Birch Class

What does my child need to bring to school with them?
Birch class will need to come to school in their forest schools clothes on Tuesdays and their PE kit on Wednesdays. Please could children bring their wellies to school on Tuesday to change into for the afternoon at forest school.

What does a day in Birch look like?
During the mornings, we will focus on our foundation subjects which include maths, whole class guided reading, GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) and writing. 
During the afternoons, we will spend time exploring other subjects such as: history, geography, art, design and technology, science and computing. For an overview of the lessons taught this term, click on the links above.

When is homework handed in?
Homework will be set every Friday. Your child will be expected to complete certain homework tasks every week. Homework should be handed in by the following Thursday. Homework will consist of:

• Weekly spellings
• Reading comments
• A short grammar or maths task

How can I help my child at home?
Your support is invaluable to your child’s enjoyment and success at school. We encourage children to continue to enjoy reading books at home. Please feel free to add your comments in your child’s reading record to keep track of your child’s reading at home.  All of the children will be able to take a Library book home with them.  Books can be returned and exchanged for a new one.  We would encourage you to read every night with your child.  You could spend time focusing on one page, one word or just discussing the setting and characters.

Helping your child to learn their times tables is so important to building their confidence in maths. TTRS is a fantastic resource which all of the children have access to both in school and at home. Please see the links below for some extra sites to use at home.

We are incredibly proud of the work that the children do in their lessons in all areas of the curriculum. 

Suggested Good Reads

Coraline – Neil Gaiman

Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom – Louis Sachar

Who let the Gods out? – Maz Evans

Hacker – Malorie Blackman

Where the World Turns Wild – Maurice Sendak

The Boy at the back of the class – Onjali Q Rauf

Private Peaceful – Michael Morpurgo

The Boy in the Tower – Polly Ho-Yen

Pig Heart Boy – Malorie Blackman

Skellig- David Almond

Useful Links

Thinking Blocks
A useful website for practicing solving mathematical problems using bar modelling methods.

Bitesize SATs Revision
Practise for your SATs with these activities in English, Maths and Science.

IXL
Help your child with English and maths at home.

Times Tables Rockstars
Use this website to improve your times tables.

Sumdog
Hold pupils’ interest with engaging games whilst you identify gaps, target learning and monitor their progress in maths and spelling.

Spelling Frame 
Use this website to practise and improve your spellings.