GoldFinch Class

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Class teacher - Miss Pottle

Teaching assistant - Mrs Golds

PPA cover teacher - Mrs Corren

PE days - Wednesday and Friday

Year R/1/2 Cycle B 2025/26					Summer 1	Summer 2
Topic					Travel and Transport	Beside the Seaside
Curriculum focus					History	Geography
Beyond the Boundaries	Cultural Experiences				Bus Journey	Beach visit
	Aspirational Experiences				Meet a fireman	Meet a lifeguard
	Eco Opportunity				Eco transport – bikes and scooters	Beach clean
Writing	Fiction	YR/1 Book unit			The Night Pirates	The Rainbow Fish (EYFS 4-5)
		YR/1 Film unit			Bubbles	The Ugly Sharkling
		Y1/2 Book unit			Mrs Armitage on Wheels	Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch
		Y1/2 Film unit			Little Boat	The Ugly Sharkling
Foundation Subjects	Science				Growing B and Cooking	Caring for the Planet
	Art				Vanishing point planes	Seaside art. Colours and hues
	Design Technology				Make a moving toy	Make Ice Creams
	Music		Year R/1		Combining Pulse, Rhythm and Pitch	Combining Pulse, Rhythm and Pitch
			Year 1/2		Recorder	Recorder
	Computing		Year R/1		Digital Art and Design	Early Digital Music Digital Photos and Videos
			Year 1/2		Digital Art and Design Music Creation	Text and Images Comic Creation
	Religious Education			Year R/1	Friends of Jesus	Friends of Jesus
				Year 1/2	Friends of Jesus	Friends of Jesus
	Physical Education				Athletics/Swimming	Athletics/Swimming
	Personal, Social, Health & Economic				Relationships	Changing Me

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