Autumn 2

Religious Education (R.E.) –

JESUS: LIGHT OF THE WORLD AND BELOVED SON

In this unit the children study some important stories about the life of Jesus and the revelation of his presence in the world. The will also learn about some of the symbols of Baptism and their association with belonging to the Family of God.

ADVENT

In this unit of work the children will learn about the ancestors of Jesus and that he was descended from the House of David. Through this work the children will be able to place the story of the first coming of Jesus into an historical context.

Maths –

Numbers to 10 000 We will continue to explore “Numbers to 10,000” and develop our understanding of the place value of number.

Perimeter We will learn all about perimeter being the distance around 2-d shapes and learn to find the perimeter of a variety of polygons.

3,6 and 9 times tables We will practise and explore the number relationships of the 3, 6 and 9 times tables.

KIRF: I know the 6 & 9 times tables (x and ÷)

This half term, the children will be learning their 6 and 9 times tables including the division facts.

Reading Into Writing –

This half term our shared class reading will continue to be from the book ‘Who Let the Gods Out’ by Maz Evans.

In our Writing we will be exploring narrative writing by retelling part of the story focussing on alliteration, relative clauses, speech and the use of paragraphs. We will also focus on persuasive letter writing using our best persuasive techniques to put forward our opinions and to change someone’s mind using. We will also focus on emotive language, the structures of formal letters and the use of rhetorical questions.

Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar

In spellings we will be learning and practising a variety of letter combinations:

Week 1: myth, pyramid, gym, mystery, Egypt, bicycle, rhyme, type, style, python

Week 2: measure, furniture, treasure, picture, pleasure, adventure, capture, creature, fracture, future

Week 3: television, decision, division, invasion, confusion, version, diversion, excursion, pension, tension

Week 4: poisonous, tremendous, dangerous, jealous, outrageous, adventurous, enormous, famous, generous, nervous

Week 5: disappoint, misbehave, disagree, mislead, disobey, misspell, dislike, misplace, disappear, misunderstand

Week 6: immature, refresh, impossible, return, impatient, reappear, immobile, repeat, improbable, review

Geography – Why is the Lake District a national park?

In this unit, we will be learning to:

• locate and label our National Parks on a map and explain what a National Park is.
• locate the Lake District and identify its key human and physical features using geographical language and maps
• identify some of the processes that have caused this landscape of mountains and lakes.
• research and explain some of the impacts of weather and climate on the Lake District.
• describe the Lake District and how the landscape is used by people who work and visit there.

Science – Human Anatomy  (Biology)

In this unit, we will be learning:

1. Different types of teeth
2. Functions of teeth and different teeth for food
3. Carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
4. Investigation – Our enamel and sugar
5. The human digestive system
6. Scientist – Washington Sheffield

Physical Education (P.E.)

On Tuesdays, Year 4 will be swimming. Please ensure your child had the correct swimming kits including hats and towels!

The children will also be learning to play dodge ball and will need their PE kit in school on Fridays: red round-necked PE top, navy shorts, plain black pumps.

French – Food

In this half-term, the children will learn to read and say amounts of money in French. They will also begin to identify and pronounce the names of French shops correctly. They will create a French Christmas menu.

Personal, Social & Health Education (PSHE) – 

 We will be using out TenTen Resources to learn about the topic - LTTF: Get up!

Our Catholic Social Teaching focus will be: Dignity of the Human Person  

We will participate in Anti-Bullying Week and also learn about Migrants & Refugees

Our British Values focus will be Tolerance and we will think about Christmas around the World

We will also learn about finances and Money through the Money Matters Course for LKS2 Lessons 4-6

Computing – Creating media - Audio production

Learners will identify the input device (microphone) and output devices (speaker or headphones) required to work with sound digitally. Learners will discuss the ownership of digital audio and the copyright implications of duplicating the work of others. In order to record audio themselves, learners will use Audacity to produce a podcast, which will include editing their work, adding multiple tracks, and opening and saving the audio files. Finally, learners will evaluate their work and give feedback to their peers.

Art/DT

In D&T we will practising our sewing and making skills to create fabric wallets.

Music

We are working at developing our confidence with playing solo sections from pieces of music.