Delce Academy
Year 4
Curriculum Newsletter
Respect Kindness Honesty Perseverance Collaboration Responsibility
Autumn Two : "Peace and Conflict"
In English, we will be...
Using our core text ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’ to create a historical recount based on a Anna’s experience throughout the text.
Focusing on how our vocabulary choice can be used to impact the readers.
Exploring persuasive techniques and how they can affect the reader.
Using this to write a persuasive letter to persuade the soldiers to let her father go.
In Geography, we will be...
Focusing on Social Justice
Developing our understanding of what social justice is and how everyone deserves the same opportunities within life.
Focusing on the Rotary Shoebox Scheme - we will be writing letters to gather donations to help those less fortunate at Christmas.
In History, we will be...
Exploring the location of countries targeted in WW2 using maps and atlases.
Comparing cities across the UK during WW2 to now.
In Maths, we will be...
Adding and subtracting numbers up to 4 digits using formal written methods.
Solving addition and subtraction two step problems in contexts by deciding which operations and methods are most efficient and why.
Multiplying 2 and 3 digit numbers by 1 digit number using a formal written layout.
Recalling multiplication and division facts of multiplication tables up to 12 x 12.
In Science, we will be...
Exploring animals including humans.
Identify, name and describe the functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans
Identify the simple function of different types of teeth in humans. Compare the teeth of herbivores and carnivores
Identify, construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.
In Reading, we will be looking at the texts...
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
The Day the War Came
The Journey
We will be using the following reading skills...
Inferencing
Evaluating
Making Connections
Asking Questions
Predicting
Summarising
Clarifying
In French, we will be...
Learning, recognising and pronouncing vegetables in French.
Asking and answering questions.
In R.S.H.E, we will be...
Looking at relationships.
Identifying who we can go to if we need support.
Knowing how we belong within a variety of groups.
Exploring the difference between people such as gender, race and faith.
In RE, we will be...
Focusing on Buddhism.
Exploring the main values and beliefs.
Exploring how Buddhas teach others to live.
In Art and DT, we will be...
Creating a landscape/scene using coffee watercolour and silhouette, from a refugee perspective.
Researching wartime recipes.
Planning, designing and making a wartime recipe.
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
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.