Spring Term Year

Reading records – in on Monday Swimming (Tuesday) PE – warm kit (Wednesday) Homework and spellings – out on Friday, in on Wednesday following Fruit at morning play Water bottles

Topic Before half term: ‘ Sounds of the past’ History – Baghdad - Ancient Islamic Civilisation Geography - Asia - then and now. Science – Sound After half term: ‘Power-up’ Geography – Power - Resources and Distribution Science - Electricity

Literacy Reading – choosing books to take home and reviewing. Encouraging a wide variety of texts for pleasure, trying different genre. Discussing and explaining texts. Daily guided reading in groups. Writing Persuasive letter, description, advert, account from different perspectives, chronological report, recount. Oral debate, non- chronological reports for information. Focus on planning editing checking and improving writing. Handwriting focus SPAG Spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Numeracy Properties of shape Number and place value Formal addition and subtraction Formal Multiplication and division Fractions After half term Measurement and converting length Addition and subtraction checking with the inverse Addition and subtraction problems Problem solving Time converting units, 12 hr analogue and digital clocks Mental methods All times table facts / quick addition and subtraction up to Digit 2 digit mental addition and subtraction.

Science – Focus on investigation Sound Electricity RE – Islam, Easter PSHE – Friendships & relationships, SRE Music – Keyboards on Monday ICT- Publisher - news reports, adverts. Programming-Espresso. Wiki page.

2015 Spring term trips Victoria and Albert Museum -Islamic art/perfect patterns workshop 12th January £3.50 Lewisham Mosque visit TBC Year 4 overnight residential trip Margaret McMillan House – Wide Horizons center -Wrotham Thursday 12th – Friday 13th March 2015 £95.00 per child