Class 4's Topic Page
Spring Term- Topic 1
Our current topic is...
The Vikings
Inspirational starter- We will be turning into Vikings and raiding the school.
As historians we will be looking at:
the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor
Focusing on-
- Viking raids and invasion
- resistance by Alfred the Great and Athelstan, first king of England
- further Viking invasions and Danegeld
- Anglo-Saxon laws and justice
- Edward the Confessor and his death in 1066
Our current class book is...
How to Train Your Dragon
by Cressida Cowell
English
We will be starting a new writing unit based on the book 'Arthur and the Golden Rope' by Joe Todd-Stanton. We will be writing a myth narrative and an instruction guide.
Maths
Our maths work this half term will follow the White Rose scheme of learning, we will be looking at multiplication, division and area.
To help develop children’s fluency in mathematics, we also ask each child to learn Key Instant Recall Facts each half term. We expect children to practise their KIRFs as part of their homework. Please work on the KIRFs for Spring 1.
PE
Our P.E days are Monday and Thursday. On PE days, children will be expected to come to school in their PE kits.
Homework
Homework is set every Friday and is expected back at school the following Monday.
Additional Website
- Spelling Shed
For weekly assignments on Spelling Shed- Link to website linked to the year 4 spelling rules.
I have also included a list of the year 3/4 statutory spellings- Our Year 3/4 Spelling List
- TTRockstars
Please continue with your TTRockstars- Link to student login
Other helpful websites with times tables games include-
- Century Link Century Login
Passwords for all these sites can be located in each child's homework book