Spring Term 2026

Happy New Year. We welcome you back after what we what hope has been a lovely Christmas break.

Our topic this term is The Romans. It is a History topic exploring the invasion of Britain beginning in 43AD! All of our learning in English and foundation subjects will be linked to The Romans and will consist of writing stories, getting arty and discovering timelines.

Core Subjects:

This term, we will embark on an engaging journey through our core subjects! In English, we'll explore the text Escape from Pompeii by Christina Ballit. After reading and completing tasks to ensure  understanding, the pupils will work on planning and creating a new creative story where their main character will explore the city of Pompeii after a natural disaster. Oracy skills will be developed by discussing new vocabulary and phrases, beginning to structure writing into paragraphs, and learning how to proofread our own work to check for spelling and punctuation errors. Children will also have the opportunity to read their own stories aloud to younger year groups.

In Mathematics, students will consolidate their learning from the Autumn term (number and place value and addition and subtraction) before moving to Block B of our White Rose Unit - Multiplication and Division.

For Science, we’ll investigate Sound; learning key vocabulary and engaging in practical investigations. Pupils will make predictions, observe change and record accurate findings.  

Foundation subjects:

In History, we will study the chronology of specific events, learn why the Romans invaded and what inventions they made!- some we still use today!

For PE, we’re thrilled to continue swimming lessons on Monday morning and sports lessons with Mr Geoffery on a Tuesday afternoon. Full kits need to be in school for both PE lessons on the specified days.

We will continue with our weekly RE, Spanish and PSHE lessons. These lessons will be covered by myself or Mrs Elsmore (our school HLTA).

In DT (Design and Technology) children will be busy cooking up a storm in the kitchen by making some delicious healthy meals! 

Finally, in Music, we’ll follow Charanga to learn a new song, and learn about the music and life of our Musicians of the Month.

Exciting times ahead! Let's have a fantastic term!

Homework:

Each week, children will have engaging tasks to complete on Century, our fantastic online platform, alongside their regular reading and sessions. We expect children to be reading at least 3 times a week at home and these reads to be recorded in their reading diaries. All homework will be set on a Friday and will be due the following Friday. 

It's really important that children feel they can ask for help if they’re finding something tricky – we’re always here to support them!

To further assist, we'll be running a homework club during break or lunch time one day per week. This is a great opportunity for anyone who needs a bit of extra time or support with their tasks. Happy learning! 

Reading:

Please can we ask that all children are reading regularly at home to develop independent reading skills. We aim to listen to each child read once a week but require your support with reading more at home. We are running a reward system in school where children will receive 5 dojos after 5 home reads!

All children will have the opportunity to read for pleasure and change library books each week

Celebrating successes:

We’ll continue to use Class Dojo to celebrate our children's successes and commend their wonderful behaviour choices. It’s such a fantastic platform for keeping everyone in the loop and sharing those little triumphs!

If you would like to share your child’s achievements from home, please don’t hesitate to post on Class Dojo. It’s lovely for the children to see their accomplishments recognised both at school and at home!

Additionally, we warmly invite you to join us every Friday afternoon at 2.45pm for our assembly, where we’ll celebrate even more of our wonderful students' accomplishments. It’s always a joyous occasion, and your presence makes it all the more special!

Please don't hesitate to speak to us if you have any queries.

Mrs Hulland and Miss Davies