Green Class 2025 - 2026
Mrs Bird
Green Class Teacher
Welcome to Green Class - Summer Term!
Staff
Mrs Bird, Mrs Ryles, Ms Sketchley, Mrs Barker and Mrs Sheppard will be working in Green Class.
PE
PE this half term will be swimming on Wednesday and sports on Friday. On Wednesdays, the children should come into school wearing their school uniform, but bring their swimming costume and towel in a bag. The school have a supply of swimming caps, but your child may prefer to bring their own cap and swimming goggles.
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
Our topic this term is 'Rainforests'. This will mainly be studied through our Geography lessons, but we shall also explore plants in Science. Our topic will be brought to life by a visit to Chester Zoo where we shall take part in a workshop to learn more about rainforests and the animals that live there. Also in Science, we shall be learning about forces and magnets, and Animals (including humans). In English, we shall be reading two books called 'Earth Shattering Events: The Science Behind Natural Disasters' and after half-term, 'Adventuremice: Otter Chaos!'. As a stimulus for our writing, we shall be working with the following books: Escape from Pompeii, Our Tower, Jim - A Cationary Tale, The Zebra's Great Escape.
In Maths, we shall be learning how to tell the time to the nearest minute and learn how to read a digital clock. We shall also learn about shape, statistics and money. We are continuing to develop our knowledge of fractions which includes adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator.
In Computing, we shall learn how to code and how to use spreadsheets.
In Art, the class will explore plants using drawing and watercolors and will then move onto Design & Technology when they will create their own pneumatic toys. After half-term, the children will create abstract shapes using sculpture.
In PSHE, the children will learn about healthy lifestyles, define healthy friendships, explore what makes our community and think about different relationships and families. After half-term, we shall think about how change can affect our feelings and begin to prepare to transition to Year 4 and we shall also begin our Forest Schools sessions.
In RE, we shall be learning about Judaism and why the Torah is important to Jews, and then we shall learn about Christianity and consider what we believe about love and forgiveness.
The Green Team are really looking forward to the term ahead!
Mrs Bird and the Green Team