Welcome to our Snow Leopards class page. Here you will find information about the amazing things we will be learning in class. Miss Woolford is the Class Teacher. Mrs Bradley and Mrs Summerton are the Classroom Support Professionals.
Please check in on our Seesaw page for important information, updates and celebration of the childrens’ work.
Summer
English
In English, we are exploring the book The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith. We will be writing an explanation text, complaint letter and a narrative which is a sequel.
Maths
In Maths we will be covering decimals, money including comparing money amounts and being able to solve problems with this. In time we will convert between analogue and digital times. We will also be looking at different shapes like identifying angles and comparing and ordering angles. Our last units of Maths include statistics and coordinates on a graph.
Foundation Subjects
Our Science topic will include living things and their habitats, learning about classification keys to name a variety of animals and how sometimes environments can be a danger to living things.
In Music lessons we will explore the topic of Samba, we will be getting a feel for the music and culture of South America.
During our Art lessons, we will be learning to paint, inspired by the artist Keith Haring who was a famous artist with a graphic style working in the 1980s in New York.
In Design and Technology, we will be creating a volcano alert system thinking about what materials it will need to be made of. We will also be creating a material pouch inspired by the ancient Mayans.
In RE we will be continuing our learning about Christianity, our thinking will be centered around Pentecost and how the Church celebrates this.
In PSHE, we are learning about safety and the changing body, citizenship, economic wellbeing and thinking about our transition into Year 5.
Our Computing sessions will involve computational thinking, developing the four areas of computational thinking through a range of plugged and unplugged activities. In data handling we will be researching and storing data using spreadsheets, designing a weather station which gathers and records data and learning how weather forecasts are made. We will use I-Pads to present a weather forecast.
During PE, we will be refining our cricket and netball skills.
Spring – English
In English, we are exploring the book How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell. We will be writing a job application, to apply for the role of a dragon trainer and also a non-chronological report about the mysterious dragon – the Monstrous Nightmare.
Maths
In Maths, we are starting to apply our times table facts to learn about factors. We are also learning to multiply and divide larger numbers.
Other units we will be covering are length and perimeter, working with measurements of metres and kilometers. Also fractions – learning how to add and subtract fractions, including improper fractions. The last unit of the Spring term is decimals, learning about tenths and hundredths.
Times tables are really important this term. Here are some great websites you can use to practice!
- www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
- www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/times-table-collection/z4vv6v4
- www.timestables.co.uk/speed-test
- ttrockstars.com
Foundation Subjects
Our Science topic will be sounds, learning about how sounds travel through different materials. We will also cover animals and living things, thinking about the digestive system and food chains.
In Geography we will be expanding our previous knowledge of mountains, learning now about volcanoes around the world. Learning about tectonic plates and how they form mountains.
Our music lessons link to this topic.
In History, we will be learning all about the Ancient Mayans.
During our Art lessons, we will be learning to collage using different papers, inspired by landscapes and the artists Eric Carle and David Wightman .
In RE we will be continuing our learning about Hinduism, exploring their belief in God and how Hindus show their faith.
Our French lessons have included French food, ordering food from a restaurant, Euros and shopping in a supermarket.
In PSHE, we are learning about Health and well-being.
Our Computing sessions will involve coding, using the Scratch programme.
During PE, we will be refining our dance and netball skills.
Autumn – English
In English, we will investigating the wonders of the book Flotsam by David Wiesner. It is a picture book containing the most amazing, imaginative under the sea illustrations. The pictures follow the story of a boy who discovers an old fashioned camera on the beach and his discovery of the under the sea photographs.
Using the book as our stimulus, we will be creating a diary entry from the point of view of the boy and an underwater sea adventure story.
Maths
In Maths, we will be continuing to develop our understanding of place value, working with numbers up to 10,000, as well as exploring addition and subtraction skills later on this term.
In Year 4, we work really hard towards learning all of our times tables. Here are some games and songs you can use at home:
- www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
- www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/times-table-collection/z4vv6v4
- www.timestables.co.uk/speed-test
- ttrockstars.com
Foundation Subjects
Our first Science topic will be Materials and the States of Matter.
In Geography we will be looking at mountains, comparing them in the UK and in Europe. Our music lessons link to this topic.
In History, we will be learning all about the Ancient Greeks.
During our Art lessons, we have been drawing our own self-portraits and we will be looking at the artist Grayson Perry in sculpture lessons.
In RE we have been looking at Christianity, learning about the holy trinity and the baptism of Jesus Christ.
Our French lessons have included French food, ordering food from a restaurant, Euros and shopping in a supermarket.
In PSHE, we are learning about relationships, friends and family.
Our Computing sessions will involve coding, using the Scratch programme.
During PE, we will be refining our passing skills in Tag Rugby and practicing our swimming skills.
