WELCOME TO CLASS 4H

Class Teacher

Class Teacher

Miss Hall

Class HLTA

Class HLTA

Mrs McNally

Class ETA

Class ETA

Mrs Bellwood

Class 4H curriculum

Winter term

Art As artists we will :

  • Design our own shoe with a target audience and purpose.
  • Create a 3D mould of a shoe out of tape and tissue paper.
  • Use fabric and PVA glue to create our own fabric.

Computing we will :

  • Create an animation and discuss different types of animation.
  • Learn about onion skinning and how to add backgrounds and sounds.
  • Understand the different parts that make up a computer.
  • Electronically compose a piece of music.

 

Design Technology – As designers we will :

  • Compare and evaluate existing story books.
  • Design and create a storybook.
  • Evaluate our design.

 

English – As writers and communicators we will :

  • Be writing diary entries and persuasive letters based around the novel ‘The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.’
  • Empathise with the characters from the book.
  • Write character descriptions of the different characters we are introduced to throughout the story.

 

French we will learn how to:

  • Describe ourselves and others.
  • Say what I and others have.

 

Geography As geographers we will :

  • Use maps, atlases and computers to locate rainforests on the world map and explore the key geographical features.
  • We will develop our vocabulary relating to rainforests and understand their features.
  • We will use a range of sources to help us to understand settlements and land use, economic activity and use of natural resources. 
  • We will explore the effect humans have on the environment.

 

HistoryAs historians we will :

  • Investigate who the Maya were, when and where they lived in the world.
  • Explore the writing and number system.
  • Learn about the different beliefs that they held as well as their religious rituals.
  • Investigate the impact that they had on the food we eat today.
  • Explore the difference between secondary and primary sources and how these help our understanding.

 

MathsAs mathematicians we will :

  • Convert between different units of measure.
  • Solve simple measure and money problems.
  • Estimate, compare and calculate different measures.
  • Compare and classify geometric shapes, based on their properties and sizes.
  • Identify acute and obtuse angles and compare and order angles up to two right angles by size.
  • Identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations.
  • Describe positions on a 2-D grid as coordinates in the first quadrant .
  • Describe movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left/right and up/down.
  • Plot specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon.

 Music As musicians we will :

  • Explore a range of musical genres.
  • Compose our own piece of music fitting with a ‘gospel’ genre.
  • Listen and appraise different pieces of music.
  • Compare pieces of music using key musical terminology.

 

PE – As athletes we will:

  • Develop our map skills through orienteering.
  • Learn attacking and defending skills within a net and wall game.
  • Gain new skills to be able to play a game of tennis

R.E. As theologians we will :

  • Look at the mission of the Church and what Jesus wanted his disciples to complete.
  • We will reflect on our place in the Church and look at what we have to do to become part of the Church community.

 

RPSHE as caring citizens we will:

  • Know the threats that the environment faces and what we can do to help.
  • Learn the correct use of medicines and how vaccinations and immunisations can help to maintain health and wellbeing.
  • Learn about some of the risks and effects of legal and illegal drug use.

 

Science  – As scientists we will :

  • Investigate living things.
  • We will recognise how living things are adapted for their environments.
  • We will recognise that environments change and this can pose dangers to living things.
  • We will recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways. 
  • We will set up enquiries and plan fair tests by identifying, observing and recording variables.

Our Class Blog

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Christmas at St. Paulinus 2019

As the calendar year for 2019 draws to an end we hope you have a happy and holy Christmas. Here are the Christmas production highlights for 2019 . https://vimeo.com/380447129   Key Stage One sing us out with their carol service  ........... see you next year. ....

Our new Library

On the 15th of November, our local MP came and led an assembly where she shared with the children her love of reading. Her favourite book was the MagicFaraway Tree by Enid Blyton. The children were enthused by her and asked many questions. She then officially opened...

Topics Displays

Throughout school we have some fantastic topics that we are looking into. Our topic displays are eye catching and show a variety of learning skills through History, Geography, Art and DT. After each lesson children’s work is displayed under the question that they have...

Our New Library

St Paulinus Primary School has launched its new library! The children enjoy their moment of escapism and take advantage to choose their own book and read or share a book with their friends. .     

Last Supper Year 4

The Last Supper is the final meal that Jesus shared with his Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. The Last Supper is commemorated by Christians especially on Maundy Thursday. The Last Supper provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist, also known as "Holy...

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