Summer 2026
Year 1
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Welcome to the Summer term - it's hard to believe we are in the last term of Year 1 already! We have lots of exciting things planned so it will be a fun-filled and memorable term!
Welcome to the Summer term - it's hard to believe we are in the last term of Year 1 already! We have lots of exciting things planned so it will be a fun-filled and memorable term!
Uniform: In the summer term we will endeavour to use the canopied area but given it is in the shade, it may be cool and require a coat. Unless it is forecast to be hot, humid and sunny all day, please continue to ensure your child has a light coat/raincoat with them. Please make sure any jumpers and coats are named, as jumpers in particular are likely to be off more than they are on when we are indoors!
If the weather requires suncream, please apply this before your child comes to school. Children can reapply cream themselves at lunchtime if needed. Please ensure your child has a named cap or sunhat if/when the weather requires it.
Reading Ribbon Race: Please continue to read regularly with your child, and tick their reading ribbon. Remember, this can be ticked whenever they read to you or share the reading of a book with you. Any book they read counts towards this, not just school books. The children enjoy earning a house point every Monday if they have at least 4 ticks on their reading ribbon. They also enjoy earning their extra playtime.
Please remember you can email me with any concerns or to let me know anything you think is important for me to know about your child. My email is: emonk@thorngrove.herts.sch.uk. Feel free to speak to me after school or make an appointment if preferred. Our primary concern is that children are happy in school so please do let us know if they are experiencing any difficulties or have had any big changes at home so that we can offer any support that they might need.
Please remember you can email me with any concerns or to let me know anything you think is important for me to know about your child. My email is: emonk@thorngrove.herts.sch.uk. Feel free to speak to me after school or make an appointment if preferred. Our primary concern is that children are happy in school so please do let us know if they are experiencing any difficulties or have had any big changes at home so that we can offer any support that they might need.
Thank you! Miss Monk.
As readers and writers, we will continue our RWI lessons. We want to build fluency and expressive reading so please feel free to model reading a sentence for your child who can then attempt to replicate your reading.
As readers and writers, we will continue our RWI lessons. We want to build fluency and expressive reading so please feel free to model reading a sentence for your child who can then attempt to replicate your reading.
Please encourage good understanding of the texts your child reads by asking them questions. Simple questions involving 'what/where?' encourage your child to recall but more complex questions involving 'how/why?' encourage your child to become critical thinkers and to make inferences about the text. When answering these questions, encourage your child to answer using evidence gained from the text more often than evidence gained from the picture to boost their comprehension.
Please encourage good understanding of the texts your child reads by asking them questions. Simple questions involving 'what/where?' encourage your child to recall but more complex questions involving 'how/why?' encourage your child to become critical thinkers and to make inferences about the text. When answering these questions, encourage your child to answer using evidence gained from the text more often than evidence gained from the picture to boost their comprehension.
It is often assumed when a child reads a word correctly that they understand the meaning. Please ask your child if they have read a word which they might not understand. It is vital that your child begins to independently ask the meaning of these words in order to truly understand increasingly difficult texts.
It is often assumed when a child reads a word correctly that they understand the meaning. Please ask your child if they have read a word which they might not understand. It is vital that your child begins to independently ask the meaning of these words in order to truly understand increasingly difficult texts.
Please continue to help your child with their spelling by asking them to verbally recall how to spell tricky words using letter names (like we say when we sing the alphabet). I will be continuing to add some tricky word spelling sheets in their RWI folders for extra practice.
As mathematicians, this term we have begun to build on our extensive work on the teen numbers and will look more at numbers to 50, looking at how these numbers are built in tens and ones, and ensuring we can confidently count forwards AND BACKWARDS from 50. Later in the summer term we will continue this with numbers to 100.
As mathematicians, this term we have begun to build on our extensive work on the teen numbers and will look more at numbers to 50, looking at how these numbers are built in tens and ones, and ensuring we can confidently count forwards AND BACKWARDS from 50. Later in the summer term we will continue this with numbers to 100.
This term we will learn about making equal groups, which is the basis of our work on multiplication and division. Please help your child at home by ensuring they can count in 2s, 5s and 10s confidently both forwards AND BACKWARDS. This need only be to 20/50/100 at first, but can then be extended when your child is confident.
This term we will learn about making equal groups, which is the basis of our work on multiplication and division. Please help your child at home by ensuring they can count in 2s, 5s and 10s confidently both forwards AND BACKWARDS. This need only be to 20/50/100 at first, but can then be extended when your child is confident.
We will also be building on work we have completed in the spring term, like groups of ten and extra ones, and looking at calculations when sometimes the 'whole' is missing and sometimes one of the 'parts' is missing.
We will also be building on work we have completed in the spring term, like groups of ten and extra ones, and looking at calculations when sometimes the 'whole' is missing and sometimes one of the 'parts' is missing.
