CHERRY CLASS

Welcome to Cherry Class 

 Cherry is taught by:  

Mrs Prebble, Mrs Coe, Miss Gilkes

and Miss Kaushal. 

In Cherry Class we live through the school values of Grace, Courage and Friendship. We support each other to do the best learning we can. 

This term our topic is:

Extreme Earth 

News from the Classroom

Welcome back! We've had a really lovely beginning to the term and are really getting into our topic on Extreme Earth! We also enjoyed the Spring Concert on Wednesday and were so proud of everyone who took part. What a great afternoon!

English

This term we are looking at suspense narrative and are studying 'The Red Eye'. During the topic, we will be looking at the features of the text and which techniques the writer has used to create tension and suspense. 

Maths

In Year 3 we will be finishing our unit on volume and capacity and starting our fractions topic.

In Year 4 we have been learning all about decimals.

Science

Our topic this half term is rocks and soil.

Geography and History

This term we will be learning all about volcanoes, earthquakes and tornados. We will be learning all about the layers of the Earth and what causes natural disasters. 

PE

This term we will be taking part in athletic games and team work activities. 

Art

This half term our focus is on drawing and painting. We will be studying Hokusai's artwork 'The Great Wave' and making our own copy of it. 

D.T.

In D.T. will be making biscuits in D.T. Part of the project involves tasting various biscuits and deciding what we like and dislike about them, before we have a go at our own.

Music

This term we will be listening to and creating our own Jazz music.

Computing

This half term the focus is on what a computer is made up of and the difference between inputs and outputs.

PSHE

The topic is all about celebrating differences.

Class Notices:

SUPER SIX: Please could you help your child to make sure they have the essential items at school: writing pen, pencil, rubber, ruler, pencil sharpener & glue stick. 

P.E.: Cherry Class have PE on Tuesday and Thursday. The children will need to wear their PE kits to school - not their school uniform. They will remain to their PE kits all day. Please still ensure that all items are labelled. 

Homework: Maths or English are set on Fridays, to be returned by the following Thursday. It is expected that children read at least 5 x per week at home. They will  receive house points for doing their homework well. Children may read independently, but we encourage parents to listen to them read aloud and discuss the text as often as possible. 

Spellings will be taught at school every week.

Book Week

Audio books can be found here www.worldbookday/world-of-stories/ 

Reading Gives You Wings!                

Read a book (or even two!) and review it on Our Reading Den: https://www.ourreadingden.com/

Not sure what to read next? Take a look at the ideas in the links below:

https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-3 

https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-4

Below are some links to websites which you can use to supplement your learning at home. Most of them we also use in school. 

Useful learning apps for tablets

Spelling Shed

Mathletics

Nessy

If you have any more suggestions please let me know so that we can share them with other parents.