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
Gardening as part of our Science work
Gymnastics in the hall using the floor and the equipment
Planting our own green bean seed and growing it in Science
Halloween
Our topic this half term (Autumn 2) is Magic
This half term our topic is called 'Magic'. We are going to be learning lots about Guy Fawkes, Bonfire night and fireworks, Science linked to magical experiments and investigations, reading books like 'The Worst Witch' and exploring some exciting things like potions. What do you know about Magic already? Have you ever made a potion before?
In History, we will learn about the origins of Bonfire Night by learning about Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot. Who was Guy Fawkes? Why is he important when we learn about Bonfire night?
In Science, we will complete lots of investigations and experiments such as making a firework in a jar or getting paperclips out of a jar of water without touching the water or pouring it out. Do you have any ideas what magic (or Science) Miss Hill will use to solve this? Can you write your own potion using Science words such as twist, stretch or bend when describing materials properties?
In ICT, we will do something called Coding. We will understand how to use algorithms to get fairies and characters in a magic castle to move around the screen.
Also we will be completing lots of work about the Christian celebration of Christmas and some work on Bullying for Anti-Bullying week (11th - 15th November).
In Religious Education (RE), we will be learning about the origins of the nativity and finding out what Christians believe about the birth of Jesus. We are going to find out why Christians celebrate at Christmas and how. What do you already know about the nativity story? Can you remember any of the main characters? We will also take part in a Christmas Concert which is linked to the nativity story
In Art, we will find out about the artist George Seurat and use his art form called Pointillism to create some Christmas Art. We will also use different types of media such as paint, charcoal and chalk to create artwork linked to out topic.
For more information please read our 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. Remember our code for setting up the account is 'Cherry Class 649218'
Also, we will have started a new program in school called 'Times Tables Rock Stars'. The children have all brought home a log in and they can now play games to work on their multiplication tables. They can play by themselves or challenge other children in our class. We have supported the children in school to understand how to log on, play the games and why we are doing it but if you need any support with this please just come and ask!