Mayfield Primary SchoolYEAR FOUR: AUTUMN TERM
YEAR FOUR'S AUTUMN TERM
OUR CORE INTENTION IN ACTION
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We have enjoyed a busy term of work across our various subjects. Our English projects have had a historical theme, or inspiration, running through them. Beowulf and The Bayeux Tapestry acting as inspiration for our entertainment writing. We took on a mock museum challenge for our Saxon Life information piece which was enjoyed by everyone. Building those complex sentences has been the major concept across the year and we have based our teacher around this vital area of writing.
Continually building our mathematical understanding, recognising hundredths and their value, a major timestable focus and division inverses has run across the year and conversions between units of measurements has been a constant factor. Fraction and decimal equivalence and plotting points on grids have also been key areas in Mathematics. Teeth and digestion are excellent projects in Science. The children enjoy explorating an understanding of these parts of the human body and the roles that they play. It allows us to explore some great practical and investigative work making observations and asking questions.
Anglo-Saxons have continued our journey through our History subject as we set up the year for a study of the wrestle for power of Britain after the Romans left. We have looked at where the Anglo-Saxons came from, why they arrived and settled and how their society and kingdoms were organised. Trade has been the focus of our Geography work. Considering what trade means and how this links the wider world. It has been really good to share this with our children as many did not realise just how important this is to how countries work and how they progress. How people worship, where they worship and why Jesus is referred to as the 'light of the world' by some faiths have focused our thinking in our religious studies.
Using spreadsheets is a challenging project in Computing and one which has required lots of time, instruction and practice to get this really underway this term. Elsewhere within 'communication', we have introduced vocabulary for the weather and dates in French.
Concertina books in collage, alongside the work of Ad Reinhardt and Doris Vlasek-Hails has occupied our thinking during Art & Design. Whilst Saxon purses have been the textile focus in our Design & Technology. Music is our singing focus during Autumn Term: singing in unison, rounds and with partners. Cricket and football based sport specific and motor competence skills have been the projects undertaken in Physical Education.
Across the term, safe research during E-Safety, understanding different parts of our brain in relation to our emotions and respect in relation to bullying behaviours have been some of the key themes we have considered during the term in our My Happy Mind/PSHE & Relationships work.
