Spring 2 overview

Date: 14th Apr 2026 @ 8:08am

Last half term we focused on 'How we could get there'. It was a fantastic topic and we explored many different vehicles and modes of transport. We spent time building bridges and tunnels and experimented to find the best materials to build them. The children really enjoyed this.
We also spent time learning all about the true meaning of Easter. We made Lenten promises and re-enacted the Easter story. We learned new Easter songs and performed them in school. We improved our scissor control making our cards. We did some lovely art work and had a visit from the Easter Bunny who left us some chocolate eggs! Yummy!
To celebrate world Science Week, we conducted an experiment around floating and sinking and found out that the plastic and wood were the best at transporting Lego. 
In music, we explored many different instrument such as glockenspiels and tambourines and used these to compose and perform our songs.

In maths, we began counting to 20 and beyond (forwards and backwards) and began counting on from different numbers. We further consolidated the composition, representation, comparison and subitising of numbers 6 -10. We focused on number bonds and explored one more and one less. We also explored the days of the week, 3D shapes, patterns and measurement.

In literacy, we studied the book ‘The Pirates are Coming!’ and found out all about Tom and his hunt for pirates. We celebrated World Book Day and we dressed up as our favourite book characters and read lots of different stories. It was a brilliant day! We started to compose simple sentences independently and worked on capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. We know we have to re-read our writing to check that it makes sense. 

In phonics, we made great progress! We consolidated all of Phase 3 and the children are starting to read longer words with lots of different digraphs and trigraphs. We also started to incorporate these into our writing. 
What a busy half term we have had again! We look forward to next half term and I am confident that we will continue to make superb progress. As always, thank you for your continued support.