Autumn Term
English
Autumn 1
Our first text will be The Lost Happy Endings, a modern fairy tale, written by Carol Ann Duffy. The expected writing outcomes are writing in role, a short conversation, retelling a short story and an information text about fairy tales. We will also be reading a class novel and poems which will be selected by the class teacher in addition to our texts used in English lessons.
Autumn 2
Maths
We will cover the following areas:
- Place value (up to 4 digits)
- Formal and mental methods for addition and subtraction, multiplication and division
- Measurement - length and perimeter
Things to practise at home:
- Times tables and associated division facts using TT Rock Stars. Children are expected to be fluent in all multiplication and division facts by the end of year 4.
- Counting forwards and backwards from 0 to 100 and 100 to 0.
- Counting forwards and backwards in multiples of 2, 4, 5, 8 and 10.
Curriculum
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | |
| Science | Electricity | Sound |
| History | New Arrivals - Anglo Saxons | N/A |
| Geography | N/A | Settlements |
| Art | Sculpture inspired by food | N/A |
| DT | N/A | Mechanical Systems |
| Music | Hoedown | Glockenspiel |
| RE | Expressing Joy & Being Thankful | Being Reflective and Self Critical & Being Curious and Valuing Knowledge |
| PSHE | My Happy Mind - Places | My Happy Mind - Places |
| Computing | Computer systems and networks | Repetition in shapes |
| French | Classroom objects | French verbs |
| PE | Swimming | Gymnastics |
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