1. Beside the Isleham Primary School Summer Term Newsletter
Important information
Isleham Primary School
Summer Term Newsletter
Home Learning
PE days
Swimming- Monday morning
Children will need:
a one-piece swimming costume or trunks
a towel
a swimming hat and hairbrush if necessary.
PE- Friday morning
This will take place outdoors in the sunshine so when the weather becomes hotter please ensure your child comes in with sun cream already on.
outdoor trainers (with Velcro fastenings if possible)
spare socks (for girls wearing tights)
shorts and a t-shirt
a warm jumper in case it is chilly.
Please continue to support your child’s progress in reading by spending a short time daily reading together. Little and often is best and ensure it is a fun activity to look forward to. If your child becomes stuck on a word, encourage them to use one of the self help strategies we use in school.
Sound the word out.
Use the pictures for clues (the illustrations are very important for teaching children to read).
Read ahead and come back to the tricky word. Use your understanding of the story to work out a likely word it could be.
If your child is still unsure, help them and praise their efforts.
Help your child to be an active reader by discussing the text together. Ask probing questions and connect the story to your own life. A useful guide can be found at the front of your homework books.
Please continue to support your child with their home learning. I love seeing the inventive interpretations 
Home learning will continue to be sent home every Friday to be returned the following Wednesday for marking.
Spelling tests will typically be on a Wednesday and scores in homework books will be from the previous weeks spellings.
Please ensure that hair past the shoulders is tied up and earrings are removed.
Please ensure ALL of your child’s kit including the bag is named to reduce the number of lost items.
Many thanks 
Beside the
Gruffalo Theatre trip – 13th June
Sports day – 21st June
Summer concert – 10th July
Please remember to ensure your child attends regularly during the SATs week and your continued support is greatly appreciated!
Please ensure your child has a named water bottle at school.

2. Welcome to the Summer term What we are learning this term
Art and DT
In art this term we are learning landscapes and cityscapes. We study numerous artists but will then look closely as LS Lowry and create our own collage in his style.
In DT we will make sensational salads. We will look at recipes and how to use cookery equipment.
This term we will be learning about the history and geography of the seaside.
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! We will be journeying back in time to the Victorians learning about how beaches have changed over time and the geographical features of the seaside, both human and physical. Children will learn about seaside environments; finding out where they are located in the United Kingdom using maps.
In Spring 2 we will then begin to consider how we can have a healthy life. We will look at influential nurses Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell. We will explore and compare the lives and work of these nurses and consider how these individuals have influenced nursing today. We will also learn about plants in Science and how these can help us be healthy.
History
We are learning about the history of seasides in the UK and exploring the similarities and differences between seasides in the past and present. We are also going to look at how significant developments in nursing and how we can stay healthy.
Maths
Maths will be taught daily to develop our fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills. We will be learning a variety of skills including measurement (mass, capacity and temperature) and position and direction. RE
In RE this term we will learn about Sikhism and community. We will learn the importance of belonging to a community yet being an individual within a community.
English
We will be completing daily English and Phonics lessons.
We will be enjoying a range of texts including stories with reoccurring language and will be going on a beach hunt! We will also be writing instructions for growing our own plants. PE
In our PE lessons we are going to be enjoying our weekly swimming lessons on Monday mornings. A great way to begin our week. We will also be running our own mini Olympics!
PSHE
We are going to be learning about healthy lifestyles and how to manage change.
Geography
We are also going to be learning about where in the UK we could find beaches. We will also learn about the human and physical features of the seaside.
Music
In Music, our weekly lessons will develop our teamwork by learning friendship songs and thinking about everybody being different and celebrating it.
Science
In Science we will be learning about plants. We will be planting our own seeds and comparing how they grow, observing changes and even watching the germination process!
We will learn what plants need to stay alive and what happens if they do not get all of their needs met.