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WELCOME TO MRS FARLEY'S

YEAR 4 CLASS

General Information

In year 4 children are asked to bring their reading book and diary to school on a daily basis as this will enable me to provide a comment to inform parents when children have taken part in Guided Reading sessions.

Reading diaries are also to be used by the children to record their independent reading and for parents/carers to provide feedback or make comments on the reading they have done with their child.

Homework

English and Maths homework will be set each Friday and should be completed and returned the following Friday. Any homework set will reinforce learning which has taken place during the week. The children will also have spelling tests every Friday and times tables tests every Monday. In addition to this children will receive various additional homework activities throughout the year related to the creative topics.

P.E.

P.E. sessions will take place each Tuesday and Friday, although this may be subject to changes throughout the school year. Please ensure a full P.E. kit is brought to school and that items are clearly labelled. We will begin swimming on Wednesday 27th January for 9 weeks. All children will need a swimming costume and swimming cap.

Creative Topic - Autumn Term

The Romans

In the Autumn term we will learn about the Roman Conquest and occupation of Britain. This is a centre of learning that will enable the children to study the Roman way of life including homes, cooking, religion, food, entertainment and trade. There will be opportunities for collaborative work, independent research and drama. The Creative History Overview below shows how our subjects connect through this topic making it exciting and fun.

Curriculum Map 2015-16

Creative Topic -Spring Term

Volcanoes & Earthquakes

We will be learning about the Earth's structure and focusing on volcanoes and earthquakes. This is a Geography based topic and the children will learn to understand how living near to these earth features can affect lives. Through Dance, we will learn to use movement patterns and motifs to represent ways in which the earth's crust breaks, moves free and reforms. We will explore the dynamic qualities of speed and weight and perform our 'Volcano' dance for our parallel class.

The creative overview below provides further information about the topic and how subjects connect.