North Rigton Year Five and Six

Teaching Staff

 

Welcome to Tigers Class!

In our class we will be taught by Mrs Gardiner and Mrs Storey and supported by Mrs Hudson and Mrs Butler.

Mrs Gardiner and Mrs Storey – Class Teachers

Mrs Hudson – HLTA

Mrs Butler – HLTA

 

Learning

2023/2024

Spring Term

‘We Are’ focus

We are Scientists

“GRAVITY IS NO MATCH AGAINST ONE WHO IS DETERMINED TO REACH THE STARS.”

(Matshone Dhliwayo – Canadian author and philosopher)

English

Key Books:

Cosmic – Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Limitless: The Autobiography – Tim Peake

Writing Focus:

Chapter Writing – writing from an alternative viewpoint

Playscript Writing – using Cosmic as a stimulus

Instructions – based on spaceships

Biographical Writing – Tim Peake

Maths

Measurement: Area and Perimeter

Number: Ratio and Proportion Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

Algebra: BIDMAS

Geometry: 3D Shape

Statistics: Data Handling

 French

Le zoo

Le petit dejeuner

Science

As part of our unit on Space/Forces, pupils will …

–      Identify types of force

–      Explore how gravity was discovered

–      Learn about air resistance

–      Explore the effects of water resistance

–      Discover friction

–      Learn about spherical bodies

–      Learn about the names of our planets

–      How the sun moves to create night and day

DT

As part of our unit on DT, pupils will make kites and will…

–      Learn about the key parts of a kite

–      Investigate the effectiveness of different shapes

–      Plan

–      Build

–      Evaluate

PE

Tuesday and Friday (Invasion Games)

Please send your child to school in their PE kits on these days

RE

What does it mean for a Jewish person to follow God?

Salvation: What difference does the Resurrection make for Christians?

Computing

E-Safety

Creating and Publishing

PSHE

What makes a healthy, happy relationship?

 

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.

 

Useful Documents for Year A (23-24)

Learning Opportunities page Spring Yr A Tigers 23-24

Theme Web Spring Yr A 23-24

English Curriculum Map Yr A

Maths Coverage Map Yr A

Spelling Games and Ideas

KS2 – BBC Bitesize

Free eBook library | Oxford Owl from Oxford University Press

Homework and Learning at Home – North Rigton Policy

TTRockstars-Parent-Help-Sheet