Paintings for display at the Amble Puffin Festival.  Then they will have the opportunity to select different materials to create their own art.

Design Technoilogy
Textiles
The children will continue with textiles, joining fabrics and designing, making and decorating their own puppets.
PSHE

Relationships 

In this unit we will explore replationships and how these can look different from family to family. From making firends to family relationships, the children will discuss who is special to them and how they can resolve relationship issues.