Cherry Tree Class 2025-26

Welcome to Term 6!

It's hard to believe that our final term is upon us already. However, there is still plenty of exciting learning planned for the Cherry Tree Team!

The theme for our learning this term is a religious one and we will be asking ourselves ‘Why are some places special to believers?'. We will be thinking about our own special places and then looking at places of worship for Christians and Muslims to draw on our previous knowledge of Christianity and Islam.  We will visit our own church and find out more about the key features of the church.

In English we will be reading the story 'The Last Wolf' by Mini Grey. Our writing outcomes will be to write our own version of ‘The Last Wolf’ and to write a recipe for a hungry wolf. We will be focusing on writing in sentences, using punctuation, finger spaces and capital letters. We will continue to read and write words containing Set 1, Set 2 and Set 3 sounds. We will focus on reading with fluency and intonation. We will also continue with our daily phonics sessions and weekly spellings. Our Year 1 Phonics Screening Check will take place during the week beginning 8th June.

In Maths, we will continue counting in steps of 2, 5 and 10 within the context of money. We will continue to apply our addition and subtraction skills to finding 1 more and one less than a given number. We will be exploring ways of describing position direction and movement. Later in the term we will be learning about time and will tell the time to the hour and half-past. Please remember to use the Numbots App too!

Our PE sessions for Term 6 will be on Tuesday. Please continue to send your child into school wearing their PE kits on this day. We hope to get outside a lot more this term so please ensure your child has trainers in school on our PE days. Forest School will resume again on Thursdays and we will also visit the school allotment on Friday afternoon's for enrichment. 

In Art we will be exploring watercolour techniques and investigate colour mixing. We will also continue to use our sketchbooks as a tool for experimentation and developing our ideas.

In PSHE we will be focussing on our transition to Year 2. We will reflect on our strengths and learn how to be resilient to change but also know who we can go to if we feel worried or upset. We will also be focussing on being EPIC by demonstrating ‘responsibility’ and ‘forgiveness’.

Each day, children need a named water bottle in school (containing just water please) and a healthy snack if they wish to have one at break time. We recommend a piece of fruit, chopped vegetables, yoghurt, cheese, smoothie etc. As the weather warms up, please also send in a sun hat and ensure an all day sunscreen in applied before school.

For more detail on the rest of our learning, please see our termly plan and knowledge organisers below.

  As always, please get in touch via Class Dojo if you have any queries.

Thank you for your continued support.