Half term information Summer 2 2026

This half term our topic was World War II. The children have learned about the complex build-up of events that led to the beginning of the war, the countries that comprised the allies and the axis and explored what life would have been like in Britain and Europe during World War 2 for ordinary people. We have researched the blitz, evacuation and rationing. We have learned about Anne Frank and the holocaust and had discussions around how and why it happened.
 
Elsewhere in the curriculum, the children studied the human digestive system in science and explored the effects of different liquids on eggshells to simulate the effects of a high-sugar diet on teeth. We all agreed that brushing our teeth regularly is super important for healthy teeth and gums! In PE, the children were able to develop their individual athletics skills in Pentathlon events. Sportsmanship was evident across the year group on sports day, with the children displaying great teamwork and resilience. In Maths, we have explored geometry, position, direction, and handling data such as pictograms, bar charts and line graphs.
Children's comments about their learning:
 
"I have enjoyed learning about coordinates, direction and position in Maths." Oliver
 
"I really loved having the chance to write a diary entry from the point of view of a World War II evacuee." Elise
 
 "In DT I loved ‘make do and mend’ because we got to make teddy bears and take them home."  Niyi
 
"I liked the egg experiment in science because we put the egg in different liquids and it was disgusting." Aiden