In English we will be:

• Reading the core text "Fish in a Tree"

• Recognising and researching invisible disabilities such as dyslexia.

• Understanding the structural and language features of a split narrative.

• Exploring a range of poems. 

• Using linguistic devices within our own poems.

In History we will be:

• Immersing ourselves into Roman culture.

• Understanding the impact the Romans and their innovations had on modern society.

• Considering the influence of the Roman Empire on architecture.

• Making links with the Roman Empire.

• Understanding how trade was influenced

In Maths we will be exploring: 

• Angles - understanding angles as turns, identifying angles and comparing and ordering angles.

• Shapes - drawing shapes such: as triangles, quadrilaterals and polygons; lines of symmetry.

• How to find statistics. 

• Position and Direction.

• Arithmetic

In Science, we will be:

• Identifying the role of components in a circuit

• Controlling variables to create a fair test

• Applying our knowledge to complete a circuit 

• Recording and presenting results accurately

• Planning a fair investigation

In Art, we will be:

• Investigating mechanisms-levers.

• Designing and making Roman catapults.

In French, we will be:

• Learning to say our name and ask for food

• Expressing our opinions of food

• Recognising different food items

• Buying or ordering food items

In Reading, we will be looking at the text:

• Break the Mould

We will be using the following reading skills:

• Retrieval

• Inferencing

• Evaluating

• Making Connections

• Sequencing

• Predicting

• Summarising

In RE, we will be:

• Understanding how Buddhists follow the teachings of the Buddha 

• Recognising the relationship between Buddhists and enlightenment

• Understanding how the Buddhist community promotes peace.

In RHE, we will be:

• Identifying achievements made this year.

• Creating goals to achieve before Year 5.

• Thinking about transition into Year 5.

Home Learning

At Delce Academy we encourage our children to:

• Read every evening and record this in their reading record.

• Learn their spellings for the week.

• Practise their arithmetic.

• Practice their Times Tables daily using TTRS or the worksheet provided.

There will also be 6 home learning activities set for the term. These activity ideas are optional but we advise your encouragement as it will further support your child in continuing their love of learning outside of the classroom. Your child can complete as many of the activities as they would like and bring their work in to share with their class. 

Timetable Rockstars and Number Bots

• This is available for the children to play on to practise their timetables and number bots using Number bots.

P.E:

• Children will change at school so please ensure children have an appropriate sports kit for the weather. PE days for individual classes will be sent home via Arbor.