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Lancasters!

We are a lovely mix of curious and passionate young learners from year 4 . We are looking forward to sharing with you all the fantastic learning that takes place in our classroom. In Lancasters, we strive to always try our best whilst having fun along the way, so please keep checking our class web page for news and updates. We are taught by Miss Gilpin (Mrs Robinson on a Tuesday afternoon) and also have the wonderful Miss Aslin and Mrs Fordy to help us with our learning. Our PE lessons are on a Monday and Tuesday so the children need to come into school dressed in weather appropriate kits on these days. 

Homework

Each week there will be a 10 minute session set on Times Table Rockstars. The log in details can be found on the inside of your child's reading record. On a Monday, Miss Gilpin will check your child's reading record to see that they have recorded 3 reading sessions throughout the week. These can be completed in school or at home reading with an adult or independently. 

Autumn- Term 1

Hello and welcome back to school! We hope you had a wonderful summer and we are so excited to have you join year 4 with lots of exciting learning planned. Our theme this term is 'Myths and Legends'. In English this term we will be basing our learning on the texts 'Arthur and the Golden Rope' by Joe Todd Stanton and 'The Leopard in the Golden Cage' by Julia Edwards. We will be understanding and applying features of a quest narrative with a focus on characters, setting and plot. Later on in the term, we will be creating a non-chronological report all about the information we have learnt in our History topic of the Romans. In our Book Dive lessons we will use the books ‘Land of Roar’ by Jenny McLachlan and 'Lights on Cotton Rock' by David Litchfield. 

In History this term our learning is based around the question ‘What impact has Ancient Rome had on modern life?' To start the term, we are going to discuss what we know already about Ancient Rome and visit the school timeline to understand when the Ancient Romans were around. We will look at where the Romans invaded and carry out some drama to show how it felt being a Roman or Celt at the time of the invasion. We will research what life in Rome was like and how the Romans played a big part in the history of Lincoln. 

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In Science this term we are focusing on ‘States of Matter’. We will begin by exploring the different states of matter. We will learn that some materials change states. The children will have opportunities to investigate the questions 'Does temperature of water affect the time it takes for ice to melt?' They will make predictions and learn how it is important to use the equipment accurately, write their results and create conclusions. Towards the end of term, they will be learning about the water cycle. 

Find below our knowledge overview for what we are doing across all the subject areas this term. 

In Year 4, we have the MTC (Multiplication Times Table Check). This doesn't happen until towards the end of the school year, however it's really important that we get lots of practice at knowing our times tables!

Times Table Resources

Please find below some links to practise your times tables below: