Rabbit Class

Class teacher’s welcome

 

Happy New Year!

We are  ‘jumping’ into the spring term already (we’re rabbits after all!) and there will be so many exciting learning opportunities in store over the next few weeks. I look forward to seeing you all, now that we have re-charged our batteries, and continuing our journey in Year 4 together.

Mrs Horsman

Logo - rabbit

Curriculum news

At a glance – Spring 1

  • Maths: Multiplication and Division (B), Length and Perimeter
  • English: Marcy and the Riddle of The Sphinx (Legends), How to mummify a body (Instructional Text)
  • Science: Electricity
  • History: What were the achievements of the Ancient Egyptians?
  • RE: How do the 5 pillars help Muslims to lead a good life?
  • Computing: Repetitions in shape
  • PSHE: Keeping myself safe
  • Music: Recorders (Music and Arts): taught throughout the year by the Music and Arts Service.
  • DT: Worry monsters (Textiles)

Home Learning 

All children are encouraged to complete a home learning project to build on their class History and/or Science learning.

Ideas include…

  • Make an Egyptian death mask using cardboard or clay. These would look fabulous painted too!
  • Make a 3D model of an Ancient Egyptian pyramid.
  • Write a diary of a day in the life of an Ancient Egyptian slave or Pharaoh.

These projects are designed to run alongside the learning for a half-term and should be handed in on or before Friday 7th February 2025. We look forward to inviting you into school at the end of the term to share the children’s projects.

 

Spelling

At All Saints’ Primary School, we follow the Read, Write Inc. spelling scheme in Key Stage 2. This Spring, we will continue learning the Year 4 spelling rules, spending two weeks on each set in order to fully imbed the the children’s understanding of each spelling rule.

Week Focus Example Words
6th January Words with the s sound spelt sc scissors, ascend, descend, scent, fascinate, muscle
13th January Words with the s sound spelt sc scissors, ascend, descend, scent, fascinate, muscle
20th January Words ending in zhun spelt -sion confusion, division, explosion, decision, revision
27th January Words ending in zhun spelt -sion confusion, division, explosion, decision, revision
3rd February Adding il- and revising un-, in-, mis-, dis- impatient, unkind, illogical, illegible
10th February Adding il- and revising un-, in-, mis-, dis- impatient, unkind, illogical, illegible
Half-term – –
24th February The c sound spelt -que and the g sound spelt -gue cheque, catalogue, tongue, unique, antique
3rd March The c sound spelt -que and the g sound spelt -gue cheque, catalogue, tongue, unique, antique
10th March Adding ir- to words beginning with r irregular, irrelevant, irresponsible, irresistible
17th March Adding ir- to words beginning with r irregular, irrelevant, irresponsible, irresistible
24th March Adding the suffix -ion Confession, possession, discussion, admission
31st March Adding the suffix -ion Confession, possession, discussion, admission

 

Dates for the diary

PE days: Mondays (Mrs Horsman), Wednesdays (Mr Megson)

Spring 1: 30th January 2025 – Visit to Leeds Museum (Ancient Egyptians)

Spring 2: 27th February 2025 – Kings Hall (School’s Singing Together)

Links to support learning