Welcome To Year 4
Autumn 1
Misty Mountains, Winding Rivers.
Class Trip Thursday 9th October
Stanley Outdoor Education Centre Mountain Day
A Geography based unit
In the Misty Mountain, Winding River project, your child will learn about the characteristics and physical processes of rivers, including how they shape the landscape over time, their significance around the world and the impact of flooding. They will learn how to use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and a key to locate and plot geographical places and features on a map, as well as how contour lines are used to show the topography of an area. They will have the opportunity to learn about the stages of the water cycle and about mountains and their different formations, studying mountain ranges in the United Kingdom and around the world. They will also learn about habitats and how human and natural influences can have an impact on the environment.
Texts:
King of the Cloud Forests – Michael Morpurgo
Diaries; Information leaflets; Explanations; Narrative poetry
Autumn 2
I am Warrior
A History based unit.
I am Warrior! I am strong, brave and powerful. Meet me in battle.
Draw your sword, wield your axe and challenge me if you dare.
Invade and attack. Romans versus Celts, the fight is on. Discover warring Britain: meet Claudius, Boudicca and Julius Caesar and find out what the Romans did for us.
Get ready for Gladiator School and learn alongside Spartacus and Spiculus, brave fighters of the Roman Colosseum.
When all that battling makes you hungry, relax, lie back and feast yourself on dormice and grapes, or perhaps a roasted swan sprinkled with nuts?
Texts:
Roman Diary The Journal of Iliona A Young Slave
R Platt
PE Autumn Term Swimming- Monday PE -Wednesday
PE kit to be worn to School on Monday and Wednesday.
In Year 4 times tables are of great importance as in June there is a multiplication test.
Children need to practice quick recall of all timestables up to 12.
Please use TTRS and Topmarks/Hit The Button.
Home Learning:
Children are asked to read daily at home, recording this in their reading dairies.
Topic linked homework will be set under activities on Seesaw.
In addition to this, children can access the following websites to enhance and further support their learning at home:
Reading:
Children are encouraged to read books at school. When they have finished reading them, they need to go on the following link and complete their quiz.
Renaissance Home (renaissance-go.com)
Please listen to your child read everyday at home and sign their diaries.
Bedrock learning vocabulary Digital Literacy Curriculum | Bedrock Learning
Maths: (login using your username and password given by school)
Science
Electricity
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