Green Class 2025 - 2026
Mrs Bird
Green Class Teacher
Welcome to Green Class!
Staff
Mrs Bird, Miss Butler, Mrs Ryles and Ms Sketchley will be working in Green Class. We will also be supported on Tues mornings and Thursday afternoons by Ms Hinchcliffe.
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 second week back. Our PE topics will be gymnastics and also dance.
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 term in our long and medium term plan documents which will be available soon. Please also refer to our weekly newsletter sent via email for regular whole school updates. 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 Autumn term, our topic is Ancient Britain and so in History we will look at Stone Age Britain through the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. To support our learning in English, we shall be reading a book called 'The First Drawing' by Mordicai Gerstein. We shall be learning about rocks and fossils in Science, and will create our own cave paintings in Art. Our Maths learning will begin with place value and then we shall move onto addition and subtraction. In RE, we shall be thinking about 'God the creator' in three different Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Islam and Judaism).
The green team are really looking forward to welcoming your child to their new class and to a new and exciting school year!
Mrs Bird and the Green Team