During the Spring term Cherries learned about the beach and coastlines, we read seaside stories and learned about seaside animals.

We went on a visit to South Shields beach and the North Marine Park to see if we could see some of the animals and objects we had read about. We had lots of fun using all of the play park equipment, enjoyed our packed lunches sitting on the grass then went to the beach to dig in the sand, bury objects and collect shells.

This half term Cherries started our topic of Magnificent Monarchs. We have been learning lots about the Queen. We have read lots of books about the Queen including The Queen’s Hat and The Queen’s Handbag. We have retold the stories and looked at naming and matching London landmarks from the story.

In Science we have been learning about growth, we planted sunflowers in class and have been measuring and observing their growth over the weeks.

We celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with lots of great activities, including decorated biscuits red, white and blue, joining Willows class for some games and enjoyed a picnic on the main school field.

This half term Cherries have continued with their Coastlines topic. In Literacy we have been reading Katie Morag books, we have retold the story and looked at characters’ feelings and explaining why they were feeling this way.

In Science we have been learning about plants and what they need to survive, we also explored some unusual plants that don’t need certain things to grow. For British Science Week we created some plant posters drawing and labelling what plants need to survive. In Maths we have been identifying coins and notes and began adding varied coins to make different amounts.

For Red Nose Day we created 6 different red noses using different media. We also created some lighthouses in DT by cutting and wrapping red and white stripes of paper, scrunching tissue paper to create the rocks and the sea and adding a tea light for the light. Some children commented they looked like The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch lighthouses and that we should connect them with string to send his packed lunch. Some great learning this half term!

This half term in Cherries our topic has been ‘Coastlines’. We have been reading ‘The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch’ books and the children participated in some fantastic role play to retell the story.

We made our own delicious packed lunches and some of us were brave enough to taste mustard!

In Geography we have been exploring maps and globes and labelled the countries of the UK and its surrounding seas and oceans.

In Science we have been learning about materials. We went on a material hunt around our classroom. We have also tested properties of materials to see if they can bend, stretch, squash or twist and if materials are waterproof.