Writing

In our Literacy lessons we are exploring the story 'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse' by Charlie Mackesy.  We are learning how to use fronted adverbials and using direct speech with accurate punctuation and interesting verb choice to make our writing exciting and enjoyable for the reader. 

Click on the image to watch the animation. 

Reading

For the next couple of weeks, we are chapter 1 from 'Boy Underwater' by Adam Baron.   

We are practising our reading fluency skills and exploring the meaning of new words in context so that we can make sense of what we read. We are developing our retrieval skills with independence and developing our inference and explanations with some support. 

 

Click on the image to listen to Adam Baron talk about his book. 

  

 

 

Maths

In maths, we are learning all about fractions.  We can convert improper fractions to mixed numbers and we are trying hard to find equivalent fractions. 

                                   

Click on the fraction wall below to learn more about fractions!

Remember to log into TTRS to practise your times tables.

          

Religious Education

We are learning about Jesus' life through the branch 'Desert to Garden'.

We will be exploring the Stations of the Cross and reflecting on Jesus' passion according the the Gospel of Luke. 

Mrs Baird told us all about her pilgrimage around Via Dolorosa. We had lots of questions to ask her and we really enjoyed looking at her photographs. 

               

Science

Our science topic this half-term is all about 'Sound'. 

We have learnt that sounds are made through vibrations. We can identify sound sources and talk about what is vibrating to make the sound. 

Click on the image below to help you to understand more about sound. 

 

Geography

Our topic this term is all about the United Kingdom. We know that the United Kingdom is made up of four countries. We looked at the different flags for each country and how the Union Jack is formed. We know the capital cities within the United Kingdom and the names of the surrounding seas. 

Click on the photo of the Union Jack to find out more about the United Kingdom. 

 

History

Our topic this term is all about the Romans. We know that the Roman Empire was very powerful and had a social hierarchy. We researched facts about the way of life for a Roman and we even got to look at some Roman replica artifacts. We have been learning about what the Romans did to socialise and entertain themselves. We have decided that we would like to be a Roman gladiator!

Click the image to find out more about the Romans. 

Art

Our topic this term is 'collage'. We have been using different techniques which will help us to create a final design using collage.  We know that paper can be cut or ripped, in shapes, strips or off cuts. We can use bold coloured paper, patterned paper and even make our own colourful designs.  

  

Our first topic in Y4 was textiles. We learnt how to deconstruct fabric to look at threads and we developed our skills in weaving. We created patterns with running stitches and how to embellish. We were very proud of our finished product!

                     

                  

                  

        

Design Technology

Our art topic this term is 'Keep it Safe'. We have been looking at shell structures and deconstructing cardboard boxes to investigate how they have been constructed. We then looked at nets and the purpose of these and rebuilt the structures! We are very excited to be building our own structures this week!

      

              

PE

Children have PE every Monday with Miss Burke and Miss Taras. We are orienteering!

           

 

PE with Coach Luke is every Wednesday. The topic for this half-term is invasion games. 

 

 

 

Reading

Children should be reading for at least 15 minutes per day. Please, record your child's reading homework in their reading diary. These will be checked daily.

Timetables/Arithmetic

Children should be learning their timetables for at least 10 minutes per day on Times Tables Rock Stars. 

Spelling

Children should be practising their spellings for at least 10 minutes per day on Spelling Frame. Children should complete their online spelling test on Tuesday or Wednesday ready for their test on Thursday morning. 

*Children will be tested on their spelling and times tables every Thursday. They will take their test books home every Friday to share their achievements with parents. Please ensure they are brought back into school on Monday morning.*

Weekly homework

Children will receive a piece of homework based on reading, SPAG or maths on weekly basis. This will be given out on Mondays and should be returned to school on Thursday morning. This homework should take around 20 minutes to complete. 

 

We have writing, reading and maths lessons every morning through the week. In the afternoons we have science, RE, art, geography, music, RSE and PE lessons. 

Monday- PE kit, homework to be taken home. 

Wednesday- PE kit, Spanish with Miss Allen and PE with Luke. 

Thursday- Homework is due in, spelling and timetables test.

Friday- Praise assembly

 

We loved dressing up for World Book Day!

       

We had a 'bright day' on Thursday 3rd October to remind us of the importance of wearing something bright to stay safe during the darker evenings when we are walking and using our bikes and scooters. Cars and other vehicles can see us more easily!

 

This half term: Please can you bring cereal boxes into school to help with our DT work. 

Thursday 6th March: World Book Day. Dress up as your favourite character and bring the book to school with you. Can you include a quote from your character on your outfit?

Friday 7th March: Biggest Ever Football Session- Come to school in your PE kit. 

Monday 10th March : Reading Adventure Day!

Tuesday 18th March: Class photo

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