Children attend the ARP from Key Stage One (years 1 and 2). Therefore the ARP curriculum incorporates both topics from across these year groups as well as incorporating skills from EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage), where appropriate.

Welcome to the ARP- Hazel Class

Spring Term 2 2026

This half term we will begin by reading Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne. We will taste the different fruits from the story and use adjectives to describe them. We will then read There’s a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy Stewart. We will use it to explore a garden setting and write simple reports about tigers to create a class information book. We will have fun making our own dragonflies like the giant ones in the story!

In phonics we will continue working on our Phase 3 sounds. We will say the sounds for the graphemes or, ur, ow, oi, ear and air. We will practise our oral blending and segmenting- saying ‘f-or-k’ and then blending it to make ‘fork’ or saying ‘turn’ then segmenting it to say ‘t-ur-n’.

In mathematics we will be adding and subtracting by counting on or counting back on our number tracks. We will write number sentences using +, - and = to record our calculations. We will have lots of fun using objects, rulers and containers to compare and measure length and capacity.

At home, please encourage your child to practise counting to 20. Don’t forget to tell them to go backwards too– and to try starting from different numbers! When they become confident at this, try counting to 30- or practise counting in twos!

Mrs Tweddle