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All of our English will tie into our topic work this term.

We will begin by exploring persuasive devices used in advertising. Children will chose their own Egyptian invention and write an advert to persuade Egyptians to buy it. After that, we will explore the lives of famous Egyptian Pharoah's and write our own biographies.

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This term we will continue our maths work on shape by programming using LOGO. We will learn a simple programming language to move a turtle and pen around a page to create shapes and patterns.

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This half term, we will be practicing our pitching and hitting skills in Rounders and Cricket. Learning to bowl, strike, throw and catch a small ball as well as developing our team spirit. Cricket will be taught by Chance to Shine Cricket.

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In this unit we will explore traditional Egyptian cuisine. We will focus on cutting, food hygiene and balanced diet to prepare our own twists on Egyptian food utilising the new cooking facilities in Woodlands.

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We will be continuing with our Spanish topic of the classroom.

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In maths we are exploring both 2d and 3d shapes through their properties including angles. We will learn how to use a protractor and calculate the area and perimeter of more complex rectilinear shapes. We will explore the nets of 3d shapes and plot and translate 2d shapes on a grid using co-ordinates.

We will apply the maths skills we have learnt in our previous work in number, calculation and fractions, to solve problems involving measure.

Towards the end of the year we will be conducting our own statistical investigation and representing our results in different graphical formats. This includes: bar models, pictograms and line graphs.

In June year 4 will have their Multiplication tables check (MTC) so get practicing the tables you find hardest!

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We will start the term completing our work on teeth and looking at the main food groups. We will then continue with our biology theme to explore how our skeletons and muscles work together to allow movement.

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 Myths and Legends and balanced arguments.

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 Myths and Legends and balanced arguments.

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As we move into the Greek part of our topic, we are going to be delving into the world of Greek myths: inventing our own mythical beast and battling them.

We will end by writing a balanced argument to answer our topic question: Which is the greatest civilization - Greeks or Egyptians?

Grammar will continue to be taught and refined. We will be focussing on editing and improving our own work to ensure our punctuation and spelling are accurate. The spellings are getting harder and children will need to spend more time learning them each week.

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In this unit we be able to categorise drugs as medical, non-medical, legal and illegal. Within this we will

• understand the possible physical and psychological effects of some drugs

• understand the roles of medicines and immunisations

• recognise some reasons why people use and misuse drugs and be able to suggest some alternatives

• understand some of the laws relating to drugs

• have begun to recognise influence and pressure and have related this to peers and the media

• be able to identify risk and risk management strategies, know where they can get support and be able to identify some sources of reliable and accurate information.

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Children will learn to explain why spending too much time using technology can sometimes have a negative impact on anyone. They will be able to give some examples of both positive and negative activities where it is easy to spend a lot of time engaged. The children will learn to explain why some online activities have age restrictions, why it is important to follow them and know who to talk to if others pressure me to watch or do something online that makes me feel uncomfortable (e.g. age restricted gaming or web sites).

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Towards the end of the summer term we will learn about the Olympics of Ancient Greece and begin to develop our independent athletics skills. We will practice track, field (throwing javelins and shot puts) ready for sports day.

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In this unit we will be exploring the art work of the Greeks - from columns to hold up their temples to beautifully decorated pots. We will explore form and structures using clay to build and decorate our own pots in the style of the Ancient Greeks.

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Ancient Civilizations: The Egyptians vs The Greeks

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Ancient Civilizations: The Egyptians vs The Greeks

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Which is the greatest ancient civilization - the Greeks or the Egyptians? We will explore the inventions, lives and legacies of both civilizations, debate which is the best and then form our own conclusions which will be written in the form of an argument in our English work.

The following aspects will be covered during the summer term.

Ancient Egyptians

the importance of the River Nile

the geography of ancient Egypt

the main people and events of the old and new kingdoms

Egyptian writing

Egyptian inventions

Egyptian religious beliefs

Ancient Greeks

the geography of Ancient Greeks

the 2 main historical periods

city states - Spartans vs Athenians

Athenians and Democracy

Greek religious beliefs

Battle of Marathon

Alexander the Great

Olympic Games

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In music, we will be learning to play the Ukulele- starting with chords and then learning simple tunes.

Towards the end of the term, we will be practicing the songs for the KS2 end of year production.

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What are the main sources of light? Which are natural and which are man made? What is light? How do we see? What are shadows and how do they change throughout the day. We will attempt to answer these questions in this science unit as we explore light and dark.

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We will be working in groups to create and edit short videos. We will then hold a cinema afternoon at the end of term to watch our Oscar winning master pieces.

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In the second half of Summer term we will look at the following question: Was Jesus the Messiah?

What do we mean by the word Messiah? Who is Jesus? The answer is different depending on who you speak to. We will look at the Bible to see who Christian's say he is and then draw our own conclusions.

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We will continue working through the times tables each month.

Sept - 3x table

Oct - 6x table

Nov - 4x table

Dec - 8x table

January - 7x table

February - 9x table

March - 11 and 12 x table

April - end of the year will be all times tables including working on tricky facts and improving our speed ready for the MTC in June.

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Our question for this term is: Why do Humanists use the golden rule as a basis for morality?

We will explore atheism and the basis for Humanism within this. We will discuss what it means to be 'human' and the need for common morality.

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Tying in with our science, we will be writing explanation texts on the digestive system and how it works.

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We will be understanding that there are a range of factors which contribute to a healthy lifestyle, including a healthy balanced food intake and physical activity.

We will consider our interactions online and how we can ensure we keep safe while using the internet.