Otters

Welcome to Otters Class

Our learning Term 5

Miss Gough

Class Teacher

Mrs Fotheringham

Teaching Assistant

Term 5 Topic

In History, we’ll be exploring the question ‘How did the achievements of the ancient Maya impact their society and beyond?’ We will learn to:

To explore the challenges faced by the ancient Maya when settling in the rainforest.
To infer how the ancient Maya valued and used cacao by exploring historical artefacts.
To describe the role of Maya gods and goddesses by studying images and scenarios.
To develop recording skills through exploration of ancient Maya inventions.
To make deductions about an ancient Maya city by exploring remains.
To evaluate historians’ claims on the decline of the ancient Maya cities.

Science

Our topic is 'States of Matter'

We will learn to-

Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases.
Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C).
Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature.

Times tables

The Year 4 Multiplication check will take place in the Summer term.

Below is an overview of when we will be learning each times table.

Please support your child at home with regular practice. Ideally this would be 5 minutes each day.

Regular practice can be completed on Times Table Rockstars (TTRS), listening to Times Table songs and regular recall.

We would recommend to check your child's heat map on TTRS so you can support them with their recall on specific tables.

Thursday - Miss Gough - Rounders

Friday - Mrs Diack - Tennis

Please ensure your child comes to school dressed in a suitable PE kit on Fridays. The children will be outside in all weathers. Long hair must be tied up and earrings to be taped or removed, along with removing any jewellery or watches. If earrings are removed, please ensure that your child has a small pot or safe place to keep them in.

PPA

On Friday afternoons, I am out of the classroom for Planning, Preparation and Administration time. The class will be covered Mrs Sinclair for PE and Mrs Thornton for RE/ Spanish

Homework

Homework is set on a Friday and due in the following Friday.

Children have the choice to complete their learning on paper or online on Google Classroom.

If you have any questions, do get in contact - pennyg@wivelsfield.e-sussex.sch.uk

Timestables - yearly overview

Year 4 - Term 5 - The ancient Maya topic enquiry web.pdf