How can you support your child’s learning
Ask questions about their topic and discuss
their learning. Help them research using
the internet. Did you know that you can get
free internet access at your local library?
Look for things when you are out and about.
Did you know that North
Shields Central Library is open
until late every Tuesday and
Thursday? It is open on a Saturdays too!
Our school website is always a great place to look to
see what we have been up to. Check out
http://www.percymainprimary.org.uk/pages/
year_4_207716.cfm
Remember to check in to
Class 4’s twitter
account—@pmpsyear4
It is updated regularly
with information on our
activities.
Key information for the term:-
Class 4 will continue with swimming lessons—last lesson will
be on Tuesday 1st December. Their swimming kit will need
to be in school every Tuesday. We will focus on hockey in
our other PE lesson—please ensure your child has their full
indoor and outdoor PE kit. Reading folders should come
to school every day, especially
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays.
Class 4
Autumn 1.2 2015
Topic
Our topic will be Geography and Science
based this term. We will look at the
term endangered and examine the reasons why certain animals are at risk of
extinction.
We will research countries, continents
and oceans. We will look at various animals habitats’ and find out why they are
at risk. We will also research the work
of the World Wild Fund for Nature.
The children have asked...
How do they become
endangered?
KB
What does endangered
mean?
EM
How many polar bears are
left in the wild?
TY
These questions will lead your child’s
learning.
In Literacy we will look at various information books
about animals and use Talk 4 Writing to write a discussion text as to whether endangered animals should be
kept in zoos.
In maths and computing, we will look at symmetry of nature and create our own symmetrical patterns of tigers,
butterflies and other patterned animals.
In Art & Design, we will focus
our art work on endangered
animals and re-create Henri
Rousseau’s ‘Tiger in a tropical
storm’ as part of a large mural, in addition to learning
about Fauvism.
Building Learning Power
During this term the children will mainly be working on
the following learning muscles: