1. Class 1 This overview aims to provide you with enough information to be able to share and discuss the activities being covered in school with your child. It may also provide opportunities for you to visit places of interest connected with the learning taking place at school. It may be that having read the overview you are able to offer experiences and/or resources to enrich your child’s learning experiences Summer Term 2010 This pamphlet outlines the content of the curriculum to be covered this term Important dates to note: May 6 th – School closed – Polling day May 19 th – ‘French day’ May 27 th – Class trip – Habitat day at Ashridge June 22 nd – Sports Day July 1 st – Reports out to parents July 5 th – Parents evening – for any discussion of reports

3. Subject areas Maths Counting, simple addition and subtraction, reading and writing numbers, data handling, measures, order days and months, tell the time to the hour and half hour and simple problem solving using money and measures English Reading and writing stories in fantasy worlds Poetry – poems on a theme – seaside and plant theme Using Information texts Recounts Daily phonics Science Green Plants – investigating how plants grow Growing plants Habitats – looking at where plants can grow and where they can’t History/ Geography The Seaside Seaside holidays in the past Going to the Seaside and comparing seaside places with where we live PE Games skills Using a large ball Throwing and catching Bat and ball skills Developing games and partner skills Art/DT Using natural objects and plants to create artwork – drawing and textile collage Food technology and cookery – using what we have grown to design something to eat ICT Daily use of computers using a variety of topic related programs and websites Labelling and classifying objects- writing descriptions on a computer Making up instructions to make something happen RE/PSHCE Creation Stories Relationships Changes – preparation for changes and related feelings Music Exploring how sounds and music can be put together to make a composition and create a score Using sounds and music expressively in response to a stimulus Daily opportunities for singing – songs related to the seaside and plants