Welcome to Lion Class, we are a lively and curious bunch of learners who love to work together, explore new ideas and show courage (like lions) in our everyday learning. Below you will be able to check out what we have been up to!
Autumn Term Overview 2025
Frozen Kingdoms
English: We have written blogs to help Leila give share her ‘life lessons’ that she has learnt over her journey through the Arctic. We’ve really dived into what makes a blog as well as what life is like in the Arctic.
Maths: place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division.
DT: Engineer (bridges)
Science: Electrical circuits and components
Art: Inuit and Environmental Artists
RE: In RE, pupils learned all about Buddhism and how Dharma Day is a pivotal day in Buddhism. To really get to know about the day, we learned about the Dharma Wheel, the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Dharma day celebrates the first teaching of Buddha and we showed respect to this by creating our own Dharma Day afternoon!
PSHE: Being Me in My World and Celebrating Difference
PE: sailing, swimming, rugby (Cornish Pirates), football
Diary: Children will be expected to read daily for at least 20 minutes and to keep their diary up to date.
Homework: The children will have a Maths worksheet which will be given out and collected on Fridays. At the end of the week, pupils will also be sent an online spelling quiz through Oxford Owl.
If pupils wish to explore our topic – Frozen Kingdoms – further, we would appreciate them sharing it with us and/or the class.
Visits:
-Virtual visit with Piers Torday
-Skipping workshop for National Skipping Day
– Sailing at Percuil
Our class novel this term:
Race to the Frozen North by Catherine Johnson
The Race to the Frozen North tells the inspiring true story of Matthew Henson, an African-American explorer who played a key role in reaching the North Pole but was left out of history for many years. It is written by Catherine Johnson, an award-winning British author known for bringing untold and diverse stories to life for young readers.
In English we are reading:
Leila and the Blue Fox by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Leila and the Blue Fox follows the journey of a young girl and a fox across the Arctic, weaving themes of migration, family and belonging. It is written by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, a celebrated British author known for her lyrical storytelling and award-winning children’s books.
What have we been up to?
