Welcome to Tiger Moths!

Welcome to Tiger Moths!

*Please scroll down to see what your child will be learning this term.*

We are delighted to welcome you and your child to our class and our school. The Tiger Moths staff are always available to answer any questions you might have or to help in any way we can. Here is some useful information about our class but please scroll down if you want to see what your child will be learning this term. 

The Team

The children will be taught by Mrs Edmondson on a Monday, a Tuesday afternoon and a Wednesday afternoon and Mrs Desforges the rest of the week. Mrs Bridle is our teaching assistant.

Tapestry

In Tiger Moths, we use an online learning journal called Tapestry – you may recall we sent a letter home on the induction days asking parents to provide us with an email so we can sign you up to this. If you haven’t already, we strongly urge you to return your letter so we can add you on. Tapestry is a fantastic way of sharing with you, your child’s learning. Previous parents have talked about how much they enjoy seeing what their child has done in school and say they feel like they have a better understanding of what their child needs to work on to make progress in all areas of the Foundation Stage.

We can also post messages and memos on here so you can see photos of special events or reminders about things happening in school.  If you don’t have a letter or would like any support with Tapestry, please speak to a member of our team. We also love to see what you have been up to at home, it helps us to inform our assessments of where the children are, so please add any learning activities to Tapestry – we really enjoy sharing them in class!

Reading

A little later in the term we will send home phonics books with the children which will be changed weekly (you will receive a letter about this). You will know it is a phonics books as it has this logo:

It is important that children read and share stories as often as possible at home, it really helps with their progress in school. Please remember to record whenever you read with your child – even if it is just sharing the story together or looking at the pictures – in your child’s reading record. The books are linked to your child’s phonics level and will contain sounds they will be familiar with from our learning in class. The text may sometimes appear ‘too easy’ but your child will be learning to apply what they have already learnt and consolidating the sounds they have seen in class. It is important reading books are linked to your child’s level to help their confidence and build skills slowly.

There are lots of other ways you can help your child progress at home. Reading to them is a great way to improve vocabulary and develop knowledge of story structure. Discussing the story in detail, making predictions about what might happen next and thinking of a new ending will improve those all-important inference skills. You can help to improve your child’s fluency by reading the story through together for a second or third time. Children will also bring home a 'Sharing Book' of their choice that they can share with you - they do not need to be able to read this book independently - they might want you to read it to them or they might just want to look at the pictures.

Knowledge Overview

At the beginning of each term we send home a ‘Knowledge Overview’. These show what we will be learning that term in class, the vocabulary we will be using and an outline of the objectives we will cover in each subject. Please refer to these as often as you can through the term with your child. Share them at the beginning so they are prepared. Talk to them about what they are learning throughout, share the words they will need to know and ask them questions about what they have done so far. We will also refer to them in class on a regular basis.

You can find a copy of the overview below. 

Break

We have a morning break on the main playground. Children are welcome to bring one healthy snack for break, fruit is also provided for the children. Children can also bring in 20p for a healthy Tuck Shop snack. 

PE

Our PE day is a Friday. Remember, children can come to school in their PE kit.

We will be working hard to make sure your child settles in beautifully and that their first experience of school is memorable and exciting. If there is anything you need to tell us or if you have any worries, no matter how small, please do not hesitate to let one of the Tiger Moths team know – we are always happy to help.

The Tiger Moths Team x

Term 3 - Frozen Worlds

This term our theme is Frozen Worlds!  We will learn all about different cold places, including Antarctica. We will be learning about where it is on the globe and considering what kinds of clothing we would need to wear in a cold place. Later in the term, we will learn about some famous Antarctic explorers. 

In Phonics we learn new digraphs and trigraphs (3 letters that make 1 sound)! We will continue reading words, sound talking and blending with confidence. We will begin to segment words to spell and continue to learn to recognise lots of new tricky words by sight. 

In our maths learning, we will learn about the numbers 6, 7 and 8 in detail, including different ways to add amounts to make these numbers in total. We will also learn about mass and capacity. 

Our learning, as always, will be based on lots of stories, including: 

In our English focused learning we will read Lost and Found and talk about our favourite stories. We will also read the traditional tales, The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood.  

Our PE day is Friday - this term we will be learning different dances!

Below you will find this term's Knowledge Overview, which contains more detail about what we will learn this term.