Year 4 Ramanujan
Class teacher: Miss Vyas
STEAM |
Our STEAM focus is Art. The drivers for this term are Art and History. Children will design and produce a Viking coin purse with a printed personal monogram. During this, we will learn how:
To enable children to be successful, we will focus on the following:
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English- Writing |
Stories from other cultures We will be focusing on writing a narrative based on stories from other cultures. To be successful, children will develop their skills and knowledge of applying a variety of literary devices including:
A recount We will be writing a recount based on our workshop outing. Children will use a range of devices to be successful including:
Poetry: During the final week, we will focus on developing our knowledge of using a range of poetic devices to write poetry based on our learning of the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.
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English -Reading |
This term, we will be focusing on Varjak Paw by S.F Said. Varjak Paw is a pampered kitten whose family have lived in the Contessa’s home for generations. One day a mysterious gentleman and two fearsome black cats arrive and Varjak is forced to venture outside the walls and fend for himself in the mean streets below. Luckily the Elder Paw has taught him ‘the Way’, a secret martial art for cats. Week 1/2:
Week 3/4:
Week 5/6:
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Maths |
Continuing with multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100 Applying place-value knowledge to known additive and multiplicative number facts (scaling facts by 100). Times tables 11 and 12 (By the end of Year 4, children should be able to recall all multiplication table facts and related division facts). Symmetry in 2D shapes
Time
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Computing |
This term’s focus is on Data Logging. We will learn about:
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HRE |
We will learn: Theme – Safeguarding our Relationships
Theme – Respecting self and others
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Music |
Using the Charanga musical programme, we will focus on the song STOP! by Joanna Mangona and a variety of mixed styles of music to develop the following skills:
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MFL |
This term we will explore the topic ‘Family and Friends’. We will learn:
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PE |
Health and Fitness We will be taking part in a variety of fitness activities including circuits to keep us fit and healthy, whilst understanding the importance of fitness and its impact upon our bodies. This term, we will learn:
Dance The children will be having Tudor Hall come in to teach them Dance. They will be looking at choreography based around a theme, looking at levels, movement, formation and travel. |
RE |
This term’s big question is: Is it always wrong to lie? In our RE lessons and assemblies this term we will explore the following:
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Our PE days this term: Monday and Wednesday