This year you will have Miss Reid in your class Monday to Friday.

We are also lucky enough to have 2 teaching assistants within the class.

Miss Green from Monday to Wednesday.

Miss Shelton on Thursday and Friday.

PE will take place every Tuesday and Thursday.

During Summer 1 term we are doing street dance on Tuesday and Boxing on Thursday

For PE sessions please bring the following:

- Black shorts, leggings or jogging bottoms

- White t-shirt or polo shirt

- Black pumps or trainers

It is usually best to leave your child's PE kit in school for the half-term so that it is always available to use.

It is important that your child brings their reading book into school each day as the days on which they will be able to read with an adult may change from time to time. It is also crucial that you listen to your child read each evening and ensure that you sign their reading record highlighting what they have read and how they performed.

Within this class the children are given time to complete a quiz on the book they have read and change their book. 

Homework will be set on a Tuesday through our online learning platform, SeeSaw. A link for which is placed below:

https://app.seesaw.me/#/login

All homework should be completed by the following Monday and will be checked by your teacher on this day. Please make sure that if you are having difficulties with the homework, that you contact your class teacher with plenty of time so that they can assist your child in its completion. In addition, the school also run a homework club which can really help support those children that struggle completing their tasks independently.

Homework will always be Spellings, TT Rockstar and any topic projects.

The British Empire 

As scientists we will…

• Identify what plants need to grow
• Observe how light, water and air affect plant growth
• Set up and carry out simple plant investigations
• Explore the parts of a plant
• Describe the function of roots, stems, leaves and flowers
• Investigate how water travels through plants
• Observe and record changes in plants over time
• Identify the stages of a plant life cycle
• Understand how flowers help plants reproduce
• Explore how seeds are dispersed
• Compare how different plants grow in different conditions
• Use evidence from our investigations to answer questions

As children who value their relationships, in PHSE as will

• Understand how our actions affect others
• Show empathy and see things from different perspectives
• Recognise and respond to our own and others’ feelings
• Identify what makes us feel safe and unsafe
• Know who to go to for help and support
• Understand what makes a healthy relationship
• Show kindness, respect and honesty to others
• Recognise different types of relationships
• Appreciate our friends and family
• Understand that conflict can happen and how to resolve it
• Know how to respond to bullying and support others
• Make safe choices online
• Recognise safe and unsafe websites and content

As theologists we will…

• Understand the Christian Creation story
• Explore where Creation fits in the Bible’s Big Story
• Identify what God created in Genesis
• Explain what Christians believe about the world
• Explore what “good” means in the Creation story
• Understand the idea of stewardship
• Explain how Christian’s care for the world
• Explore how different Christians show their beliefs
• Understand the story of Adam and Eve (The Fall)
• Explain what sin and temptation mean
• Explore how the Fall affects relationships
• Reflect on what Christians learn from Creation and the Fall

As mathematicians we will…

• Add and subtract fractions
• Partition a whole
• Find unit and non-unit fractions of amounts
• Reason with fractions of an amount
• Recognise pounds and pence
• Convert pounds and pence
• Add and subtract money
• Find change
• Read Roman numerals to 12
• Tell the time to 5 minutes and to the minute
• Read time on digital clocks
• Use am and pm correctly
• Understand years, months, days, days and hours

As writers we will…

• Write an adventure story
• Describe characters using small details
• Create settings with atmosphere
• Use expanded noun phrases
• Use conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions
• Write in paragraphs
• Use the present perfect and past tense correctly
• Build a rich and varied vocabulary
• Create dialogue between characters
• Show character feelings through actions and speech
• Sequence events to follow a clear story structure
• Edit and improve our writing

As spellers we will…

• Learn and practise Year 3/4 statutory spelling words
• Revise common exception words
• Spell words ending in -sure and -ture
• Spell words ending in -ge and -dge
• Spell words with kn and gn at the start
• Spell words with wr at the start
• Spell words ending in -sion
• Apply spelling rules to new words
• Identify tricky parts of words
• Use strategies to help us remember spellings
• Apply correct spellings in our writing
• Use apostrophes for possession correctly

As readers we will…

• Use VIPERS skills to understand what we read
• Find and explain vocabulary in the text
• Make inferences about characters’ thoughts and feelings
• Predict what might happen next
• Explain key events and ideas
• Retrieve information from the text
• Sequence events in the correct order
• Discuss characters and their actions
• Ask and answer questions about the text
• Read aloud with expression and fluency
• Build our understanding through discussion
• Read and explore a non-fiction text each Friday
• Use evidence from the text to support our answers

As design technicians we will:

• Taste savoury and sweet scones in order to inspire our own recipes
• Learn the skills of kneading and rubbing through making shortbread biscuits
• Design our own scone recipes
• Make and evaluate our own scones

As historians, we will learn:

• why the British empire began as well as the benefits of it
• how the British Empire has changed over time
• was independence was important to India
• what led to the decline of the British Empire

As computer scientists we will…

• Understand what computational thinking is
• Break problems into smaller parts (decomposition)
• Spot patterns to help solve problems
• Focus on important information (abstraction)
• Design clear step-by-step instructions (algorithms)
• Test and improve our ideas (debugging)
• Explain how computers use instructions
• Apply problem-solving skills to real-life situations
• Work collaboratively to solve challenges
• Use Scratch to create and adapt programs
• Explain how our programs work
• Reflect on how we solved problems

As musicians we will…

• Learn and perform patriotic songs
• Sing as part of an ensemble
• Keep in time with others
• Use dynamics (loud and quiet) to add expression
• Identify musical features such as melody, tempo and motif
• Listen to and respond to music
• Compare different pieces of music
• Understand how music can create feelings of pride and unity
• Develop confidence in performing
• Improve our singing through practice and rehearsal
• Use musical vocabulary to describe what we hear
• Understand the historical context of songs

As geographers we will…

• Identify different natural resources in Britain
• Understand how land is used in the UK
• Explore how land use has changed over time
• Locate places using maps and atlases
• Identify where resources are found
• Understand the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources
• Explain how natural resources are used to produce energy
• Explore how electricity is generated and transported
• Understand the impact of using natural resources
• Compare renewable and non-renewable energy sources
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy
• Explore how location affects energy production
• Identify where resources come from around the world
• Understand how natural resources are used for materials like wood, glass and concrete

As artists we will…

• Explore the art of batik
• Learn about the artist Iwan Tirta
• Understand how art reflects culture
• Identify patterns and repeating designs
• Experiment with wax resist techniques
• Use colour to create effects
• Develop ideas through sketching
• Design a piece with meaning
• Use symbols to communicate ideas
• Create a final batik piece
• Evaluate and reflect on our work
• Respect and appreciate art from different cultures