Cherry Class
Ms Boswell , Sam, Sue and Abby welcome you to Cherry Class.
For information on our curriculum see here: https://www.twinoaks.lewisham.sch.uk/Learning/Curriculum/
For phonics support see here: https://www.twinoaks.lewisham.sch.uk/Phonics-support-for-parents/
eyfs spring 1 parent overview.pdf
Literacy learning
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This Spring 1 term in class we are reading and exploring:
Traditional tales from around the world and we are starting with The Gingerbread Man. We have been learning to retell a short version of the story by using a story map that we created together as a class and with Makaton actions. We have been applying our phonics knowledge to help use sound out and write about which animals the gingerbread man met and what he did in the story.
Anansi and the golden pot by Taiye Selasi.
Maths learning
We are exploring:
Alive in 5 by exploring recognising and making zero, looking at how many there are, how many ways to find and make 1,2,3,4 and 5 and where we can see these numbers.
Can you use your knowledge of zero to find an amount to five by listening to the story 'None the number' by Oliver Jeffers?
Comparing and recognising mass and capacity by exploring finding a balance and exploring different capacity amounts.
Can you identify the correct capacity amount?
https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/resource/reception-identifying-capacity-game/
Understanding the World learning
We are exploring:
The different changes of Winter by using our senses to explore, observe and feel the changes. We will develop our understanding of the world by exploring Africa and China to observe if there are any similarities or differences between those places and where we live in England.
eyfs autumn 2 parent overview.pdf
Literacy learning
This Autumn 2 term in class we are reading and exploring:
We celebrated and learnt about the festival of Christmas and read different types of stories on how some people celebrate. We had a cheeky elf come and visit us and did cheeky things daily. One day the elf escaped from our classroom and we made wanted posters to try find him and bring him back. We loved having elf in our classroom and sharing our learning with him.
Stick Man by Julia Donaldson. We have been learning to retell a short version of the story by using a story map that we created together as a class and with Makaton actions. We also explored the different seasons that Stick Man experienced on his journey through the story. The children created characters from Stick Man, retold the story in the small world and helped Stick Man to get home in the different learning areas.
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Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. We explored friendship and the South Pole by reading this story for our learning. The children built on their PSED skills by developing their understanding that the boy tried to help the penguin find his home but realised that the penguin was lonely and wanted to be friends with the boy. The children roll played becoming the characters and answering question as the boy and penguin, they applied their phonics knowledge to describe how the penguin was feeling when he was left alone in the South Pole and explored the Antarctica in the sensory tray with snow and Artic animals.
We celebrated and learnt about the history of Bonfire night and listened to different stories about why and how it is celebrated. We enjoyed creating fireworks and sounding out words to describe our creations. We also had a firework celebration with glow sticks.
In our mark making and writing development we have been continuing to develop our tri pod grip and hold our mark making tools correctly to support us forming letters and drawing pictures. Can you practice saying and forming the different phonic sounds by saying the letter rhymes?
Maths learning
We are exploring:
It's me 1,2,3 by exploring how many there are, how many ways to find and make 1,2, or 3 and where we can see these numbers.
Can you choose a number and write that number on a piece of paper? Can you look around your home and match your number card to the same amount of objects? You could write number 2 and match it to two apples.
Circles and triangles by identifying and naming these 2D shapes in the environment. We will be learning to reason how we know what a circle and triangle is by identifying their properties and sorting the shapes by size and colour.
Can you go on a circle and triangle hunt and find these shapes in your home or outside on your walk to or from school?
1,2,3,4,5 by finding these numbers, beginning to develop a recognition to subitise 4 and 5, identifying what 1 more and less is of a given number and understanding compositions of these numbers.
Can you sing along and count with the song?
Shapes with 4 sides by identifying and naming these 2D shapes in the environment. We will be learning to reason how we know what shapes with 4 sides are called and why by identifying their properties and sorting the shapes by size and colour.
Can you sing along and recognise the different 2D shapes?
Understanding the World learning
We are exploring:
The different changes of Autumn into Winter by using our senses to explore, observe and feel the changes. We are learning and celebrating different festivals during the Autumn 2 term that some people celebrate such as Hanukkah and Christmas. We will develop our understanding of the world by exploring The Caribbean and the Antarctica and comparing if there are any similarities or differences between there and where we live in England.
Literacy learning
This Autumn 1 term in class we are reading and exploring:
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. We have been learning to re-tell a short version of the story by using a story map that we made to help us. We have been learning fun and interesting facts about owls too.
Tilda Tries Again by Tom Percival. We have been developing and learning our resilience skills at not giving up when things are a little tricky to do. We have been challenging ourselves to set goals to keep trying at the different things that we find tricky.
The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas. We have been exploring the different emotions and feelings that we feel just like the colour monster. We have been discussing what makes us feel sad, happy, excited, angry or worried. We have been sharing our thoughts with each other and being supper friends to support one another.
In our mark making and writing development we have been learning to hold our pencil and pens with a tri pod grip to support us forming letters and drawing pictures. Can you practice some finger gym exercises at home?
Maths learning
We are exploring:
Matching, sorting and comparing a range of objects to recognise if they are the same or different.
Can you look around your home and find objects that match to show your grown up? Can you find matching socks? Can you find matching pencils? Can you find matching cups?
Comparing and recognising length, size and capacity.
Can you order by size with the giants?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z9jsvwx/articles/zr7m6g8
Understanding the World learning
We are exploring:
The different changes we can observe in Autumn and the differences we know about other seasons. We are describing what we see, feel and hear while outside.
Can you sing the seasons song to your adult?
We are talking about and describing our families to each other.
Can you draw a picture of your family?
We are going to be celebrating Diwali and recognising that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.
Cherry Class 2024-5
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Cherry Class 2023-4
This term our topic is 'Traditional Tales'. The topic overview below will tell you all about what we will be learning in class this half term.
Reading & Writing Workshop
Reading and Writing Workshop Autumn 2023
Previous Topics
Summer 1 - Growing
Spring 2 - People Who Help Us
Spring 1 - Traditional Tales
Autumn 2 - Celebrations & Winter
Autumn 1 - All About Me & Autumn
Reading
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