Year 4 weekly news, week commencing 22nd March

Hello Year 4!

We hope you are all ready for another fantastic week! Here’s what we will be learning;

Maths- we will be learning about area this week, counting squares to calculate areas and comparing the area of different shapes. We will also be looking at corresponding problems.

English- we will be continuing to look at the poems of Valerie Bloom and writing a class poem in a similar style.

Geography- we will be learning about how tribes live a traditional lifestyle in the rainforest and comparing it to our own.

ICT- we will be beginning to design our own simple toy using scratch

Science- we will be learning and creating simple food chains which include a producer, prey and predator.

Spanish- we will be saying what we can do, remembering some simple verbs

Music- we will be listening and responding to a piece of music

RHE- the girls will be learning some facts about puberty while the boys are talking about peer pressure and the effects of smoking on the body.

PE- we will be developing close catching and wicket-keeping skills as we continue to learn about cricket.

As always, please contact us on the year group email if you have any queries or concerns.

Happy learning!