Welcome to Silver Birch class.

Ms Sumner is our class teacher and Ms Andrews is our teaching assistant. Mrs Grace looks after us at lunchtime. 

During our Summer term we will be learning..... 

English: 

We will continue to practise our reading and writing through studying a variety of texts including The Wind in the Willows, The Lighthouse Keeper and The Owl and the Pussycat. During our lessons, we will be trying to make our writing more exciting by adding adjectives and adverbs.

Phonics: During our phonics lessons, the children will now be following the Little Wandle Fluency for Spelling and will start to concentrate on spelling patterns. They will have a short spelling test on Friday morning.
 
Maths:  We will continue to follow our Red Rose Maths Scheme and will be practising place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, measuring, time and shape. We will also continue counting in 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s.
 
Science: Our first topic is Habitats and food chains. We will visit The Blue Planet to look at ocean habitats. After half term, our topic is Minibeasts. We will be looking at different minibeasts and their habitats. We will also have a visit from the Bug Man, who lets us hold some of his creatures if we wish to. 

Geography: In the first half term we will be learning about the geography of seaside towns. Later in the term we will look more closely at the structure and features of Southport.

History: After the half term break, will be learning about the history of Ormskirk Gingerbread. We are hoping to visit the gingerbread stall on Ormskirk Market and go on a gingerbread hunt around the town.

  
Art: We will be looking at the work of Andy Goldsworthy and creating some of our own natural sculptures.
 
Design and Technology: We will be investigating and designing windmills.

Music: We will be continuing to play the descant recorder.

 
PSHE:   During the first half term we will be learning about Citizenship - how we can look after each other, animals, members of our family and our friends.  After half term we will be learning about economic wellbeing.
 
RE: We will be learning about Hindusim. Children will learn about the various gods and goddesses that are important to Hindus and even design some of their own.

Computing: During the first half term we will look at digital music. After half term, we will be learning about programming quizzes.

  PE: Our PE days are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Remember to wear your PE kits to school on these days. 

Please bring a pair of pumps, in a school PE bag, for use during Dance and Gymnastics sessions. These can be left in school. 
 
Homework: This will be issued the first week and you can do it over the course of the half term.

Spellings: These will now be set each Friday.

Things you need to bring to school everyday: 

• Reading book in a A4 wallet. 

• School bag (no rucksacks please as we are limited for space) 

• Water bottle. 

• Snack