Autumn Term 2015 KS2 – Year 4 INDIA Design Technology Indian cooking Computing French Topic Links through Literacy - Location of India Draw and label map of India Compare and contrast India and UK looking at religion, transport, food, animals, homes, clothes Speaking and Listening: role play, hot seating, talk for writing activities. Reading: Non fiction – Fiction - Grandpa Chatterji, Footprints in the forest Writing: Non chronological reports, Letters, Instructions/Recipes, Narrative writing Fractions to solve problems. Calculating fractions of amounts and shapes. Recall and use multiplication and division facts for 3 and 4 x tables. Solve multiplication and division problems. Statistics - Construct and interpret charts and tables. Read and write time to the nearest 5 minutes, use time vocabulary and compare units of time. Literacy Numeracy Music County music services, Violins Reviewing the characteristics of living things and the basic needs their habitats supply. Understand why classification of plants and animals is important and classify minibeasts. Read and construct food chains and webs. Recognise that environments can change. Science PE RE/PSHE Numbers, introducing self and others, responding to the register PE – Gymnastics, Games – Football Children will need outdoor shoes. Sessions will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays. Kit must be in school Monday – Friday and all items must be clearly labelled. PSHE – looking at how the secrets of success can support us in improving our learning. R.E making good choices. E-Safety – using the internet safely. Programming using software and hardware. Finding out about electronic devices that can be programmed. Experiment with translating algorithms into coding.

Things to remember: Tuck Shop There is a tuck shop every playtime. Children should bring a maximum of 50p to purchase the healthy snacks. Unlike in KS1, fruit is not provided, however children are encouraged to bring their own. Water Bottles Children should bring a water bottle into school, daily, to keep them hydrated throughout the day. These water bottles should contain water only – squash and flavoured water are not acceptable, other than at lunchtime. Reading Children are expected to read at least 3 times a week, at home to an adult. This should be clearly recorded in their home diary and signed. Children will continue to make their way up the Reading Rocket – they are aiming for 100 reads for a prize. Children will bring home their guided reading book and this must be brought back into school every day. Homework Homework will follow the same format as last year, with topic related assignment options to choose from, to be completed over term time. Weekly, children will be expected to complete the given maths homework, put their spellings into sentences and read as above. Homework club is on a Monday after school, and it is due in on a Wednesday. Children can also use their homework time to practise their Passport Targets on Sumdog. Uniform All uniform, including PE kit, must be clearly labelled. This is to avoid permanent loss and wasted learning time.