Year 4

Autumn 2019

Curriculum Newsletter

The Stone Age In our topic we will study the chronology from StoneAge to Iron Age, and look at significant events in thistime period, together with the achievements of man.

The children will be using different types of mapsto find physical features such as rivers andmountains and human features including cities of theUnited Kingdom. This will lead us onto learning abouthow land use has changed over time.

Our science topics include comparing and investigatingthe physical properties of rocks and then learning howfossils are formed. Later in the term, light will be ourfocus answering the question, ‘Can you explain how aStone Age sundial would work? ‘

Through our Stone Age topic the children will…create cave paintings, investigating and testing different mediums and working with colour and then texture. In the second half term the children will be printing in the style of artist, Keith Haring.

Dates to Remember

Wednesday 11th September - Parent’s Meeting

Friday 27th September – Prehistoric Workshop

Thursday 8th October – Class Assembly Year 4

Friday 8th November – Cinema Trip

Thursday 14th November – St Margaret’s Day disco

Friday 22nd November – Touchstones Trip

Wednesday 27th November – Come and See My Work

Monday 16th December – KS2 Christmas Performance

Wednesday 18th December – KS2 Christmas Party

Homework ProjectYour task is to either create a bonenecklace or an Iron Age sword hilt.

You can do this in either 2D or 3D.Draw, make, build or paint your

project.

Weekly homework is to be given outand handed in every Friday.

P.E.

Our P.E days are

Mondays (Outdoor)

Wednesdays (Indoor)

Please rememberto bring thecorrect kits onthese days.

Our Literacy Targets

Our reading and writing themes for this termare:

Our narrative writing is all about adventuresin Stone Age times and poetry will coverriddles and classic poems. In non-fiction therewill be opportunities to learn about explanationtexts, instructional writing, non-chronologicalreports and persuasive posters supporting eitherthe Iron Age or the Stone Age as the bestdestination to live in.

General Information

If you would like to know more about any aspects of

this term's work, please speak to your child's class teacher.

Detailed planning, subject policy documents and schemes of

work are available in school should any parent, carer or

guardian wish to see them.

As you would expect, work is differentiated according to

ability.

All classes are supported by Teaching Assistants.

In addition, pupils with special educational needs are also

supported by specialist teachers, the school's educational

psychologist, the mentors and other specialist staff as

appropriate to their particular needs.

Parents/Carers are invited into school during the

……school year so they can discuss their child's progress

……..with the class teacher. A written report is provided

…..for every child towards the end of the Summer term.

Ice-cream Challenge

Our ice-cream challengefor this term is….

To learn all multiplicationand division facts up to12x12.Look out for the ice-cream challenge sheetcoming home soon.

Don’t forget to play on yourTT Rockstars!