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Dear Parents/Carers
We hope that the following brief outline of the work that will be taught will be useful to you when you
discuss his/her work with your child. We always
welcome parental support so if you feel you or your place of work have skills which could support any of the units of work please let us know.
MATHS
The children will continue to explore mental strategies and refine written methods for
addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division. They will also be learning about angles and turns, co-ordinates and weight. They will learn to work with simple fractions and recognise equivalent fractions and decimals.
LITERACY
They will be reading the story of Iron Man. The study this half term is fantasy and adventure stories. Towards the end of the half term they will be looking at
persuasive and explanatory texts. The term finishes with a block of work on playscripts. AND, of course, we will be doing BIG WRITING!
HISTORY
They will be looking at the life of
Ancient Greeks and Ancient Greece, this is linked with the Art topic.
SCIENCE
During the first half term the work will be based on investigating friction and other forces. After the holiday the topic will be solids, and
liquids.
RE
We will be covering aspects of Hinduism and looking at the Easter story after half term.
PE
They will be learning traditional dance and gymnastics. Y4MH will go
swimming on Thursday .
ICT
They will learn simple programming
using Logo and interpreting spread sheets.
ART
The children will be designing Greek Vases and plates and making Coil pots.
They will also be looking at the work of Matisse.
HELP AT HOME
The school’s homework policy recognises that
pupils work hard in school and should be
encouraged to develop other skills and interests out of school time. It also states that we feel that children of this age need the opportunity to play, socialise and relax. We do however value parental involvement and support in the
following areas:
- Reading: both to your child and listening to them read aloud
- Spelling: lists have been sent home for the children to practise
- Mathematics: learning of tables and
number facts as appropriate and help with time telling too
- Research work: when relevant to support topics.
SCHOOL BAGS
We value your support by ensuring that your child has a book bag or plastic wallet to carry reading books, letters home etc. to and from school to avoid them becoming damaged. We do sell bags in school at a cost of £2.50.
If you are interested in
purchasing one please go to the office.
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