Grasshopper and Moth Classes

English

Mrs Boulpe and Miss Overson’s Group

Our non-fiction unit will focus on newspaper reports and we will be using ‘Boy, Box, Baffled’ as our model to help us learn the key features needed to write a good newspaper report. We will build on the children’s previous knowledge of recounts, including writing in the past tense and in chronological order, as well learning how to write an introductory paragraph to share the important information such as what, when and where. We will also learn how to use a range of sentences to vary pace and create emphasis.

Mrs Bartolozzi’s Group

Children will learn about setting and characterisation using the Talk4Writing approach beginning with a cold write and then moving through the imitation, innovation and independent stages. Our model text is The Tunnel by Anthony Browne which provides children with a high quality example. We will be focusing on ensuring we use the spelling rules which have been taught and spelling common exception words correctly. These can be found in the files below if you would like to practise them at home. We will also build a ‘characterisation toolkit’ and a ‘setting toolkit’ to improve the content of our writing looking at adjectives, using the power of three, verbs, adverbs and similes. 

Maths

This half term we will be continuing to look at multiplication and division. The children will be learning written methods to help multiply and divide. Within multiplication they will be looking at multiplying more than two numbers. In division they will be looking at dividing a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number, dividing a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number and then looking at remainders. Please ensure that your child is continuously practising their times tables at home.

Science

In science this half term will we be looking at Ecology. Within this unit we will be exploring living things and their habitats, the different natural cycles, the web of livings things, air pollution and how it is a threat to the environment and then finally looking at ecology within our local area.

History

In history we are learning about the Tudors. We will begin by looking at the Life in Tudor England. Then we will delve into who Henry VIII was and what his impact on the English Reformation was before then exploring his children, Edward VI and Mary I.

Geography

In geography this half term we are going to be exploring London as our capital city. Within this unit we will be starting by finding out the history of London and how it expanded over time. Following on we will be exploring the industrial parts of London and their impacts. The children will think about planning a trip to London and looking at how they would travel their and back. We will also look into depth at the London underground and what its purposes were. Then finally we will be looking at what tourists would explore when visiting London.

PE

In PE we will be learning Balls Skills on Monday and Netball on Tuesday.

R.E

In RE this half term we are learning about the 5 Pillars of Islam (Shahadah, Salah, Zakat, Sawn, Hajj) including the duties that Muslims should perform to fulfil these.

Spanish

The children will start this half term with a cultural lesson finding out about Epiphany in Spain and revisiting months of the year in Spanish. The children will then learn the nouns for family members. Using this new knowledge, they will create a family tree before moving on to learning facial features in Spanish and how to use colours as adjectives to describe parts of the face.

PSHE

In PSHE the children will begin to develop lifelong skills in communication and working with others. It will help them to identify and value their own strengths, gifts and talents and to understand how these, along with others’ skills and strengths can contribute to the success of a group task.

Art

The children will discover elements of art include line, shape, form, space, light, texture, and colour. They will design, or composition means how these elements, or ingredients in the work of art work together to make a coherent whole.

Computing

This unit is the first of the two programming units in Year 4, and looks at repetition and loops within programming. Pupils will create programs by planning, modifying, and testing commands to create shapes and patterns. They will use Logo, a text-based programming language.

Geography

History

Science

Religious Education

Art

Spanish

Computing

PSHE