Red Hill Primary School Autumn 2015

Rotten RomansOur first Autumn Topic

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EnglishIn English we started by exploring and investigating Roman Artefacts. We will create our own museum and record an audio guide. We have created a museum leaflet and are moving onto studying Roman Myths and writing our own Roman Newspapers.

MathsIn Mathematics we will be continuing with the new National Curriculum. In the first half term we will focus on the place value system understanding what each digit represents in a four digit number. Decimals will be studied along with the four operations. Fractions, including adding fractions will be covered as well as Roman Numerals and two step word problems. Children will continue with their Mathematics Passports and it is expected all children will know and be able to use their times tables up to 12x12 by the end of the year. Please practise these tables with your child every week.

HomeworkHomework will also be given out once a week on a Friday consisting of a piece of English or Maths, to be given in the following Wednesday. We expect the children to try hard with their homework – their own efforts are valued.

We are making changes to the spelling policy at Red Hill and although we will not have a weekly spelling test, the children

Red Hill Primary School Autumn 2015

For the first part of the Autumn term we will be studying The Romans. As part of our new curriculum we will be incorporating as many of the subjects, that we are teaching, into a topic web, to create an immersive and exciting experience for the children. Our main history focus will see us study the romanisation of Britain, Life in Roman Britain and Boudicca. We hope the children will find it an exciting start to year four.

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YEAR FOURAutumn Term Newsletter 2015

Red Hill Primary School Autumn 2015

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PEIn PE we will be learning the skills linked to Rounders, Netball and movement across the floor in indoor PE.

Your child ’ s PE kit must be in school every day and should consist of navy shorts and t-shirt in their house colour, plimsolls for indoor PE and trainers for outdoor games. A tracksuit may be worn for outdoor PE when it is cold.

ICTIn ICT we will be using our English research to create our own Roman powerpoint. Later in the term we be filming our own weather reports.

Fire and IceOur second Autumn Topic

Our topic for the second half of the Autumn Term will be Fire and Ice - a unit with a strong science background. We will be looking at solids, liquids and gases, evaporation, condensation and what happens to different materials when they are heated and cooled. In English the main focus will be Dragons, a unit of work created by Pie Corbett. In Geography we will studying volcanoes and earthquakes, climate zones and the water cycle. We will also link back to our Roman work and think about what happened to Pompeii.

ReadingPlease ensure your child has their reading book in school every day and that they practise at home regularly. Reading has a positive impact on their writing, language and communication and is a very important skill. We hope the children will enjoy all the stories we read in year 4 and a daily story time will take place, inspiring their imagination and creativity. We are also making improvements to the ways we teach reading, ensuring we provide a variety of strategies for children to use when tackling unfamiliar words.

Mrs James, Miss Long, Mrs Morton, Miss Shepherd and Mrs Wright

Art and DTIn Art we will be studying Roman Mosaics and creating our own. In DT we will be designing and making our own aqueducts! This will link with science through the variety of materials we use.

MusicIn music we will be studying rhythmic patterns and musical notation.

FrenchIn French we will study basic introductions and how to talk about ourselves. We will revise numbers and colours from year 3.

REIn RE we will be learning about a wide variety of Creation Stories.

Class Assemblies You are invited to watch your child’s class assembly in the main hall at 9am:

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