Foxes (Y3 and Y4)

Foxes Curriculum letter

What a great start to the calendar year last term proved to be.  The start of farm school was a great success and I can’t wait for our hands on learning about classification of animals and food chains this term. 

English

In English this term we will be learning to write persuasively.  We will continue to concentrate on punctuating a range of sentences correctly and the effect different sentences have on the outcome of our writing.

Our reading book this term is ‘Songs of a dolphin boy’.  This emotive book explores friendships, working together and the impact of our actions on the environment.

Maths

In maths we will begin with a unit on statistics and look at interpreting and presenting information in graphs before recapping multiplication and division.

Religious Education

In RE we are studying creation from a Christian viewpoint.  We will consider the biblical representation and align this to the pictorial representation in our main corridor.   We will look at how a Christian person may interpret creation metaphorically and how this aligns with the understanding of science.

Science

In science we will study animal classifications and food chains.  We will look at how scientists represent data in classification charts and create our own.  We will then move onto studying each aspect of the food chain and look at predators and prey.  Science work will be continued at farm school with considering the food chain and the value of the habitats of the animals at the farm. 

P.E

Our PE days continue to be Tuesday and Wednesday, children require a water bottle and PE kit on these days.   Please check the uniform policy to clarify uniform expectations.  We will be enjoying football outdoors on Tuesdays and tri golf outdoors on Wednesday so please wrap up warm as PE will continue in most weathers.

History

Our History topic is ‘Tudors.  We will be learning about when the Tudor period was, how Tudor society was organised, who were the Tudor Royals, what impact did the Royals have on Tudor society and how did the Tudor period end.

French

In French we will continue to learn some female nouns and extend our work with fronted adverbials, continuing our knowledge of ‘in the sea’.  We will work to put what we know into sentences and use previous learning such as colours to extend these sentences.

DT

Our project this term is 2d image to 3d shape.  We will be considering the properties of material to consider their suitability in the job they need to do.  We will practise a range of stitches to join and decorate and will hopeful produce a suitable carrier for stationary items.