We hope you’ve all had a brilliant holiday and are ready to start the new school year. We are really looking forward to this half term and we hope you are too! Autumn Term 1 is a very busy one, so here’s what we’ll be up to.
PE
PE will be every Thursday. Just a reminder that school P.E. kit comprises of a white t-shirt, black shorts and trainers or pumps. If P.E. is taking place outside and the weather is cold, the children are allowed to wear dark jogging bottoms and trainers. All jewellery must be removed for P.E.
Swimming
Swimming will be every Monday. For swimming lessons, please bring a towel and one-piece swimming costume or swimming shorts. All children with long hair will need to bring a swimming cap. Earrings cannot be worn for swimming. Goggles cannot be worn unless medically prescribed.
English
We’ve got lots of exciting activities planned in English. Our writing focus is based on a book called Meerkat Mail. We will be creating our own narrative using an adventure theme and analysing different texts and video clips, to help inspire our own writing.
We will develop our SPAG knowledge through continuing to learn about the various word classes and different spelling patterns, including the Y3/4 word list.
In Guided Reading, we will be studying How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale by Cressida Cowell, which is an adventure narrative.
Maths
We will continue to develop our understanding of Place Value, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division and Area. We will be focussing on the Using and Applying aspect of Maths through Reasoning Challenges and improving our Maths fluency through Fluent in Five each day.
Please remember to carry on practising your times tables up to 12×12 as these are a key focus for Year 4 ahead of the multiplication check in the Summer term.
Science
Our topic this half term is Electricity. In this unit we will learn about the different types of electrical appliances, how a circuit works and explore various materials to learn about insulators and conductors.
Topic
Our topic for the whole of this term is Invaders and Settlers. We will be learning all about the Roman Empire, the Roman invasion of Britain and the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons.
Jigsaw
Our first Puzzle is called Being Me In My World. We will be discussing how we learn, how we can help others and our school community.
Computing
We will be finding out about Systems and Networks and Internet Safety.
HOMEWORK
We will continue to have a creative approach to our homework this term. You will be given Maths and Spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities which align with our topic.
Homework is given out every Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.
Please make sure you read a minimum of twice each week at home and sign your Reading Logs. We will check and sign these every Wednesday.
Miss Bruce