Welcome to Stockholm Class!
We hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas Break.
Here is what we are going to be learning about during the Spring Term
Our Full Curriculum can be found under: school information / curriculum overview.
cinnamonbrow-warrington.secure-dbprimary.com/ourcurriculum/curriculum/#LongTerm
English
Spring 1: Stone Age Boy
The mastery focus for this unit will be to:
- Form nouns with a range of prefixes
- Use present and past tenses correctly and consistently including progressive and present perfect forms
- Use inverted commas to punctuate direct speech
- Group related ideas into paragraphs
Spring 2: The Silence Seeker
The mastery focus for this unit will be to:
- Form nouns with a range of prefixes
- Use present and past tenses correctly and consistently including progressive and present perfect forms
- Use inverted commas to punctuate direct speech
- Group related ideas into paragraphs
We will also be working on the following:
- Spelling lessons four times a week
- Weekly spellings, grammar, comprehension and whole class reading tasks using the reciprocal reading approach
- Reading Plus and Reading eggs in class and at home
Mathematics
This term, across the key stage, we will learn about:
Multiplication and division
Fractions
Capacity and Mass
In Year 3 and 4 we are teaching mastery in our maths lessons. Through carefully planned teaching and the support of Oak Academy, which is underpinned by the NCETM, 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.
TT Rockstars: This is an online multiplication recall program. The children also have access to TTrockstars to support their Maths progression through app and online resources.
Science
What is a food chain?
Children will learn:
- What is a food chain?
- Can I create a food chain?
- How are humans affecting food chains?
Light
Children will learn:
- What is a light source?
- Is the sun helpful or harmful?
- How do we see?
- How are shadows formed?
- Does all materials create shadows?
- How can we change the size of a shadow?
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:
Are all churches the same?
- To have an understanding of the Christian church in its widest sense.
- To know that Christianity is a multi-cultural worldwide faith.
- To see the similarities and differences between Christian denominations and to develop further their understanding of symbolism.
- To further develop their knowledge and understanding of sacred places of worship across world faiths.
Easter- a story of betrayal and trust
- To have the opportunity to reflect upon the importance of power and the effect of betrayal, trust and forgiveness.
- To deepen their understanding of the concept of salvation.
- To focus on the significance of the incidents of betrayal and trust in the Easter story.
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.
Too Much Selfie isn’t Healthy!
Exploring the importance of others and how to love them well.
Don’t Hold On To What’s Wrong!
Understanding how to process negative emotions and choose forgiveness to restore relationships.
Geography
Continuing – How and why is our local area changing?
- How can we plan an enquiry?
- Do people like living in Cinnamon Brow?
- Where might I live in the future?
- Why might someone choose to move to Warrington?
Why are rivers important?
- What is the water cycle?
- Is a river the same from source to mouth?
- What are some of the longest rivers in the world?
- Why do rivers flood?
- How do we use water?
- Why do we need water and where does it come from?
- Does everyone have enough water?
History
Continuing – How did life change in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age?
- How and when did the Iron Age begin?
- How did settlements and trade change during this period?
- How did agriculture change during this period?
How do the ancient civilisations compare?
Here are the questions we will find answers to as we learn together:
- Who were the ancient civilisations, when did they live and what did they have in common?
- What was life like in the Indus Valley cities?
- What have archaeologists found out about the Indus Valley civilization?
- What do artefacts tell us about Ancient Sumer?
- Who were the Shang?
- Why was the Nile so important to Ancient Egypt?
- How did the Ancient Egyptians writing evolve?
- What was the importance of the afterlife in Egyptian society?
Computing
Copyright and Ownership
Sequence in Music
- Explore a new programming environment
- Identify that sprites are controlled by commands
- Explain that a program has a start
- Recognise a sequence of commands can have an order
- Change the appearance of a projects
- Create a project to serve a purpose
Art
Painting and mixed media: Prehistoric painting
- To apply an understanding of prehistoric human-made art.
- To understand and use scale to enlarge drawings in a different medium.
- To explore how natural products produce pigments to make different colours.
- To select and apply a range of painting techniques.
- To apply painting skills when creating a collaborative artwork.
DT
Structures – constructing a castle 
- Draw and label a simple castle that includes the most common features.
- Recognise that a castle is made up of multiple 3D shapes.
- Design a castle with key features which satisfy a given purpose.
- Score or cut along lines on the net of a 2D shape.
- Use glue to securely assemble geometric shapes.
- Utilise skills to build a complex structure from simple geometric shapes.
- Evaluate their work by answering simple questions.
MFL - French
Animals I Like and don’t like
- Epiphany celebrations
- Animals around us
Carnival and Playground Games
- Easter celebrations
Music
This half term the children will take part in music lesson delivered by Early Notes Music. They are led by Martin Lynch and he will teach them the skills needed to begin playing the glockenspiel.
PE
Using Complete PE the children will take part in dodge ball, dance and hockey.
PE will take place each Monday for Bucharest .
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 prospectus
OPAL Playtimes
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. They must return the books to be checked each Thursday.
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.
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 Wednesday. On this day we come into school in our PE kit ready for our PE sessions outside.
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 - Mrs Johnson
Teaching Assistants - Miss Hughes, Miss Ozanne, Mrs Bennett