Welcome to Tiger Class

What a great start to the Summer Term in Tiger Class! Well done to all the children for their efforts this half term and many thanks to all of the Parents/Carers for their continued support. Mrs Wilcock is the class teacher for this year, supported by Mrs Stableford. 

During Summer 1 in English, we read the story of 'The Suitcase Kid' and we worked towards writing our own stories with dilemmas. Then, we began our recounts topic, preparing to write our own newspaper reports about the Roman invasion. During Summer 2, we will be exploring stories with a theme and we will be reading 'The Mousehole Cat' by Antonia Barber.

For maths, we follow the Maths No Problem scheme of work and we began the Summer Term by looking at fractions, time and decimals. During Summer 2, we will be focusing on money, length, mass and volume, area and perimeter of figures, geometry and position and movement. Mental maths will also take place daily and we will be completing our statutory Multiplication Tables Check. 

Our wider curriculum topic for Summer 1 focused on the Anglo-Saxons. During our history lessons, we explored what life was like for Anglo-Saxon people, the Picts and Scots, how Christianity changed Anglo-Saxon Britain and Sutton Hoo. Our Anglo-Saxon day was a great success! We made Anglo-Saxon jewellery, learned an Anglo-Saxon dance, foraged for berries, listened to stories around the fire pit and used Anglo-Saxon writing techniques to create runes. During Summer 2, we will be learning about earthquakes. Our geography lessons will focus on tectonic plates, the cause and impact of earthquakes and how people live with earthquakes.

PE lessons will take place on Monday afternoons and Wednesday mornings. Please ensure your child has the correct kit (red Woodlea t-shirt, plain black shorts and plain black pumps). Outdoor kit is also encouraged (plain black tracksuit top, plain black tracksuit pants and trainers). 

Updates, letters and homework will be shared via your child's SeeSaw account. Details of how to access this can be found in the back of your child's reading record. We also have a class Twitter page, please follow us: @TigerClassWJS

Homework will be set on a Friday to be completed by the following Friday. It will be set online, through SeeSaw. Homework club will take place on Tuesdays after school until 4:15pm, where children will have the opportunity to access iPads and staff support. In addition to homework set, children must read at least 4 times per week. This should be a combination of books and Reading Plus. Books will go home on a Friday to be returned by the following Friday. Reading records must be signed by an adult.

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