Author: Vicki Bradley

Oak Class

Summer Term 2026

Welcome back! I hope that you all had a lovely Easter holiday.
This term, it will again be a busy one, with lots of exciting learning for the children to share with you. There will also be opportunities for you to come into school for things like our Sports Day and Family Picnic. We will also be inviting you to church for our Leavers Service with Reverend John. Finally, the children will have their final school trip of the year to look forward to at the end of term.
If you have any questions, then please send me a message on ClassDojo or see me at the end of the day on the gate. If needed, we can always arrange an additional appointment. Thank you for your continued support with your child’s learning.
Kind regards,
Mrs Devenport

Reading Diaries
Please record your child’s reading at home in their reading diaries. Children should read at least 4 times at home each week.

Medical Information
Please inform us if your child's medical status should change. For example the need for an inhaler or development of an allergy.

During the term the following curriculum areas will be covered:

Curriculum Overview

Summer A
Science— Growing Plants
Geography— What is it like to live in Jamaica?
Art— Create a Flower Garden
RE— What is the Good News Jesus Brings?
PE—Forest School & Athletics
Computing—Making Music
PSHE—Me and Other People
Summer B
Science— Growing Plants & Introduction to Food Chains
History— Elizabeth II: What was her life like?
Design Technology— Food From Plants and Animals & Where my Food Comes From
Music—High and Low: Exploring Pitch
RE—What is Faith and What Difference Does it Make?
PE— Athletics & Time 4 Sport
Computing—Robot Algorithms
PSHE—Me in the World

Maths
The children will be taught maths using the ‘White Rose’ scheme. Below is a brief outline of what will be covered for each year group.
Maths—Year 1
Multiplication & Division
Fractions
Position & Directions
Place Value
Money
Time
Maths—Year 2
Fractions
Time
Statistics
Position & Direction
English
The children will be taught using the ‘Literacy Tree’ scheme.
We will be studying the following texts during the term:
Yeti and the Bird
Dragon Post
A Walk in London
Stanley’s Stick
Phonics
Year 1
Little Wandle Phonics Programme
Year 2
Little Wandle Spelling Programme

During the term the following areas will be covered:

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Additional Information

All Saints CE (VC) First School
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Busy Bees Pre-school

PE
PE will take place on a Thursday for the first half term. After the May half-term holiday, PE will then be taught on a Thursday and on a Friday. The children need to come to school wearing their school PE Kit on these days. Long hair needs to be tied back and earrings need to be removed.
Forest School
Our Forest School session for this term, led by Mrs Jones, will take place on a Friday during the first half term. The children will need to come to school dressed appropriately for the weather. The children will go outside in all weather conditions so it is important that they have the correct clothing. Long hair must also be tied back. Please can the children bring their wellies and other additional items that they need in a bag so that they can be kept together.
Hot Weather
Please can the children come to school wearing sun cream, bring a sunhat and a water bottle when the weather is sunny and hot. It is easier for the children if they wear all day sun cream but if this is not possible, please send in a bottle for your child to keep in school so that they can apply it again later in the day.
Home Learning
Maths— This will be set each week on a Friday and needs to be completed by the following Thursday. This will be set online using the Mathletics website.
Phonics / Spelling—This will be sent home weekly unless the children are completing assess and review weeks at the end of each half term.
Reading—Your child will receive 3 reading books each week. One book is for them to share with you for pleasure and they will choose this from the library. One book is a shared reading book, that you can also support your child to read. They will also be allocated a Little Wandle phonics book (Collins Hub) online on a Friday. This is a book that they have been reading in school and should be able to read independently to you. It is important that your child also reads this book to you at home. It will give them an opportunity to apply their phonic knowledge at home and develop their reading fluency. Please use the login details in your child’s diary to access these books every week.
Please comment in your child’s reading diary to let us know how your child is progressing with their reading books at home. New shared reading books will usually be chosen by your child on a Thursday and library books on a Friday. The children will visit the school library and the library van on alternate weeks. Your child will be given a ’team point’ every time they read at home and it has been recorded in their reading diary. We are very lucky to have volunteers who come into school to listen to some of the children read so the children need to bring their shared reading books to school each day in their bag so that they can also read in school to our volunteers.

Church Lane
Standon
Staffordshire
ST21 6RN

Phone: 01782 791234
E-mail: office@allsaints-standon.staffs.sch.uk