Literacy (Including Homework)
Basic skills punctuation, grammar, sentences structure, descriptive writing Guided reading sessions Explanation and information texts looking, at analyzing, writing, paragraphing Visual Literacy Frankenweenie, use for descriptive writing Exploring and writing playscripts Spelling patterns and rules Homework grammar and spelling
P.E. & Forest School Staff Mrs Kate Wyatt 4Wskills, Forest school Outdoor problem solving, links to class Mr Mark Sheehan 4S learning Miss Laura Doyle 4D Mrs Dawn Poulton TA 4W P.E. Tuesday Mrs Ann Terry TA Forest school Monday PPA P.E. - Thursday 4S Mrs Jo Dewell, Mrs Gordon, MrsTuesday Games Cooper
Forest school Wednesday 4D P.E. Tuesday Swimming Wednesday Forest school - Thursday P.E. Gymnastic skills - Robot dance
Topic Blood, Bones and Gory Bits
ENGAGE Visit to the Think Tank Looking at and exploring internal organs and how they work Learning about blood and blood types Taking part in daily exercise Making stethoscopes Sounds our body makes! DEVELOP Study the role of the digestive system Make sick and poo! Learn about the heart and circulation Learn more detail about signicant organs on our body Look at medical advances in history Study muscles and muscle groups INNOVATE Create a standing frame for a partner for Mary Shelleys Frankenstein Make and locate major organs Show how blood circulates Create body parts: skin, eyes, muscles, hair EXPRESS Review effectiveness of their creation Make powerpoint presentations about their learning Plan a healthy menu
Numeracy (Including Homework)
Counting, partitioning and calculating number patterns place value addition and subtraction Securing number facts and understanding shape properties of number and shape solve one and two step problems doubling and halving Handling data and measures collect organize and present data understand and use metric units and abbreviations interpret divisions on a scale Calculating, measuring and understanding shape solve problems involving money and measures read time to the nearest minute use position and direction Securing number facts, relationships and calculating consolidate multiplication facts up to 10x10 recognize equivalent decimals and fractions nd fractions of number, shape or quantities Also 6 minute club, weekly mental maths tests Home work based on class work done that week. Sent home Thursday due in following Tuesday
Year Four Spring Term
Topic Pharaohs
ENGAGE Visit from Professor McGinty Take part in archaeological dig Explore ancient and present day maps of Egypt Build pyramids Investigate canopic jars DEVELOP Create a timeline Use maps to identify key places and cities Look at climate and weather Develop a deeper understanding of mummication Learn about Howard Carter Read Egyptian myths and legends Develop understanding of hieroglyphics INNOVATE Write a hieroglyphic message on a sarcophagus Create a canopic jar containing an organ Create a 3D death mask Organise and make a range of foods for burial with the King Plan a Pharaohs funeral procession EXPRESS Carry out a Pharaohs funeral procession through school Use photographs to create a powerpoint presentation Make and display works of art Write an account of the project on papyrus Write a post card from Egypt from the point of view of a tourist