Year 4

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Literacy

During our Literacy work the children will be reading stories with historical settings and stories set in imaginary worlds.

Features of non-fiction texts, in particular, newspapers and information texts will be explored and the children will also study aspects of poetry.

Weekly spellings should continue to be learnt and daily reading practice will be encouraged.

The children should continue to practice their joined up handwriting.

 

Mathematics

This term, the work in Numeracy consists of place value, ordering and rounding numbers, doubling and halving, addition and subtraction, reading numbers from scales, money, measures, shape, time, compass directions and fractions. In some of their work they will be using a calculator for calculations. The children will also be taught multiplication and division. It is much easier for the

children to do these if they know their tables.

It would be helpful if you could support your child with this.

 

Creative Curriculum

Our Creative Curriculum work will focus on aspects of WW2. The children will be encouraged to find out what life was like for children during this time. They will study what life was like on the Home Front, The Blitz, evacuation and rationing. They will have the opportunity to make shelters, wartime food, aeroplanes and toys, propaganda posters and to study the work of a war artist. Some of the questions they will be asked will include: -

  • Why did WW2 happen?
  • Who were the famous people in WW2?
  • Was Leigh bombed and if not why?
  • How could I stay safe?
  • How would it feel to evacuated?
  • What would my parents have been doing?
  • What was rationing?
  • How did people keep their spirits up?
  • What would my toys have looked like?

 

SCIENCE

During Science we will conduct experiments to find out the properties of solids and liquids and conduct further investigations to find out how they can be separated.

 

RE

In RE the children will become familiar with Judaism- the people and the Torah and will develop their understanding of Advent and Christmas.

 

ICT

The children will have opportunities to use ICT in all their curriculum work and will be writing for different audiences.

 

Music

The music we will study will develop children’s ability to create simple rhythmic patterns and perform them rhythmically using notation as a support. They will also develop a class orchestra and learn some WW2 songs.

 

PSHE

All children will study the SEALS themes New Beginnings, Bullying and Getting On and Falling Out and will be able to share experiences and develop listening and speaking skills during circle time. They will also learn about rules and first aid.

 

French

The children will have the opportunity to study the French language by learning about sports and healthy foods.

 

PE/Games

PE is on Tuesday. The children will work on developing skills when playing invasion games. They will also have the opportunity to use a dance programme about The Blitz. Swimming will take place on Wednesday. All children are expected to take part in swimming lessons this year and the class will be divided into two with one half going swimming until Christmas and the other half from Christmas to Easter.