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 Gardiner and Mrs Storey and supported by Mrs Hudson, Miss Bruno and Mrs Butler.

Mrs Gardiner and Mrs Storey – Class Teachers

Mrs Hudson – HLTA

Mrs Butler – HLTA

Miss Bruno – TA

Learning

2023/2024	Summer Term
‘We Are’ focus	We are Artists Dictionary Definition of ‘illusion’: an instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience
English	Key Texts: Imagine a World – Rob Gonsalves The Accidental Prime Minister – Tom McLaughlin Writing Focus: Setting descriptions Balanced arguments Newspaper reports Shape poetry, calligrams and slam poetry
Maths	Measurement – time, scales Fractions, decimals and percentages Rounding Key arithmetic skills Problem solving
French	Continuing to develop understanding of tenses
Art/Music	As part of our unit on Illusion Art, pupils will discover more about … Perspectives Realism/distortion Foreshortening trompe l’oeil Optical art As part of our units in Music, children will learn about … Samba and Carnival Sounds Songs of WW2 Looping and Remixing
Science Sub Units	Light: As part of our unit on Light, pupils will … Learn how we see light Reflecting light Refraction Spectrums Seeing colour Shadows Electricity: As part of our unit on Electricity, pupils will… Circuits and symbols Volts Phizzi Science Unit
PE	Tuesday and Friday (Athletics and Rounders) Please send your child to school in their PE kits on these days
RE	Why is pilgrimage important to some religious believers? Kingdom of God – What kind of a King is Jesus?
Computing	Data: Spreadsheets Creating and Publishing: Using Microsoft Publisher and creating posters
PSHE	Understanding how money matters.

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

Weekly Routines

During the spring term, PE take place on a Tuesday and Friday. On a Tuesday, PE will be led by Rob Mason (our external provider from Harrogate Town AFC) and on a Friday led by the class teacher. 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.