Cherry
Summer Term 2026
During our RE lessons in the first part of the term we will investigate the learning question: 'How can we care for creatures in the world?' through our understanding of the book: 'The Tiny Ants' by Gill Vaisey. The story is a re-telling of a traditional Muslim story about the Prophet Muhammad with a message that encourages children to think about the importance of caring for the natural world.
We will explore how we can care for God’s World, noticing even the smallest creatures and understanding they are part of God’s creation. We will learn that all living things deserve kindness and protection, understanding that gentle actions can help others, even tiny creatures. We will recognise how our behaviour affects the world around us and realise that even the smallest creatures can have a big impact in the world.
After half term Cherry class will use the traditional Muslim story 'Seven New Kittens', by Gill Vaisey, to compare the Muslim faith and Christianity as they answer the question: 'Who are special people and am I special?'
We will develop our awareness that there are other faiths, including Islam, have lots of stories that encourage people to reflect on the beauty and wonder of new life and the natural world.
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 Summer Term, we will explore the following books:
In Maths we will follow the White Rose Maths curriculum to learn about the themes:
- To 20 and Beyond
- How many now?
- Manipulate, Compose and Decompose
- Sharing and Grouping
- Visualise, Build, Map
- Make Connections
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.
Understanding the World
During this half term we will explore 'People Who Help' We will learn about the roles, uniform and equipment of doctors and nurses, police and fire officers, dentists and engineers.
After half term we will move on to thinking about the theme 'Out and About', where we will think about different modes of transport and Summer time.
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 Personal, Social and Emotional sessions, during Summer A we will explore the theme: 'Me and Other People', where we think about relationships, likes and dislikes and getting on.
In Summer B we will look at 'Me in the World'. We will think about being safe when we are out and about.
In Expressive Arts 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 'Sound Stories', using the themes
- Pitch play and changing sounds
- Patterns and sequences
- Meet the characters
- Perform and story