1. Ruthless Romans Autumn Term 2016
LEARNING GUIDE FOR YEAR 4
English
Texts
Romulus and Remus
Roman Roads
Pinocchio
Diary writing
Myths and Legends
Instructions
Persuasive Letter
Adventure Story
Narrative Poems RE
Change the world
Harvest and Sukkot
Christmas God with us
Science
States of matter – solids, liquids and gasses
Rocks
Computer Science
Creating Educational games
Internet safety and copyrighting
History and Geography
Romans
Roman Food
Army and invasion
Boudicca
Location of the Roman Empire
Volcanoes
Pompeii and mount Vesuvius
Location of the world’s most famous volcanoes
Land settlement
Ruthless Romans Autumn Term 2016
Mathematics
Place Value
Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000
Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and Division
12 X 12 Times tables and their division facts
Fractions
Decimals
Measurement – calculating and converting mm, cm, m and km
Measurement – area and perimeter
Geometry – comparing and classifying angles
Statistics
Read, write and convert time between 12 and 25 hour.
Solve problems using different units of time
Art and Design
Creating a Mosaic.
Designing a Roman catapult
French
Counting to 30
Months of the year and seasons
School signs and classroom objects
Christmas in England and France
Music
Exploring Performance
Exploring Composition
PSHE
New Beginnings
Healthy Eating
Hopes and Dreams
Physical Education
Swimming

2. ST. ANN’S C.E. PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY CENTRE
SCHOOL ADDRESS Lathom Avenue
Warrington
WA2 8AL
SCHOOL TELEPHONE –
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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
Mrs Gaskell
SCHOOL DATES
School starts back – Monday 5th September 2016
Holidays
Half term- Finish on Friday 14th October – Back in school on Monday 31st October.
Christmas holidays - Finish on Wednesday 21st December – Back in school on Tuesday 3rd January 2017.
REGULAR EVENTS DURING THE WEEK
Monday-
Tuesday-
Wednesday-
Thursday- PE - Please bring PE bags into school &
Swimming kits for Autumn term
Friday- Celebration assembly 9:15am in school hall
MyMaths homework set for following 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 Grieg
Artist – Thomas C. Fedro
Poet – Michael Rosen
SCHOOL VISITS
Visit to Grosvenor Museum Chester Friday 16th September 2016