In Cherry class this week we have been learning about how people around the world celebrate Chinese New Year.

The children have tasted Chinese food- including spring rolls, noodles and prawn crackers. They described what they liked and didn't like about the food they tasted. They then cut out and stuck their favourite food onto a plate and used their phonics to write words and sentences about the food they enjoyed.

We have been dancing like dragons in a Chinese New Year parade, with backing music in P.E and the children have learnt about vocabulary and cultural items such as lanterns and fans. They have made their own lanterns and have created dragons using lots of different resources. 

In Maths we have been learning about subtraction. The children have been counting back, learning about 'one less' and subtracting by taking away. They have solved number sentences and worded problems using concrete resources. 

In Phonics this week the children have learnt the sounds oi, ow, ear and ur. They have read and written words containing these sounds and are beginning to read sentences containing them. They have learnt the tricky words all, my, by. 

This week the children went out into the woodland area to identify and count birds, linking to British bird watching week. 

In RE we have begun learning about 'Noah's Ark'- The children have explored the story and used role play and stories to retell.