Welcome to Elm Class
We are the Year 4 children

Teacher: Mr Adcock

This term the topic is 'People on the Move'

Welcome back to our final term in Elm Class!

In Year 4 this term, our topic is 'People on the Move'. In history, we will be learning all about the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings and their struggle for power in Britain. To link with our learning, we will be making model longships in DT and testing how waterproof our models are. In geography our topic is 'Extreme Earth'. We will learn about natural disasters like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, and understand how they affect where people choose to settle. In science, we will be studying 'plants' in the first half term, which will link with our art topic on Georgia O'Keefe where we will use watercolours to paint flowers and then create 3D sculptures of flowers too. In our final half term, we will be learning about the damaging effects of plastic pollution and the ways in which we can prevent it getting worse. 

To link with our topic, we will be reading 'How to Train Your Dragon' by Cressida Cowell, 'Tuesday' by David Wiesner and 'Journey' by Aaron Becker. These texts, along with our learning in the other curriculum areas, will give us lots of inspiration for our English work throughout the term. 

I can't wait to see the work the children produce in their final term of Y4!

Mr Adcock

This term our topic is 'Ancient Egypt'

Happy New Year!

In Year 4 this term, our topic is 'Ancient Egypt'. In history, we will be learning about Ancient Egypt and understanding how their beliefs influenced their way of life. To link with our learning about mummification, we will be making ancient Egyptian death masks out of modrock. In geography  our topic is the River Nile, as we learn how essential the Nile still is to the people of Egypt and follow its journey from source to mouth. In DT, we will be making shadufs. These were used by the ancient Egyptians to collect water from the River Nile. In science, we will be studying 'sound'. Children will learn how sounds are created and heard, how to change the volume and pitch of instruments and investigate how sound waves travel and how they can be made louder and quieter.

To link with our topic, we will be reading 'Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx' by Joe Todd-Stanton and 'Secrets of a Sun King' by Emma Carol. These texts, along with video clips from Literacy Shed will give us lots of inspiration for our English work throughout the term. 

I can't wait to see the work the children produce this term!

This term our topic is 'Through the Ages'

Welcome back! And welcome to the first term of Elm Class!

In Year 4 this term, our topic is 'Through the Ages'. In history, we will be learning about the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age and understanding how and why life changed. We will also be having a visitor into school to deliver a Stone Age workshop! This will link with our DT topic where we will be making Iron Age bannock bread. In geography, we will be learning about how the features of the natural world influence where we make settlements and how some physical features may cause people to move to new settlements. In science, we will be studying States of Matter (solids, liquids and gases) where we will be understanding how materials can change into a different state, and Animals Including Humans where we will be creating food chains and learning about teeth and how to keep them healthy.

To link with our topic, we will be reading 'The Wild Way Home' by Sophie Kirtley, 'Stone Age Boy' by Satoshi Kitamura and 'How to Wash a Wooly Mammoth' by Michelle Robinson. These texts will give us lots of inspiration for our English work throughout the term. We will also be using 'Stone Age Boy' for our artwork this term as we will be using textiles to retell the story. 

I can't wait to see the work the children produce in their first term of Y4!

General Reminders

• PE kits should be brought into school on a Monday and taken home on a Friday - please make sure everything is named!
• Please bring a water bottle to school each day.
• Children can bring a healthy snack to have mid-morning if they wish.
• Maths homework throughout the year will be 20 minutes on TTRS and this runs Wednesday to Wedensday. Spellings will be sent home weekly on a Friday with the test taking place the following Friday.
• Keep reading regularly at home to receive a free Bookworm book in assembly! (5 reads a week for 10 weeks).
• Please ensure any clothing or items the children bring into school are named so if they are lost, their property can be returned promptly to them.

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