Welcome to Cherry Class

Teacher: Mrs Waters
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Randall

Summer Topics

Music: Big Band

Learning about what makes a musical instrument, the four different groups of musical instruments, following a beat using an untuned instrument and performing a practised song to a small audience.

Art and Design: Sculpture and 3D: Creation station

Exploring the sculptural qualities of malleable materials and natural objects; developing the use of tools and joining techniques; designing and making clay animal sculptures.

Craft and design: Let's get crafty

Developing cutting, threading, joining and folding skills through fun, creative craft projects.

PSED: Building relationships: My family and friends

In this unit, children will learn how we all have different beliefs and celebrations, what characteristics make a good friend, and how we need to listen to one another.

Managing self: My wellbeing

In this unit, children will learn how to look after their wellbeing through exercise, meditation, a balanced diet and care for themselves.

Computing: Programming 2: Programming Bee-Bots

Children learn about directions, experiment with programming a Bee-bot/Blue-bot and tinker with hardware

Science: Animal Adventures

Exploring animals big and small on the school grounds and further afield, identifying similarities and differences and sorting animals into groups.

Geography: Outdoor adventures

Using the senses to explore and describe the natural world around them whilst outside, understanding the effect of the changing seasons.

Physical Education: Athletics

This term we will be learning in Athletics

I can move quickly and move well in a team

I can throw an object at a target and keep my balance

Talk Through Stories

^{Talk through stories grows children's spoken vocabulary by drawing on the best of children's literature. It is designed to extend and deepen children’s vocabulary so that they can understand the books they will soon be able to read for themselves.} 

^{Each week we will be reading a different story and learning new vocabulary.}

Our Autumn Term books:

Useful Information

PE is on Friday. Please ensure your child wears their named, correct PE kit to school on this day, that earrings are not worn or taped and long hair is tied up.

The children have access to their water bottles in the classroom at all times during the day. Please ensure that your child has a named water bottle in school which is taken home regularly to be washed.

Your child is welcome to bring in a snack of fruit or vegetables each day.