Welcome to Birch Class

Birch Class are Year 1 with Mrs Peall as their teacher. 

We are excited to be heading into our final term of Year 1 with lots of wonderful things happening. We have an engaging topic, trips to Yorkshire Wildlife Park and Southwell Minster after half term and all sorts of summery events including: sports day and the Music and Dance Festival. 

This term, our topic is...

Amazing Africa!

We are looking forward to our topic all about Africa. The geography parts will focus specifically on Kenya and we will be exploring the similarities and differences between Kenya and the UK. We will be practising our atlas skills, looking for Kenya and creating travel brochures and fact files around the country. In English, we will be starting with Meerkat Mail: a story set in the Kalahari Desert about a meerkat on an adventure. This topic is a popular hit with the children, especially when we look at all the wonderful animals.  

Key reminders:

- PE days are Wednesdays and Fridays. Please make sure PE kit comes in on a Monday ready for the week. 

- The children will be able to take home a Monster Phonics reading book each week after their guided reading session. These will be different days for each child so please continue to read different reading materials at home too. The guided reading books will be changed the following week during their next in school session. Please send your child into school with their diary and reading book every day. 

- Our library slot is a Friday morning where the children will get to choose a 'Reading for Pleasure' book. Please ensure this comes back to school each Friday, otherwise your child will not be able to change their book.

- Maths homework is sent home each Friday and is always due the following Wednesday. It will always be based on the maths we have been doing that week. 

- Spelling homework will also be sent home on a Friday ready for the spelling check the following Friday. 

- Diaries are signed each Friday to count the number of reads that week. If your child reads 5 times, they will be awarded a bookworm token. When they have accumulated 10 of these, they will receive a free book! 

- If you have any questions about life in Year 1, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Peall at Birch@underwood.notts.sch.uk