LEARNING GUIDE FOR YEAR 4 English Texts The Pea and the Princess The Story book wolves Bill’s New Frock Diary of a Killer Cat Fairy tales with a twist Stories which raise issues Diary Writing Play scripts Persuasive writing RE Jesus son of God & Authority Betrayal and Trust Shabbat Science Electricity Nutrition and digestive system teeth Computer Science Looking and solving bugs in software Geography France Locational – name and locate counties and cities in the United Kingdom Physical and human features Place knowledge – understand similarities and differences between a European and UK country/region. France Spring Term 2017 Mathematics Using Roman Numerals Fractions and decimals Division with decimals Fractions of amounts Know and use times table and division facts up to 12 x 12 Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division Converting measurements Negative numbers Handling data Understanding shape Rounding and estimating French Food and Drink Cities, towns & villages Story telling Easter Art and Design Views of the Eiffel Tower Lighting up France Music Memorising and Performing songs in Spanish Identify characters in pieces of music PSHE Health and Hygiene Say no to bullying First Aid Going for Goals Good to be me Physical Education Swimming

ST. ANN’S C.E. PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY CENTRE SCHOOL ADDRESS Lathom Avenue Warrington WA2 8AL SCHOOL TELEPHONE 01925 632210 Email – stanns_primary@warrington.gov.uk Web site – http://st-anns.eschools.co.uk Please let us know as soon as possible if your child is unable to come to school for any reason. SCHOOL INFORMATION   School HOURS 8.55am – 3.15pm   HEAD TEACHER Mrs K. Keen   CHAIR OF GOVERNING BODY Mrs Janet Lazarus YEAR 4 TEAM Class Teacher Miss Highton Teaching Assistants Mrs Maitland and Mrs Gaskell SCHOOL DATES School starts back – Tuesday 3rd January 2017 Holidays Half term- Finish on Friday 17th February – Back in school on Monday 27th February. 2nd half term- Finish on Friday 7th April – Back in school Monday 24th April For all other dates and events please refer to the school Newsletter REGULAR EVENTS DURING THE WEEK Monday- Tuesday- Wednesday- Thursday- Swimming/P.E. – Please bring in your kit Friday- Celebration assembly 9:15am in school hall MyMaths homework set for 1 week THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOUR CHILD AT HOME Go to bed at a reasonable time. Have breakfast each day Listen to your child read and talk to them about what the book is about. Encourage your child to speak confidently in a sentence. Help your children to learn their spellings Learn their times tables (as multiplication and division facts) and read each evening for at least a few minutes. Remember to ask if you have any queries. CULTURAL PATHWAY Author – Anne Fine Composer – Edvard Greig Artist – Thomas C. Fedro Poet – Michael Rosen