Birch & Aspen Class (SRP)

Welcome to Birch & Aspen Classes

Staff

SRP Lead Teacher: Miss Mullen

SRP Teaching Assistants: Mrs Clark and Mrs Shepherd

Speech and Language Therapists: Mrs Hedges, Miss Webb and Mrs Eakins

Term 2 Key Information

Speech and Language Therapists will be in school working with the children on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Monday 02 November 2026 - Start of Term 2
Thursday 05 November 2026 - School Flu Jabs all day
Wednesday 11 November 2026 10:45 - KS2 Remembrance Worship/ 2 mins silence @ Hall; EYFS/KS1 Class Worship & Silence in classroom; 15:30 – 18:00 Parent Teacher Consultations Session 1
Thursday 12 November 2026 17:00 – 19:30 Parent Teacher Consultations Session 2
Friday 13 November 2026 - Children in Need Non-Uniform & Fundraising Day
Monday 16 November 2026 - Start of Maths Week UK; Anti-Bullying Week; Road Safety Week
Monday 16 November 2026 - Odd Sock Day
Friday 20 November 2026 - Number Non-Uniform Day/World Children’s day; Cedar Class Celebration Worship – Cedar Parents welcome
Friday 27 November 2026 - FRIENDS Non-Uniform Day in exchange for donations for fair - see posters
Saturday 05 December 2026 - 11:00 -14:00- FRIENDs Christmas Fair/The sound of Christmas
Friday 11 December 2026 08:45 Trumpets & Other Musicians Worship; 13:00 – 14:00 - BIG PLAY
Monday 14 December 2026 10:30 - House Worship
Wednesday 16 December 2026 - Festive Non-Uniform; 11:30-13:00 School Christmas Lunch
Thursday 17 December 2026 - 13:30 – 15:00 Winning House Activity
Friday 18 December 2026 08:45 Christmas Giving Tree and Christmas Carol Service @Playground – All Parents Welcome. End of Term 2 at 15:15

Term 2 Learning (Birch)

This term, we will be using the book 'The Gingerbread Man' by Maria Alperin in our English lessons. The children will follow the traditional tale of the Gingerbread Man, using it to inspire their early writing skills. We will focus on identifying sounds within words, applying phonic knowledge and sequencing the key events. The children will have chance to further explore the elements of the story through continuous provision links that will be set up in the SRP them.

In our Maths, we will use the NCETM Mastering Number programme to support the children's developing understanding of number. We will consider the composition of numbers, the order in which they present and making comparisons between amounts and numerical values. The children will have opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge through the use of manipulatives, pictorial representations and written work.

Term 2 Learning (Aspen)

In English, we will be focussing our learning around the present and past tenses. We will use the story of Vlad and the Great Fire of London by Kate Cunningham to inspire our work on tenses as we work towards creating a newspaper article on the historical event that took place in 1666. The children will learn key facts alongside a range of writing skills to bring together their knowledge in a final piece of writing at the end of the term. Vlad And The Great Fire Of London Paperback English by Kate Cunningham - 42640 price in UAE | Noon UAE | kanbkam

In Maths, we will continue working through the White Rose Maths Scheme to build on the knowledge secured last term. We will focus on multiplication and division this term to develop the children's knowledge and recall of key times tables and division facts from the 3, 4, and 8 times table. The children will use manipulatives, pictorial representations and written work to demonstrate their learning throughout.

Blog

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Timetables

KS1 Timetable Term 2 KS2 Timetable Term 2

Home Learning

Please continue to read with your child each day at home. You can use the Language Through Colour prompts and questions to support your child when answering questions about the story.

Your child may also have spellings provided by their teachers to practise at home. Quick recall of these, using them in sentences and in writing will all support your child to secure their knowledge of these words.

Practising number facts such as number bonds to 20 and the 3, 4, and 8 times tables will support your child in retaining key knowledge. The links below will provide some activities to support this.

Please also explore our SRP page with further information about the interventions that your child may be involved in.