Spring 1
We welcome Mrs Medlyn to our class on Mondays. Mrs Barfield will remain on a reduced teaching timetable of Tuesday-Friday.
This term, we will be focussing on our History unit which is called Invasion. This will focus on the Vikings and key historical events. We will be exploring different historical artefacts and evidence presented in the form of diary entries, written accounts, images and data to uncover the key events from the Viking Era. We will have a visit from 'Humph's Histories' this half term where we will meet a Viking!
In English, we will be linking our writing to our reading book The Saga of Eric the Viking. We will be focussing on narrative writing and being the unit with a historical narrative. Our grammar lessons will link to looking at expanded noun phrases, similes, metaphors, personification and figurative language. The children will aim to use ambitious vocabulary through the form of powerful adjectives and adverbs to accompany descriptive devices for the protagonist in the book we are reading.
In reading, we will be exploring the book ‘The Saga of Eric the Viking’ and will be using our VIPERS reading skills during reading lessons. In particular, we will be using our inference skills to determine how characters are feeling at certain stages of the book and drawing on the impression the author has created at key events.
In maths, we are continuing to focus on our multiplication skills and this is something that we will be really concentrating on during homework activities too. As you are aware, the children in year 4 are required to take an end of year multiplication test where they are required to know their multiplications fluently up to the 12 times tables so as much practise at home is very much appreciated. Click here for more information on this test. We will also be looking at measurement: perimeter and area along side written methods of multiplications and divisions involving 2 and 3 digit numbers.
In RE, we will be learning about Kingdom of God focusing on the concept of What kind of king was Jesus? We will explore the Lord’s Prayer and its wider meaning.
In Science, we will be exploring sound and vibrations through the topic 'Good Vibrations'.
In PE, we will be continuing with out PE days of Monday and Thursday. Monday’s PE lessons will concentrate on Karate skills and Thursday’s PE sessions will focus on hockey skills including the positions, how to hold the stick and how to pass and shoot. #
Here is our curriculum map for this term: Saint Kateri