Pupils & Classes
Teacher: Miss Checkland
TA: Mrs Mellon, Miss Crolla
Autumn Term 2025:
In Literacy we have shared a fantastic book called ‘Journey Home’ by Frann Preston Gannon. This story shows how animals across the world are struggling because of how humans have changed the Earth. They get in a boat and sail away, looking for a new place to call home.
We have used this as a basis to work on our key writing skills.
In our Maths work we are now working hard on the many different methods for addition and subtraction that we can use. We are becoming great using number lines, hundred tens and ones grids, part, part whole methods and column addition and subtraction. We are also starting to be able to explain how to use each method and make decisions about which method to use and when. Our most challenging method so far has been using mental strategies – such as making 10/100/1000.
We have been starting to explore electricity. From starting with how to be safe with electricity and batteries to exploring how to make circuits that can light bulbs everyone has really developed new skills.
We are completed our learning about Vikings. We have developed our Viking art skills, learning complicated Viking knots, twists and dragon heads. We have learnt about Viking long ships that were used to travel the world, enabling them to become successful explorers and invaders. We have discovered that the Vikings believed in sea monsters and many different gods. We are excited to find out more about ancient Viking beliefs and traditions.
We investigated Viking Art and looked at how the Vikings depicted different creatures including dragons in their art then focused on Viking knots, using pencil to draw outlines and shade our knot pictures.
We have focused this term on what we learn from religions about deciding what is right and wrong? We have explored the golden rules of religion and compared them.
In Computing we learned about coding, using scratch to create interactive quizzes.
In our PE sessions we have continued to develop our swimming skills.
In French we learned about our families naming them in French and using simple words and phrases to describe them.
| Year/
Term |
TOPIC NAME | Science
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History
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Geography
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Art and DTRRSA Articles 13, 31
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PSHE
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RERRSA Article 14
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Computing
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MusicRRSA Articles, 13, 31
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PE
RRSA Articles 13, 24, 31
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MFL
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| Year 4
AUTUMN |
Vicious Vikings | Sound Y4
Electricity Y4
RRSA Article 19
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Vicious Vikings
RRSA Articles 17, 27
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Settlements
4 figure grid references recap Name and locate Viking homelands, invasion points / settlements on maps Human / physical features comparison Weather patterns |
Art- Knots for Vikings
(PB Unit)
DT – Mediterranean Food (follow structure of PB Seasonal Food Unit)
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Mental and Emotional Health – Resilience, Responsibilities, Discrimination
BV – Rule of Law and Democracy
Healthy Lifestyles – Sleep, Fuel for the body, Physical illness
BV – Democracy |
Why is Jesus Inspiring to Some People? | Activate IT- monitoring environmental conditions
Code IT- Coding and programming |
Whole Class Ensemble Tuition- Recorders
Autumn 1 Sounds
Autumn 2 Poetry
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Hockey
Tag Rugby
Golf
Dodgeball
Fitness |
Aut 1- French Phonics 1-2
Aut 1- Seasons Aut 2- Instruments |
Homework Leaflet-Homework leaflet
