Welcome to the Birch Class page!
Class Teacher: Miss Grace
Teaching Partners: Mrs Callinan, Mrs Gear, Mrs Porter, Mrs Stopford and Miss Walsh
We are looking forward to continuing our learning journey with all of the children in Birch class and sharing this learning as the year progresses.
General Information:
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Your child should come to school with their PE Kit on Tuesdays and Thursdays this term. Our PE Kit consists of a navy PE top, blue/black shorts/jogging bottoms and trainers. We will have one indoor PE slot and one outdoor PE slot so please ensure your child has suitable clothing for outdoor learning on both days.
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Reading diaries must be in school at the beginning of each day. The expectation is that each child will read at home at least three times a week. This will be checked by the class teacher on Thursdays. Please make sure parents or guardians sign the diary.
If you have a question, please don't hesitate to ask.
Our learning in the Autumn term:
- In Maths we will build on our learning around the 4 operations and have an added focus on Geometry: property of shape.
- In English we will begin with a focus on the text 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl. This will feed into many different writing outcomes such as story writing, before moving onto diary writing and letters.
- In History we will look at the Stone Age. Within these lessons, we will develop our historical skills of chronology, historical enquiry and how primary and secondary sources shape our understanding of the past.
- For our Geography learning, we will learn all about settlements.
- Our Art lessons will give us the opportunity to develop our drawing skills with a focus on how to create different shades and tones.
- In DT this term, we will be looking at structures and mechanisms.
- French this term will have a focus on aniumals, as well as recapping our phonic knowledge of speaking french.
- For our PSHE learning, we focus on being me in my world and celebrating the differences that make us all unique.
- Computing will allow us to make progress with our online safety knowledge as well as developing our knowledge in coding.
- Our PE learning this term will cover gymnastics, tag rugby and hockey.
- Music for this term will give us the opportunity to listen and appraise different types of music, unpick music structures and come together with a range of instruments while we compose music and look at how we can record our compositions for others to understand and play.
