Eagles Class

Mrs Terry, Mr Staddon, Mrs Foote and Miss Stewart

Welcome to Eagles class! Eagles class is taught by Mrs Terry at the beginning of the week, and Mr Staddon at the end of the week. We hope that you had a brilliant summer holiday and are excited to return to Manor Court raring to go for your first term in Year 4! In Eagles, we will continue to strive to be the best that we can be, continuing our learning journey with the same expectations and standards from Year 3. We will take pride in our accomplishments and achievements, which we look forward to sharing and celebrating with you over the course of the year.

In English, we will focus on a range of genres and texts, allowing the children to extend their ability to write. First, we will look at ‘alternative fairy tales’ with a focus on characters. This will follow with an information text about carnivals as we will be entering the Chard Children’s Carnival in October. All our English learning in the second part of the autumn term will be linked to our history topic.  We will be learning through key texts such as ‘Henry’s freedom box’.  

In Maths, we will be learning all about number and place value, before moving on to addition and subtraction. After half-term we move onto multiplication and division, fractions and time.  As well as this, we will focus on the children’s speed and ability to recall their times tables, in preparation for the end of Year 4 statutory times tables test. Furthermore, we will revisit arithmetic daily to ensure that we continue to develop these key skills.     

In Science, we will be looking at ‘Sound’ where we will be visited by a local musician. Afterwards, we will look at ‘Electricity’ where children will have opportunity to make and test their own circuits, ready to apply these skills within their Design and Technology project: Torches. Our Geography topic is ‘The UK’ where we will be naming and locating counties and cities of the United Kingdom, identifying human and physical characteristics of geographical regions, key topographical features and using the eight points of a compass. Our History enquiry question is, ‘What was the impact of the slave trade on South West England?’ Children will be looking at how slavery has changed over time by placing key events on a timeline, describing a historical account as well as debating a key event in local history.  

In Religious Education, we will be learning about Hinduism. In PSHE we will be looking at the topics ‘Being My Best’ and ‘Valuing Differences.’ In Computing lessons, we will be looking at Networking Systems as well as continuing to learn how to be safe online. We will be getting creative in our Art lessons with Mrs Morton as we prepare for the carnival.  A trip to Chard Museum will give us a better insight into carnival history and costumes.  

The reading expectation is that children must read at least five times over the course of a week at home, with an adult signing the child’s reading record. Eagles homework, spellings and timetables will be set and marked on Wednesdays.

We will have PE on Mondays and Fridays. Please ensure your child has suitable clothing for either indoor or outdoor activities on these days. 

We are both are really looking forward to welcoming you back for the exciting term ahead.

Mrs Terry & Mr Staddon

Welcome back Eagles! We hope that you have had a fantastic Easter break and are ready for the Summer term. We have lots of fun lessons planned for you! 

We will begin our English lessons by looking at ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’. This will be a fantastic novel to help us write descriptively, with a focus on settings and creating atmosphere. After half term, we will look at Joan Proctor Dragon Doctor which links well to our Science topic. We will also be looking at poetry in the Summer term.   

In Maths, we will be looking at various forms of measurement. We will then be looking at statistics and how to present information in different ways. After half term, we will be looking at position and direction, describing positions on a grid using coordinates. We are continuing to prepare the children for their multiplication check in June, therefore a key focus is times table recall, speed and accuracy.   

As always, we have some exciting investigations to look forward to in Science! Our new topic is Living things and their habitats. We will learn the different ways to group animals and take a closer look at the habitat of insects. The warmer weather will encourage us to use the school grounds and its array of hidden wildlife.   

Our History enquiry question is ‘Did the Ancient Romans or Ancient Greeks achieve more?’ allowing us to apply our knowledge of the Romans from Spring. In Geography, we will be looking at the similarities and differences between Somerset and Greece. This will include taking a closer look at landmarks and coastlines. We will continue with Christianity in Religious Education with a focus on Agape.  

In Computing, we will be focusing on editing images. Our PSHE topic is Being My Best and then Growing and Changing. Mrs Morton will continue to use her expertise to deliver exciting art lessons, linking our Geography topic with new sewing skills.

We are really looking forward to having you back in the classroom for a fun-filled term of learning!