Hello and welcome back. We hope you had a lovely break. We are really looking forward to welcoming you back to school for the final part of the school year. We know you’ll be back with lots of determination ready to prepare yourselves for your transition into year two. This half term we will start to look at explorers and the wonderful world around us. As the temperature rises please remember to bring your suncream to protect your skin at playtime.

PE Information

This year, your child’s PE lessons will be on a Monday morning and a Tuesday afternoon. Please ensure that both indoor and outdoor kits are available for both days and please refer to the uniform policy to ensure the correct kit is worn. PE kit can stay in school from Monday to Tuesday.

Extended Learning

Your child will be expected to complete weekly tasks throughout year 1.

These will be:

• Reading at home (at least 4 or more times, this will be recorded in school)
• Spellings assignments on Spelling Shed (login details are in your child’s reading diary)
• A project will be sent out each half term linking to our topic and the learning that has taken place

Theme

Our Summer 2 Geography topic is The Wonderful World Around Us. We will be looking at hot and cold areas of the world including the Equator, the North Pole and the South Pole. We will be learning about famous explorers, Christopher Columbus and Captain James Cook and look into their explorations.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact any of the year 1 team.

Yew 1 Miss Wilson and Ms Beedham
Email address – yew1@lincolngardens.net

Yew 2 Mrs Bright
Email address – yew2@lincolngardens.net