English We will start the term by looking at the Non –fiction writing found in information books like Snakes. Afterwards we will study cautionary tales such as those found in ‘Grendel’. There will be some English links to our Egyptian topic too. Religious Education Through our RE lessons the children will use the St Andrew’s Easter Pause Day as a time to reflect on the true meaning of Easter, and the lessons it can teach us. Maths This half term the children will develop skills in the following: Multiplication and division including factor pairs and formal written layout of TO / HTO by 1 digit Finding the area of rectilinear shapes. We will also continue to work on being fluent in recalling all times tables facts up to 12 X 12 Year 4 Spring Term 2 Topic: Ancient Egypt Big Question: Where are the mysteries of Ancient Egypt? Wow Start: Mummification !!! Fantastic finish: ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ Daily Mile The aim of The Daily Mile is to improve the physical, social, emotional and mental health and wellbeing of our children. For 10 mins of the days they don’t have PE., children are physically active (run, jog or walk). Topic -Ancient Egypt We’ll learn all about the Ancient Egyptians, investigate some of the Pharaohs and the development of the pyramids, as well as the mythology that surrounded this early civilisation. We’ll look at the role the Nile had in allowing this civilisation to flourish and examine daily life, comparing it to our own. We will also complete some cross curricular work linked to ‘There’s a Pharoah in my bath’ and ‘The Egyptian Cinderella’ STEM Science: We will finish our last unit with an investigation into our digestive system. After that, we will move onto the classification of animals; grouping them in relation to characteristics and habitats. STEM day Computing Technology: Design, write and debug programs through the use of Espresso coding. Use search technology effectively linking to our Egyptian Topic. P.E Year 4 will be having two P.E lessons: in one they will be continuing to develop their skills through Real PE . In their second lesson, they will learn Netball skills. Character Curriculum This term we will be exploring the virtues of contribution towards society, patience when dealing with difficult situations and respecting those that may be different than us.