The Fellowship of All Saints, Kirkby Overblow and North Rigton

Teaching Staff

Welcome to Tigers Class!

In our class we will be taught by Mrs Graham and Mrs Gardiner and supported by Mrs Hudson and Miss Bruno.

Learning

2024/2025	Autumn Term
‘We Are’ focus	We are Explorers Η σοφία του Σωκράτη αρχίζει με κατάπληξη *‘Wisdom begins in Wonder: How did the Ancient Greeks influence the way we live today?’*
English	Key Texts: Maz Evans – Who Let the Gods Out Rick Riordan – Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Writing Focus: Setting descriptions Balanced arguments Newspaper reports Playscripts Biography and Autobiography
Maths	Number and Place Value Geometry: Angles in triangles, 2D shape Fractions, decimals and percentages Key arithmetic skills Problem solving
French	French Transport In My House
History/Geography	As part of our unit on Ancient Greece, pupils will … – choose reliable sources of information to find out about the past – give reasons why changes may have occurred, backed up by evidence – describe similarities and differences between some people, events and artefacts studied – describe how some of the things studied from the past affect/influence life today – order significant events, movements and dates on a timeline – identify and compare changes within and across different periods – use documents, printed sources (e.g. archive materials) the Internet, databases, pictures, photographs, music, artefacts, historic buildings, visits to museums and galleries and visits to sites to collect evidence about the past – choose reliable sources of evidence to answer questions, realising that there is often not a single answer to historical questions – investigate my own lines of enquiry by posing questions to answer – evaluate evidence to choose the most reliable forms – give clear reasons why there may be different accounts of history, linking this to factual understanding of the past – communicate ideas about from the past using different genres of writing, drawing, diagrams, data-handling, drama role-play, storytelling and using ICT

PE	Tuesday and Thursday (Invasion Games, Dance, Gymnastics) Please send your child to school in their PE kits on these days
RE	Creation and Science: Conflicting or Complementary? Was Jesus the Messiah?
Computing	Using a computer (or IPAD or digital media) fine-tuning touch-typing skills Creating and Publishing: – full use of Word and Office Facilities to create state of the art supported documents E Safety – Using the internet effective, safe use of the Internet – reliability, validity, volume: benefits and defects compared to traditional methods
PSHE	How can we stay healthy? What choices help with health?

Useful Information

As part of our school policy, children are encouraged to ‘Enjoy Learning Together at Home’ and learning opportunity grids can be found on the website for you to be able to download or print yourselves. These include a list of suggested ways that you may choose to support your child at home. Updates will be made each term and put on the Tigers Class website page for your information.

Please encourage your child to practise their times-tables regularly as this will help them in many areas of mathematical learning. Please contact us if you require the TTRockstars login details to be sent home again.

Reading enables children to immerse themselves in a story and opens their world up to a wealth of knowledge beyond belief. Encourage your child to read regularly by themselves but also to enjoy sharing a book, magazine or newspaper with an adult. Also, remember that poetry introduces children to a great range of language features which can inspire them to use new vocabulary in their own writing. Whatever you are reading, talk about the content, ask questions and encourage your child to explain and prove their responses using evidence from the text.

Thank you so much for your continued support. Please do not hesitate to ask if there is anything you are unsure about.

Mrs Gardiner and Mrs Graham

Weekly Routines

During the autumn term (1), PE take place on a Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure that your child comes to school in full PE kit appropriate for the activity and weather.

Please ensure that your child has a water bottle in school every day and where possible brings their own hand sanitiser.