This half term our topic is “ Vicious Vikings”. We will be learning all about the Viking Invasions which happened in Britain and in particular how Cumbria was a place where the Vikings settled hundreds of years ago!
Our Learning this half term
To launch our topic on the Vikings, we had a historian from Tullie House visit school and share some Viking artefacts and some of the clothes that Viking warriors, hunters and villagers might have worn. Take a look at us in costume!
In Science, we will be learning about Electricity including building electrical circuits, and discovering the different ways electricity is used in our homes, schools and workplaces. We launched our topic by creating electrical safety posters to encourage people to work safely with electricity and be responsible in their use of energy.
In Maths, we will spend this half term revisiting calculation methods and deepening our knowledge by applying it to problems involving different units of measure as well as learning about numbers less than one and fractions.
In English, we will be writing Norse Myths, learning how to write a Kennings poem and deepening our knowledge of report writing by creating a class non-fiction book on the Vikings.
PE- This half term our PE lessons will take place on a Monday as we will be swimming at Morton Pools- please make sure you have your kit every week!
Class Dojo
Keep up to date with messages, notices and our learning journey by accessing our class page on dojo. You can also directly message staff this way. For urgent messages or the absence of your child, please contact the school office.
Strive for Five- please hear your child read at home nightly and sign their reading diary so they can earn special house points and win prizes. We always encourage reading for pleasure and would love to see you reading in Extreme places, why not send in an entry in to our competition this half term?
Useful websites:
Times Tables Rockstars
This website is perfect for practising for the upcoming times tables test in June!
Spelling Shed
Keep beating the bees and scoring points on spelling shed to become a super spelling ninja!
Super Movers
A website packed with videos to help learn tricky Year 4 concepts such as times tables and fronted adverbials!