Cherry Class

Welcome to Cherry Class!

The staff working in Cherry class are Miss Hill, Miss Wykes Miss Henry and Miss Kellett. If you have any questions or issues please come and speak to us.

PE Kits

Our PE day is Monday. Please bring your kit on a Monday and leave it all week incase we get chance to have an extra PE session.

Homework

Homework is given out on a Friday evening and needs to be returned by the following Wednesday each week. Homework in Cherry class is a spelling task and something from the homework menu each week. If homework is not returned on time, you will miss a playtime to complete it.
                             

Reading Superstars

Reading lots at home helps you to get better at reading in school. Remember we have different prizes for if you read at home.

3 reads = 1 team point

4 reads = 2 team points

5 reads =  3 team points and a PRIZE

Our topic this half term (Autumn 1) is Food Glorious Food

This half term we will start our first topic which is called 'Food Glorious Food'. We are going to be learning lots about food, linked to the story of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.  What do you know about food already? What is your favourite food?

In Music, we will learn the song 'Food Glorious Food' and add percussion instruments and actions to create a performance of it. We will also sign different songs about food and create our own music to add to a food item. What songs do you know which have food in them? As a family, can you sing - 10 fat sausages, pat a cake, orange and lemons, jelly on a plate or sing a song of sixpence? Do you know all the words? 

In History, we will learn about Victorian life, just like in the Oliver Twist novel. We will find out how different it would have been going to school in the 19th century, as well as comparing other aspects of our lives, like houses, fashions and toys, to see what similarities and differences we can find between the past and present.  What do you think school would have been like in Victorian times?

In Design Technology, we will be learning about food technology and we will be doing some baking. We are going to look at a recipe for Queen Victoria's scones, and learn how to weigh out the ingredients carefully, mixing them together and baking them according to the instructions.  It will be very exciting to try out our scones and see what they taste like!  Then we will evaluate them carefully to see what might be better next time.  What do you think the scones will taste like?  Will they be crumbly? Will they taste like scones we eat today?

In Geography, we will be going on a journey around the globe to find out about different countries and continents from around the world.  We will learn how to locate these countries on a map or atlas, and think about the physical geography, such as the environment and characteristics of these countries.  Of course, we will also think about the different foods that may be eaten around the world, and consider which foods grow in different countries.  What foods can you think of that don't grow in the UK?

For more information please read out parents forecast below.

Parent Support

The 'Maths with Parents' program will continue in Year 2 so please look out for the email link for our Numeracy topics this half term. 

Also, we will be starting a new program in school called 'Times Tables Rock Stars'. The children will be bringing home a log in and will be able to play games to work on their multiplication tables. They will be able to play by themselves of challenge other children in our class. We will support the children in school to understand how to log on, play the games and why we are doing it.