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Homework
Rushing River children will be given one piece of English and one piece of maths work that will either develop or consolidate our learning in class. They should spend at least 20-30minutes completing it to the best of their ability. They will also get a longer project linked to our topic, which will be due in during the last week of term. They could spend a little bit of time each week, or complete the whole project in one week. Completed work should be handed in every Wednesday and will be returned on Fridays.
Reminders!
- Named PE kit needs to be in school for Tuesday (swimming for boys) and Fridayevery week
- Help your child to practise their weekly spellings
Ask your child to…
Look at the word. Say the word. Cover the word. Write the word. Check the word. Put the word into an accurate ‘Five Star’ sentence (correct punctuation, correct spelling, cursive handwriting).
Please do not hesitate to contact staff at school if you have any questions regarding your child’s learning. Thank you for your continued support!
Curbar Primary School
A guide to your child’s learning this half term.
‘What an invention!’
SummerTerm 1 – 2017 - Year 3 and 4
Miss Pattison, Mrs Patterson & Mrs Sargen
English
This term we will be learning about inventors and inventions, whilst preparing an explanation text to explain how our own inventions will help people. We will then write persuasive letters to convince people of the benefits of our inventions.
Spelling
Each Monday your child will be given a new list of ten words to learn. There are three words from the list of words your child is expected to spell and another seven words from the weekly pattern. They will be tested on Friday. The objectives that will be covered this term are:
- Words with the /k/ sound spelt ch (Greek in origin)
- Words ending with the /k/ sound spelt –que (mostly French origin)
- Auto- means ‘self’ or ‘own’
- The prefix ir- before a root word starting with r, in- becomes ir-
- Endings which sound like /ʒən/ spelt –tion
Reading
Children will be given opportunities to develop their reading as part of their English lessons.
You can help your child at home by-
- Listening to your child read each day
- Ask your child to talk about the book they are reading and talk around the story (using skills of inference and deduction)
Maths
In maths we will be learning about:
-Geometry – shape and position
-Multiplication & division
-Statistics
All aspects will be taught in line with the new curriculum with an increased focus on reasoning and problem solving, as well as teaching mental and written methods and strategies.
You can help your child at home by-
- Developing rapid recall of facts
- Practising times tables skills
- Practising basic mathematical facts such as doubling and halving common numbers.
Topic –Inventors and inventions
Using a cross curricular approach means that a variety of subject areas will be covered in our topic, with a mixture of science, art, DT, computing and RE.
Science (inventors and scientists)–your child will learn about famous scientists and inventors. Theywill learn about the men and women who risked their lives to find new plants; Marie Curie and her work on radiation; William Smith and how he learnt that the fossils foundinside rocks can be used to tell the age of the rocks; Inge Lehmann, the woman who discovered that the Earth’s core is solid. The children will have chance to investigate convex and concave mirrors. Finally, children will complete a time line of the first electromagnets, create their own electromagnet and test its strength. They will developtheir scientific enquiry skills, making observations, predictions and conclusions.
Art– we will be exploring pattern through popular artists. Children will be creating their own work inspired by their studies.
DT – we will be learning about the history and influence of the kite. Children will then be designing and making their ownkite.
PE-/Games –Extra time - Gymnastics
RE –What is the purpose and value of a sacred place?
Music-Wider Opportunitiesto teach musical theory and practice through singing and the samba drums. Children will be practising for their ‘Samba on tour’ concert later in the year.
French(Pocket Money) – Children will revising numbers, within the context of money. They will also discuss their likes and dislikes. They will prepare a TV advert, in French, linking their knowledge of new and old vocabulary.
Computing – programmingusing the basic commands in logo then develop their skills by creating algorithms in Scratch.