Please fill out a questionnaire located at the front of the classroom.

Please fill out a questionnaire located at the front of the classroom

Big ideas

Let’s think outside that box…

•Active 8 •Tasc – higher order thinking Skills•Problem Solvers•Morning thinking skills tasks based on all areas of the curriculum – closely linked to creative writing strategies, helping children to think ‘around a concept’ and to develop creative elements in their work. • Problem Solving approach across the curriculum.

ENGLISH•GRAMMAR FOCUS – WE WILL HAVE A STRONG FOCUS ON GRAMMAR LEARNING THIS YEAR AND WILL USE OUR NEW ‘ACTIVE ENGLISH’ SCHEME WHICH RUNS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL.

•Visual ENGLISH – children will have the opportunity to engage in a text through different ways; video, ebook, books, ipads and audio - to try to appeal to all learning styles. this in turn should allow them to understand and analyse the plot more carefully.

•Dramatic ENGLISH – children will gain a good sense of character and emotion through hot seating, conscience corridors, sound-scapes, senses walks, role plays and freeze frames. This should add empathy, reality and feeling to their writing.

•More in-depth plot analysis – leading to longer comprehension activities.

maths

•Personalised learning environment – PERSONALISED DIFFERENTIATION FROM PRE LEARNING ASSESSMENT SCORE. children peer and teacher assessed, teacher time with children who need extra help on a certain concept or to extend children on further. self assessment = teacher input the following day. THE TAUGHT CONCEPT WILL CONCLUDE WITH A POST LEARNING ASSESSMENT.

•Visual and practical maths – using stories, real-life problems, videos, hands-on activities.

•Problem solving/investigative approach – children to find their best way to tackle a problem

•Topic themed (where appropriate)

Themes•The usa and famous figures (term 1-2) How the usa began, independence and the fight for freedom. Influential figures through time – children to choose a famous person and create a PRESENTATION project to present to the class.

•Ancient Egypt (term 3-4) Archaeological discovery, making a cartouche, using hieroglyphics, clay canopic jars, stories from a historical setting, play-scripts.

•ITALY AND Roman Britain (term 5-6) How Romans influenced Britain – Boudicca. Life in roman Britain, roman arts and crafts.

THE USA AND FAMOUS FIGURES

(Term 1)An exploration of the history and geography surrounding the USA

EnglishDilemmas in American History – ‘Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt’ and ‘Henry’s Freedom Box’ American Author – ‘JOURNEY’ and ‘QUEST’ by Aaron Becker the use of Picture Books to promote creativity in writing (AUT)Persuasion and Influential Words– Martin’s Big Words’ and the effect of language on an audience. Persuasive techniques when writing speeches.Grammar Focus – throughout year 15mins per day

MathsCounting, partitioning and calculating,securing number facts, understanding shape, handling data and measures.Links to USA: Climate Comparisons – data handling and capacity challenges.Wii – handling data, mental skills etc.DSI – Mental Maths Skills

Science States of matter- Solids, Liquids and Gases- Changes in state when heated or cooled- Evaporation/CondensationScience: Electricity – linked to Famous People and the inventions connected to electrical appliances.-Electrical circuits-Conductors and Insulators

Art/DTAmerican Arts and Culture- American chalk pictures from the plantations- Watercolour freedom paths- Freedom Quilt Square to create a class ‘Freedom Quilt’ – mixed medium and materials to be used.- Famous People – Flip/Flap Book

ICT Researching Skills: Finding Information - Using IPADS and Internet linked to the topic (USA/FAMOUS FIGURES). IPAD technology - Children will learn to use the differing applications on our Ipads and this will enhance their learning throughout the curriculumWii and DSI

Geography/HistoryGeography USA - Locational Knowledge Physical geography including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes etc. Will use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied (USA)History To explore American history through the ages, including study on how the USA began.To understand the impact of Independence on America and the rest of the world.

RE Harvest The Story of Joseph The Books of the BibleThe Nativity

PE Games – Mrs Oakley (hockey)Swimming – Tues 10:30Dance – Dances from the plantations/African influences

Music – Mrs BeedenFeel the Pulse - Exploring pulse and rhythm within music Composition and Beat – Children continue to create their own musical arrangements Recorders

PSHE & SEALNew BeginningsRelationships Freedom in the USAInfluential Figures and Leadership

Year 4

DramaWithin Literacy/Dance – Hot Seating, Role Play, Freeze Framing, and Conscience Corridor etc.

Weekly Overview Class 4W

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8:45 – 9:00 Thinking Skills Thinking Skills Thinking Skills Thinking Skills Thinking Skills

9:00-9.30 Worship Worship Worship KS Worship Worship

9:30 – 10:30 English

 English (2/4/6)

Swimming (1/3/5)

PE Games English

 English

10:30 - 10:45 Break Duty Break Break Break Break Duty

10:45 – 11:45 Maths Maths

 French Maths Maths

11:45 – 12:45 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

12:45 – 1:20DS Mental MathsEC/Guided Reading/Problem Solver

Spelling DS Mental MathsEC/Guided Reading/Problem Solver

DS Mental MathsEC/Guided Reading/Problem Solver

DS Mental MathsEC/Guided Reading/Problem Solver

1:20 – 2:00 Theme Work (History/ Geography)

English (1/3/5)

PE (2/4/6)

Year 4 MusicMrs Beeden

 English – grammar session 30mins

Grammar Task Theme Work - EnglishScience

2:00 – 3:05 Theme Work (History/ Geography) (ICT)

RE/PSED

Maths – mental maths 30mins

Science

 Theme Work (Creative)

3:05 – 3:15

Reminders/Clear Away

Reminders/Clear Away Reminders/Clear Away Reminders/Clear Away Reminders/Clear Away

Homework•MENTAL MATHS SKILLS– tested weekly 1-12x Tables, Grids, followed by larger numbers and then decimal numbers, (Problem solving Maths for those who have completed all times table scheme of work)

•Spellings – Tues out and Tested on the following Tuesday

•HANDWRITING -Will be homework periodically

•English– Mon (out) Fri (in)

•Maths – Mon (out) Fri (in)

•Reading

OTHER IDEAS TO TRY AT HOME

Shopping addition/subtraction, Card games , Who what where why story builder, Beat The Clock Times tables , Vocab shower (WOW WORD FINDER), Sentence substitution, Another word for…

Learning EnvironmentTo ensure all children have the opportunity to learn and develop in class we have a ‘working well chart’. If a child chooses not to follow class rules, they will be given a visual warning using this chart. On the opposite end of the scale – if a child shows great effort, kindness or ability they will be given a class point, Merit Award or will go in to the ‘happy book’!

ExtrasThere may be times when extra help is required in the

classroom/outside the classroom - if parents could spare the time to help out it would be greatly appreciated.

THERE WILL BE A RESIDENTIAL TRIP TO CAYTHORPE COURT PGL IN JUNE 2016

FULL DETAILS AT PRESENTATION EVENING: drop-in From 3.30pm until around 4pm on 24th

September 2015

If you have questions now please stay behind and I will be happy to answer them. My door is always open so

please do not hesitate to pop in!