We will learn that when the 'whole' is missing we can always add to find out missing number, even if the starting calculation is subtraction. E.g. ? - 6 = 4 can be solved by adding 6 and 4.
We will learn that when the 'whole' is missing we can always add to find out missing number, even if the starting calculation is subtraction. E.g. ? - 6 = 4 can be solved by adding 6 and 4.
Similarly, when a 'part' is missing we can always subtract to find the missing number, even when the starting calculation is addition. E.g. 6 + ? = 10 can be solved using 10 - 6.
We will continue learning about different units of measurement: mass and volume, money, and time (o'clock/half past).
Also, we will expand our geometry knowledge by covering position and direction.
We will start some new topics entirely like looking at fractions of numbers and shapes, as well as multiplication and division after the half term.
As scientists, we will be finishing our materials topic then our focus this half-term is ‘plants’. We will be planting seeds and making observations of how they grow.
As scientists, we will be finishing our materials topic then our focus this half-term is ‘plants’. We will be planting seeds and making observations of how they grow.
Next half-term we will learn about animals and how they are grouped into categories such as 'mammals' 'reptiles' 'birds', 'fish' and 'amphibians'. We will learn about the characterisitics of each animal group.
As computer scientists, we will continue our work on e-books. We will also learn about internet safety.
As computer scientists, we will continue our work on e-books. We will also learn about internet safety.
As geographers, we will learn about the Untied Kingdom. We will learn the 4 countries of the UK as well as their capital cities. We will learn about physical and human features of each country, and some famous landmarks.
As geographers, we will learn about the Untied Kingdom. We will learn the 4 countries of the UK as well as their capital cities. We will learn about physical and human features of each country, and some famous landmarks.
As historians, we will complete our topic on the Wright Brothers then we will learn about toys of the past. This learning will take us on a school trip to Stansted Mountfitchet Toy Museum and castle, on 23rd June! This learning also links with our previous work in Science on materials.
As historians, we will complete our topic on the Wright Brothers then we will learn about toys of the past. This learning will take us on a school trip to Stansted Mountfitchet Toy Museum and castle, on 23rd June! This learning also links with our previous work in Science on materials.
As artists, we will first investigate scultpure and will make paper sculptures. After half term, we will be weaving using paper and fabrics.
As artists, we will first investigate scultpure and will make paper sculptures. After half term, we will be weaving using paper and fabrics.
As designers, after half-term, we we will make animal puppets, thinking about different ways in which we can join fabrics.
As designers, after half-term, we we will make animal puppets, thinking about different ways in which we can join fabrics.
In Relationship and Health Education, our topics will be ‘Being my best’ and ‘Growing and changing ’. This latter topic will help to support the children as they think about transitions to Year 2.
In Relationship and Health Education, our topics will be ‘Being my best’ and ‘Growing and changing ’. This latter topic will help to support the children as they think about transitions to Year 2.
As learners of religion, we will continue to learn about Christianity with a focus on the Pentecost. Then after half term our focus will be on Judaism, covering the Tefillah and blessings.
As learners of religion, we will continue to learn about Christianity with a focus on the Pentecost. Then after half term our focus will be on Judaism, covering the Tefillah and blessings.
As musicians, our topics will be 'Having fun with improvisation' as well as 'Performing together'. This will include lots of making music with instruments!
As musicians, our topics will be 'Having fun with improvisation' as well as 'Performing together'. This will include lots of making music with instruments!
As athletes, this half-term we will be improving our dance skills! We will start to learn to use rackets and balls, practising our hand-eye coordination! Then we will continue to develop our hand skills with more practice of throwing, catching and rolling a ball.
As athletes, this half-term we will be improving our dance skills! We will start to learn to use rackets and balls, practising our hand-eye coordination! Then we will continue to develop our hand skills with more practice of throwing, catching and rolling a ball.
After half-term, our units are 'games for understanding' and 'health and wellbeing'. We wil also be getting ready for Sports Day!
After half-term, our units are 'games for understanding' and 'health and wellbeing'. We wil also be getting ready for Sports Day!
Monday will be indoors.
Monday will be indoors.
Tuesday will continue to be outside.
Please make sure your child is appropriately dressed for these sessions. Shorts will be needed for Mondays. Your child could bring shorts to change into if they do not want to wear shorts to school that day. Thank you.
Please make sure your child is appropriately dressed for these sessions. Shorts will be needed for Mondays. Your child could bring shorts to change into if they do not want to wear shorts to school that day. Thank you.
Please make sure children have long hair tied back on PE days, and earrings are removed or covered. Thank you.
Please make sure children have long hair tied back on PE days, and earrings are removed or covered. Thank you.
Forest School will be every THURSDAY afternoon. We will continue to use this time to support our Science/Geography learning and development of gross motor skills, as well as collaboraive learning with our classmates. Children will need their wellies, (named please!), and can wear their PE kit or old school uniform on that day. If you would like, your child can wear a PLAIN, blue/dark coloured tshirt on that day too.
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