Welcome to Stockholm Class!
Here is what we are going to be learning about during the Autumn term.
Our Full Curriculum can be found under: school information / curriculum overview.
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English
In Stockholm, Our first book this half term will be Seal Surfer. The mastery focus for this unit will be to:
- Expand noun phrases by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and prepositional phrases
- Use fronted adverbials
- Use commas after fronted adverbials
- Organise paragraphs around a theme (using fronted adverbials to introduce or connect paragraphs)
We will follow this with a text called Leon and the Place Between.
- Use Standard English forms for verb inflection.
- Extend the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions including when, if, because, although.
- Build a varied and rich vocabulary.
- Indicate possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns.
- Recognise the difference between plural and possessive ‘s’.
The children will be busy innovating their own stories, describing settings and characters, writing diary entries, explanations and creating dialogue.
We will also be working on the following:
- Spelling lessons three times a week
- Weekly spellings, grammar, comprehension and whole class reading tasks
- Reading Eggs/Reading Plus in class and at home
Mathematics
In Year 4 we are teaching for mastery in our maths lessons. Through carefully planned teaching and the support of a 'Power Maths' scheme we enable all children to access the maths curriculum at their level and open up opportunities for all children to work within a mastery approach.
Mastering maths means pupils acquiring a deep, long-term, secure and adaptable understanding of the subject. The phrase ‘teaching for mastery’ describes the elements of classroom practice and school organisation that combine to give pupils the best chances of mastering maths. Achieving mastery means acquiring a solid enough understanding of the maths that’s been taught to enable pupils to move on to more advanced material.
As a teaching team across phase and with teaching assistants, we work closely to plan, assess and evaluate each lesson to ensure the needs of every child are met. Additional time can be given in the afternoons or mornings if a child has struggled with a concept or we feel they need some pre learning to aid them in their understanding.
This term Year 4 will focus on the following topics:
- Place value using numbers to 100
- Comparing numbers to 100
- Addition and subtraction using 3 digit numbers Multiplication and division
Science
Sound
- identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating -recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear
- find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it
- find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it
- recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases
Rocks
- compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties
- describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock
- recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter
RE
As a Church of England School, Religious Education is a core subject and alongside collective worship is a very important part of school life. RE & worship takes place throughout the school day with daily prayers, whole school and class worship and the sharing of our Christian values. 
This term the focus taken from the Diocese scheme of work is:
Harvest
How do people of faith say thank you to God for the harvest?
- Why do communities celebrate the harvest?
- Why do Christians celebrate Harvest Festival?
- What exactly is being celebrated at harvest?
- Who celebrates the harvest?
- How do communities around the world celebrate harvest?
- Why is the harvest celebrated by people with faith and those of no faith?
- What does the Harvest Festival, and being thankful mean to you?
Christmas
How does the presence of Jesus impact on people’s lives?
- In what ways is God with us?
- How does it feel to be in the presence of God?
- How did/does the presence of Jesus have an impact on people’s lives?
- In what ways are we in the presence of Jesus in the world today?
PSHE
PSHE
Heartsmart
Get Heartsmart!
Heartsmart means being smart with our hearts. The life of our heart affects the whole of our life. Loving yourself and others is the most powerful way to live and it’s the best way to create true friendship. We become powerful when we love ourselves and when we love others. HeartSmart is about putting good things into our heart so that good things come out. It’s about watching what we allow in and thinking about how we let what’s in come out.
Don’t forget to let love in!
Letting other people’s love in to our heart makes our hearts stronger. Loving ourselves no matter what, makes our heart stronger. If we want to live well and if we want to love others it all starts with us loving ourselves and that means letting love in.
Geography
What is a rainforest?
Here are the questions we will find answers to as we learn together:
- What is a rainforest and where are they?
- What is the climate like in a rainforest?
- What is it like to live in a rainforest?
- Why are some people destroying the rainforests?
History
How do the achievements of the Ancient Civilisations compare?
Here are the questions we will find answers to as we learn together:
- When and where were the Ancient Civilisations?
- How did the Ancient Civilisations trade and what impact did it have?
- What number systems did the Ancient Civilisations have?
- What technological advances did the Ancient Civilisations have and what was the impact?
Computing
Online Relationships, Online Bullying - Connecting Computers
Here are some of the questions we will explore as we learn more
- How does a digital device work?
- What parts make up a digital device?
- How do digital devices help us?
- How am I connected? How are computers connected?
- What does our school network look like?
Art
Drawing- Power Prints
Painting and mixed media: Light and dark Craft and design: Fabric of nature
DT
Mechanical systems - pneumatic toys
Explore Pneumatic systems, then apply this understanding to design and make a pneumatic toy.
Cooking and nutrition
There will be opportunities for the children to learn about seasonal foods and to create a seasonal foods tart.
Textiles- Egyptian collars
MFL - French
A new start
- Getting to know you
- Numbers
- Colours
The Calendar and Celebrations
Bonfire night, Colours, Commands, Numbers, Calendar time, Christmas Story
Music
Glockenspiel
- Ukulele and Taiko sessions
PE
Real PE
- Real PE Social skills
- Personal best challenges
- Invasion games
PE will take place each Monday for Stockholm .
We are requesting that on their PE day children come to school dressed for PE with appropriate outdoor PE kit.
Please refer to the school prospectus for PE kit details: School prospect
Forest School
Children will be completing outdoor learning activities planned and lead by our Forest School leader Mrs Minshull.
Please refer to the school prospectus for more details : School prospectus
How can you support?
Reading with your child is the most important thing you can do to support their learning at home.
Please try and read every day ( 5 times a week) and remember to record this in the reding record each time .
Your child's Reading Eggs password is on the login information card provided. If you have any trouble signing in online, please ask one of us.
Don't forget, Reading Eggs will count as a read and make sure you record any additional books you read at home together! Let's get reading!
Spelling - Spelling will be brought home each Friday for the children to practise their spelling at home as they are being taught during the week. The children will bring home a list of key spelling strategies that they can use to support them to learn and remember their spellings.
Maths
Research shows that completing maths activities little and often is the best way to retain recall skills.
Here are some of the maths activities you can access online.
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Num-Bots: This program develops automatic recall and conceptual understanding of addition and subtraction through games.
TT Rockstars: This is an online multiplication recall program accessible for all learners.
Key Information
Please ensure that you bring your child's school reading book bag back into school daily as this will be used to bring home important letters and it will keep our reading books safe.
Our PE day is Monday. On this day we come into school in our PE kit ready for our PE sessions.
Your child should bring in a water bottle that is sent home to be thoroughly cleaned each evening.
Projects
Homework projects will be shared each term by the class teachers. These opportunities are for you to share in your child’s learning about the world around them through history, geography, science and the arts. Please support your children in completing these projects.
Staff
Teacher - Miss Battersby
Teaching Assistants - Mrs Piazza and Mrs Murphy