Numeracy – We will be learning to:
Literacy
Computing
We will be reading and writing fiction, using ideas
from Bill’s New Frock and The Egyptian
Cinderella. Take notes from the Tutankhamun
video and rewrite Howard Carter’s diary entry on
the day the tomb was opened. We will study
information texts and write a page for an
information book about Ancient Egypt.
We will be practising our handwriting and
spelling. We will bring home spelling words each
week.
We will read in a group each week, and can earn
stickers and prizes if we get our reading diary
signed.
Grammar - direct speech, paragraphs.
Science
The first unit will be Key Skills.
Children will make their own computer
game using 2DIY.
They will have the chance to test and
play theirs and other children’s games.
Understand place value and use this to order and
compare numbers.
To round numbers to the nearest 10,100 and 1000.
Add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits.
To solve problems using addition and subtraction.
We will be continuing to have 1 Big Maths lesson each
week.
WELCOME TO YEAR 4!
We will be describing the simple functions of
the digestive system in humans.
RE
Autumn 1
Learn about the the Church family.
We will be talking about who belongs
to our family, then learn about some of
the family connections in the Bible.
We will identify the different types of teeth in
humans and their functions.
We will learn to classify living things and
construct a variety of food chains.
History: Ancient Egypt
We will be learning all about Ancient Egypt.
Understand the importance of the Nile to the Ancient
Egyptians.
Show what life was like for farmers.
Write Howard Carter’s diary entry 26th Nov 1922.
Use drama to explore Egyptian belief on the afterlife.
We will also visit Bolton Museum and take part in an
Ancient Egyptian workshop.
PE
PE sessions taken by Mr
Taylor.
PSHE & SEAL
Monday afternoon and
Friday morning.
Create class rules and practise routines.
Achieving our class mission.
Introducing yourself to someone new and
being a good friend.