Green Class 2025 - 2026
Mrs Bird
Green Class Teacher
Welcome to Green Class - Spring Term!
Staff
Mrs Bird, Mrs Ryles, Ms Sketchley and Mrs Sheppard will be working in Green Class.
PE
PE this half term will be on Wednesday and Friday. Please could the children come into school wearing their PE kits. PE will begin in our first week back. Our PE topics will be dance and dodgeball. After half-term, the children will be taking part in swimming lessons on Tuesday afternoons.
Snacks and Water
Children will need to bring a water bottle to school every day. Please ensure snacks are named. Snacks could include: a piece of fruit, vegetable sticks, cheese and crackers. We are a nut free school so please no nuts or sweets.
Communication
You will receive a weekly update from Green Team on a Friday via email. Please read this information carefully as we will share important information, changes and updates about our learning. You can find more information about what we are up to throughout the school website, our weekly newsletter sent via email for regular whole school updates, and through the class newsletter. If you need to contact me, please contact me through the school office on admin@peartreeprimary.co.uk .
Home learning and Reading
Home Learning will be handed out every Thursday and checked the following Thursday. Regular home reading is key. Please encourage your child to record their home reading in their reading diary, ideally at least four times per week. We will check the reading diaries on a weekly basis. We also urge you to check the reading diary to ensure your child is reading regularly and understands the text. Being a fluent reader is important but understanding the meaning of unknown words is crucial. Please encourage your child to ask for meanings of new or unfamiliar words so these can form part of their vocabulary.
Topics
For Spring term, our topic is The Romans. We shall look at the spread of the Roman empire and how Britain changed after the Roman invasion and conquest by the Roman army in AD43. To support our learning, we shall be visiting the Deva Centre in March. In English, we shall begin by looking at fables, myths and legends and will read 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' by Michael Morpurgo, followed by ' The Giant Arctic Jellyfish, 'Cloud Tea Monkeys' and finally 'Small in the City'. In reading, we shall begin with a unit on poetry using the book 'I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree', and then go on to read 'Africa, Amazing Africa'. We shall be learning about 'Light' in Science, which covers where light comes from, shadows and how light is reflected. After half-term, the children will learn about 'Forces & Magnets'. In Design & Technology, the children will learn about mechanical systems and will create their own pneumatic toys. In Geography, the children will study earthquakes and volcanoes. In RE, we shall be thinking about Islam and will learn about the 99 names of Allah, Muhammad and The Night of Power. As we approach Easter, we shall focus on Christianity and learn about the crucifixion and the resurrection. In Maths, we shall continue to learn about multiplication and division, and then look at length and perimeter, fractions, and mass and capacity.
The green team are really looking forward to welcoming the children back to a new term!
Mrs Bird and the Green Team