Wonder, Believe, Shine & Achieve - Welcome to Year 4!
Autumn Term
This term, Year 4 are exploring the world of the Ancient Romans. Through Mantle of the Expert, they will become both Roman centurions and members of an Iceni tribe, exploring all sides of the Roman Empire. They will examine the geography of the region of Italy, focusing on the spread of the Empire and the ancient grandeur of Rome.
In Literacy, we will be building our learning around the class reader, Charlotte's Web, and examining a range of poetry. We will be applying our comprehensive skills to expand our knowledge of the class reader.
In RE, we will be examining the topic of Creation & Covenant; The key learning areas will look at the first creation story in Genesis, learning that God made the world out of love and what it means to practice stewardship. We will look at Old Testament figures- mainly Abraham, Sarah and Isaac and recognizing how their trust in God shaped their choices.
In Maths, we will be working on place value, addition & subtraction, area and multiplication & division.
In Science, we will focus on living things and their habitats, the digestive system and human & animals.
Homework
Homework is set weekly on Friday. Please hand in by the following Thursday.
Spellings are in books and on Spelling Shed. Tests on Friday.
Please encourage your child to read regularly (little and often) and record with an adult signature in their Reading Record. It is recommended that they can access TT Rock Stars as much as possible. We test these each week on a Friday.