ICT Topic based research We are HTML editors

ICT Topic based research ‘We are HTML editors’ ‘We are musicians’ Maths This pamphlet outlines the content of the curriculum to be covered this term. English Funny Bones stories – writing a story for a specific audience Explanation texts Speech punctuation/possessive apostrophe with plurals Research linked to Science topic Continued regular spelling and handwriting work Science History/ Geography Research into the history of Music and composers. Habitats and the local area/land use Finishing off Step Back in Time (first two weeks of term) Biology – Living and non living The human body – the skeleton and its function. Muscles and the human organs. Healthy lifestyles. Teeth – functions and hygiene The effect of exercise. How light and water effect plant growth Multi Sports - Quick Sticks and tennis (1 st half term) Athletics and cricket (2 nd half term) PE & Games Inside and Out Number bonds and place value to 1000 and application of this to bigger numbers Representation of various operations Doubling and Halving 2 D/3 D shapes & their properties Solving problems Time, fractions & statistics. Use of investigation to explore maths Developing Mental Maths skills Mastery Maths activities Summer Term 2017 Inside and Out Art/DT Observational drawings, Sketching Illustrations Sketching skills Food technology – designing healthy food and meals How and why do believers show their commitments? What do religions teach about the natural world? Actions, opinions, beliefs and their affect on others Changes – puberty and moving school RE/PSHCE Music Topic related songs The history of music and Historical composers and musical periods Performance skills ‘Lean on Me’ French Likes and dislikes Leisure activities Numbers 11 -31 and some maths Review of the year’s work Class 4

Class 4 News – Summer 2017 Dear Parents, Welcome back to the third (and final) term of Year 4. I hope that you have all had a lovely Easter break and that your child is looking forward to this term. Again, it is a very busy term with a lovely topic and some very good opportunities for lots of great learning and progress that can be made. I will be expecting the children to work hard and I have lots prepared for them. New Barn was a fantastic experience and enjoyed by all. The children were incredibly well behaved and even went to sleep relatively quickly! The learning was great and everybody got involved with all the activities. So, well done Year 4 – I’m very proud of you all! Staffing continues to be the same. I will be teaching the class. Mrs Aspinwall will be the class Teaching Assistant each morning. Mr Waterhouse will be teaching each Thursday and Friday morning and Luke from Multi Sports will also be supporting my PE lesson on a Thursday afternoon. How can you continue to help your child at home? Reading – as in previous terms Please continue to complete some form of reading work at home with your child as often as you can. This could be hearing them read, it could be asking them questions about what they have read, it could be asking them to summarise what they have already read or predict what may come next. It could be looking at the language an author has used to describe something or perhaps you could compare different books by the same author or on the same theme. Please also look at your child’s reading targets – this may help with ideas. Additionally, please pop in after school one day for more guidance if you feel you need to. Homework will continue to be set on a regular basis and more information will follow shortly. Targets Over Easter I have updated and revised the children’s targets. These will be available for you to see in their diaries. I would urge you please to read these and support the children to achieve their targets. These are designed to support your child to achieve the next stage in their learning and practice at home is vital in order to be able to achieve them. The Learning Platform Your child continues to have access to the Learning Platform. I will be adding activities during the next few weeks and will let the children know when they are available. The children also still have access to Education City and Purple Mash at home and are welcome to use these as and when they would like to, in addition to when homework is set. Additionally, LEXIA is also available at home and is having a fantastic effect on the children’s spelling in Literacy and Writing activities. We also have a fantastic new Maths app called Flurrish that supports the children’s times table and number bond development. You can access this app as a guest if you go to http: //www. flurrished. com/numberfy. apk from an android device. This app can only be used on android devices. Please have a practice at home if you can. Topics and themes Our third topic of the year is called ‘Inside and Out’. This is generally based around Science themes and will cover the human body including the skeleton, muscles, organs, teeth and how to stay healthy. This curriculum pamphlet provides details of the topic and this information will also be available on the school website. PE This half-term PE lessons will take place on Monday and Thursday afternoons. Please ensure your child has the correct PE kit in school at all times (black shorts, purple t-shirt and plimsolls/trainers). I would also encourage you to ensure that, if the weather is colder, the children have tracksuit bottoms, a black sweat top/jumper and trainers within their PE bag. Please remember, if you have any concerns about your son/daughter or any questions/queries then please feel free to call into class after school to speak to me. Many thanks, Mr Dicker