As we approach the end of this school year, children will participate in activities that will prepare them for transition in to Year 1. Children will become buddies for our new starters as visit us from nursery, this will give them the opportunity to work and play cooperatively and show sensitivity to their own needs and the needs of others. Children will prepare a Teddy Bear’s Picnic to welcome our new starters to Longshaw Infant School.

Throughout the Summer term we will be looking to develop children’s ability to be able to share and contribute their ideas with others. They will be encouraged to connect their thoughts by using a range of connectives such as ‘and’ and ‘because’. Through different stories children will be able to express their ambitions for the future. They will be able to share their understanding of different roles in society, making links to their own experiences.   

This half term, children will talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society. They will develop an understanding of a range of professions and what their job entails. Children will deepen their understanding of the processes and changes in the natural world around them by identifying the features of Summer. We will be burying a time capsule which allow children to understand what is meant by past and present.

Through the exploration of various professions children will be given the opportunity to use various props and materials when role playing characters from narratives. They will be encouraged to share their creations and explain the process that they have used. Children will use different colours and textures to create a portrait of how they see themselves in the future. 

PE sessions will take place twice a week this half term. Children will begin to show accuracy and care when drawing this will include completing a self-portrait. This half term, children will be participating in our annual Sport’s Day where they will demonstrate strength, balance and coordination.