Cherry

Spring Term 2026

During this half term we will explore 'Habitats'  We will learn about polar regions, rainforests, deserts and climate change.  

After half term we will continue the theme by exploring woodlands and minibeasts, then move onto look at seasonal changes as we move into Spring.

Through learning about these themes we will show  curiosity about the world around us. making links to make sense of the world.

We use Oak National Academy to support our learning.

During our RE lessons in the first part of the term we will investigate the learning question: 'Why are some books and stories special?'  We will use the story 'The Baby Birds', by Gill Vaisey, to develop an understanding that the Bible is a very special book for Christians and we can read stories about God and Jesus in it.

We will then compare this to the stories in the Qur’an to support our learning that stories can teach things to   people.  We will learn that Christians believe Jesus told stories to teach important truths to people and these are called Parables.  We will become aware that there are other faiths that have lots of stories that teach people, for example Islam.

After half term we will explore the question: 'Why do people put a cross in an Easter garden?'  This question will enable us to learn the story of Easter.  As we become familiar with the way in which some churches mark the death of Jesus we will learn about the cross being a symbol for Christianity.  We will use the book 'Puddles and The Christening Splash', by Gill Vaisey, to support our learning in RE this half term.

As a distinctly Christian school we will become familiar with attending church, sharing daily prayers with confidence and knowing how people celebrate different religious festivals including those from other faiths.

We follow the Staffordshire Locally Agreed Syllabus, alongside Understanding Christianity and the Puddles series of books to enjoy our learning in RE.

In Literacy, during the Spring Term, we will explore the following books:            

Early Years will participate in Forest School sessions every Tuesday, so please ensure all kit suitable for the changing weather is in school.  Children should come dressed in WARM, WATERPROOF LAYERS with suitable waterproof gloves too. It would be useful if children can put their own kit on so please practice self-dressing skills where possible. 

In Expressive Art and Design we will use Oak National Academy and Twinkl to learning skills and techniques including drawing, painting, collage and sculpture.

We use Sparkyard to support delivery of Music and this term we will visit 'Musical Patterns and Performing', using the themes:

• What’s the pattern
• Musical patterns and accompaniments
• Exploring descriptive sounds
• Let’s perform!