Literacy We will be:  Reading and discussing a range of poems, stories set in the past and information texts.  Exploring and creating similes.  Writing poems experimenting with similes.  Writing short stories set in the past. ww.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk  Conducting discussions and debates.  Use dictionaries and thesaurus.  Collect information from a variety of sources and present it for a particular audience. Autumn Term 2014 in 4Y Miss Gleeson Science In Science we will be linking our learning to our topic by investigating living things and their habitats. It will give the children opportunity to learn about the interdependence of living things and how the environment and living things need to be protected. You can help by: Talking to your children about where animals live and why they may live there! Also, visiting local nature sites and record what you see! You can help by: Ensuring that your child reads his home reader daily and by reading with your child. Numeracy SEAL “New Beginnings” – The children will have the opportunity to experience how it feels to belong and to be valued as an individual within a community. They will create a class charter with the emphasis on making the classroom a welcoming place. ICT The children will be learning about blogging. The children will learn how to contribute and share their news, knowledge and opinion as well as commenting on the work of others. At home parents will be able to access the site and gain a greater insight into the work the children are doing in school. Guidelines will be sent home shortly. Homework Reminder!! Homework will be sent home each week on a Friday to be returned by the following Wednesday. If you have any questions about the homework, please make a note in your child’s planner or contact us at school before the day it is due to be handed in. We will be:  Learning the value of the digits in numbers.  Comparing and ordering negative numbers.  Multiplying and dividing numbers by 10 and 100.  Learning multiplication and division facts.  Adding and subtracting numbers mentally.  Solving puzzles and problems.  Extending our knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes.  Collecting data and then organising, representing and interpreting it in charts and tables.  Choosing and using different units of measure.  Using a calculator. You can help by: Supporting your child to learn tables in and out of order. (And to be able to say the division fact!) PE – Thursday and alternate Wednesdays. Please ensure that your child has full kit in school - white t-shirt, black shorts and PE pumps or trainers for outside only. If the weather is cold a sweatshirt and long black sports trousers can be worn. P.E. will be taught weekly by Miss Gleeson on Thursdays and every other Wednesday by Bolton Wanderers sports coaches. Music – We will continue to have music lessons led by Bolton Music Service. In addition to this Y4 children will have violin lesson on Wednesday mornings. Topic - Brilliant Bolton! We will be following a creative curriculum with the topic “Brilliant Bolton” as our theme. Y4 will focus on the local vicinity around school – including Barrow Bridge. In Geography, we will use and draw maps, undertake field work and collect and record information. In Art, we will explore the artist Alfred East who is famous for painting Bolton landscapes! You can help your child by: Using and looking at local maps, researching the history of the town and its people by visiting libraries, using the internet, looking at photographs, pictures and drawings. Children can talk to older relatives about Bolton and look at memorabilia. RE: The children will learn about the different beliefs, practices and celebrations that take place in the Major religions of the world during a series of RE days. Planners Reminder!! These are a useful way of communicating between home and school. Please check the planner each night and return it to school every day. Targets are in the back of the planner. Please sign them so we know you have read them.