Welcome to Birch Class

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

We are having a blast in Year 1, exploring transport through time. Next half term, we are looking forward to a trip to Crich Tramway Museum, a Mother's Day event and our Easter service.  

This term, our topic is...

Transport!

Our texts will be 'The Crow's Tale' by Naomi Howarth and 'The Building Boy' by Ross Montgomery & David Litchfield. 

These stories are both brilliant and give loads of opportunity for description, imagination and creativity. Over a series of lessons, they will have the opportunity to act out the story, wonder about a story, design their own house, describe their own character and write a fantastic journey description and diary entry! There will be much more too that we know the children will love! 

We are enjoying our topic that explores transport through time and how it has changed in so many way. The children will learn about the first cars, boats, trains and planes and the influential people who invented them. They will learn about the Wright Brothers, George Stephenson, as well as Karl Benz. The children will also have the opportunity to ride on trams at Crich Tramway Museum. Through this topic, the children will get to try some new skills in art, including collaging and weaving. It is going to be a lot of fun! 

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 Tuesday morning where the children will get to choose a 'Reading for Pleasure' book. Please ensure this comes back to school each Tuesday, 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