Welcome to Class Four's page!

We hope you all had wonderful Christmas time with your families.

We are all looking forward to start Spring Term , packed full of exciting topics and activities!

**Please note our PE days are Monday (Swimming)and Friday**

This term, we will be learning:

English:

Spring 1

How to write a guidebook (Hutton), Present tense (unless historical), general nouns and pronouns, third person, technical words and phrases, descriptive language for clarity.  

The Tunnel by Anthony Brown ( Narrative, Argument)

Cinquain

Spring 1 Term Novel

Matilda, Roald Dahl 

Our reading lessons develop skills linked to film, clips, novel extracts, images we use Reading VIPERS to help us with this. Our writing lessons allow the children to learn about a range of genre and write in the styles of these genre.

Spring 2

How to write a entry diary

How to learn from an author (non chronological report)

How to write persuasive letter

Spring 2 Term Novel

Matilda, Roald Dahl 

Our Maths lessons focus the skills developed through White Rose Maths. We follow block planning schedule and differentiate the lessons to meet the needs of the children. We use a variety of White Rose teaching methods throughout our lessons as well as a variety of resources and activities to support learning and provide stretch and challenge opportunities to all our learners within each topic.

• Multiplication and division
• Length and perimeter
• Fractions
• Decimals 

History: We will learn about,

How have children's lives changed? (Victorian and Tudor period of time)

Science: We will learn about,

              Materials States of maters.

              Sound and vibration

Geography: we will learn about,

             What are rivers and how are they used?

RE: we will learn about, 

       Local Church - Community

       Eucharist- Relating- Giving and Receiving

       Lent/Easter- Giving- Self Discipline 

Art: we will learn about,

       Exploring  still life 

DT: We will learn about, 

       Structure Pavilions 

French: we will be learn

             La Nourriture (ordering food, instructions to make a sandwich,

                                      giving options about food choice)

               Ou vas tu?      (French cities, weather, directions)

Homework is an essential part of your child's learning as it reinforces key concepts and consolidates learning that has taken place in classroom. It should always be fun though-little and often is always best.

Reading - we would like your child to read to someone at home at least three times a week.

Spelling- spelling tests will take place on a Friday. Each Friday the children will be given new words, please practise these with your child.

Top tips

Please label all clothes very clearly.

Hand in completed homework on time

Practise Times Table 

Please remember to email/contact the office with any notifications or pop a note in your child's book bag. 

Mrs Slusarz, Mrs Tobin and Mrs Hills

Useful websites

Multiplication tables check Multiplication Tables Check - 2025 - Timestables.co.uk

Times Tables Rock Stars-  https://www.ttrockstars.com/  

Hit the Button (good to practise times tables, division facts. doubling, halving and number bonds)- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button 

Other fun maths activities can be found on:

http://www.ictgames.co.uk/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths

https://www.brainpop.com/games/wuzzittrouble/ - puzzle game site - focusing on multiplication skills