Year 4 Term 6 Vicious Vikings

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Year 4 Term 6Vicious Vikings
As mathematicians our learning will develop our
understanding of position and direction using
coordinates and compass points. We will revisit
our learning on time as well as how to apply
methods to solve problems involving money. We
hope to improve our understanding of fractions,
percentages and decimals too. As writers we will
be broadening our vocabulary through poetry. We
will spend time focusing on the work of a
particular poet so we can write in a style to
develop a poetry style of our own. We will link
some of our English work to our science work by
discussing, through speaking and listening
activities as well as written work, what could be
done to improve our school environment. As
scientists we shall continue to study all living
things around us by identifying them and
classifying them with accuracy. We will spend
some time looking at how habitats change
throughout the world.

• Through our learning journey...
• as historians we will look further into the world
  of the Vikings. We will look at the way they
  travelled, how they fought and what life was like
  in their longhouse communities. We will carry out
  research to discover more detail of why they
  invaded other countries. We hope to use some
  Computing sessions to further our knowledge of
  the Vikings and what life was like for them.
• As artists we will be studying the work of the
  locally known artist Marc Chagall and recreating
  their work. We will then apply the style of this
  artist to create our own design linked to our
  continued Viking topic learning.
• In PE we will continue to be supported by the
  Sports Partnership for athletics in the lead up
  to Sports day. We will also be practising
  striking and fielding games such as Rounders
  where good team play, sportsmanship and
  communication skills can be developed.
• PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CHILD HAS KIT IN SCHOOL.

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Year 4 Parent Information

• Homework
• We will hand out homework and spellings for the
  week on a Wednesday and expect it to be handed in
  on the following Monday.
• For the Viking Topic the Homework task sheet from
  term 5 is continuing.
• We would like to emphasise the importance of
  homework and reading at home. The school expects
  all children to complete it regularly.
• Spellings this term will be based on words from
  the revised curriculum that children of this age
  should know both the spelling and meaning of. We
  hope this will continue to support both their
  reading and writing skills in turn.
• Practise of times tables and spellings is also
  expected to take place for a short time each week
  in a way that suits your child.

The vicious Vikings topic will continue into term
6 through many areas of our learning. We have
already seen some great homework creations coming
in to school during term 5 so we look forward to
seeing what else is to come. Year 4 Teaching
Staff Mrs Creed / Mrs Maneekerd (4M/C) Miss
Kingsnorth (4K) Mrs Broad Mrs Logan Mr
Robertson Useful information PE days In Year
4, PE is twice a week. As we are now in Term 6,
both sessions should take place outdoors
practising althletics. Wednesday Striking and
fielding games (With Sports Partnership). Thursday
Athletics. Children with long hair should
also have their hair tied up and earrings removed
or covered.