This term, in English we will be learning and writing our own versions of the story ‘Grandad’s Island’.

We will be using this story as inspiration for a range of genres of writing including their own stories, postcards and information texts.

We are learning to use the following features in our independent writing: inverted commas to show when a character is speaking; conjunctions like ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘because’ to join ideas; and expanded noun phrases for description e.g. the jolly man with curly hair.

Our maths lessons will focus on measure and shape. In the measure unit we will measure and compare length and height using a range of measuring tools including rulers and tape measures. Our shape learning will focus on the language of position and direction.

Class 4 would benefit from practise of adding and taking away numbers up to 50 e.g. 43 and 23 by adding or taking the tens then the ones.  43 + 23 becomes 43 + 20 + 3.

In our theme lessons next half term, we will be using our history skills to learn about transport and how it has changed over time. We will make comparisons between boats, trains and aeroplanes that exist within the children’s living memory and those that have existed before.

This term in PE, we will develop our striking and fielding skills using a variety of bats and rackets with games related to the basics of rounders and cricket. This will include bowling and catching skills.