Hello and welcome back to term 3 in P4! We hope you have enjoyed the festive period. We are looking forward to a New Year and another busy term ahead and lots of amazing learning in our P4 class. 

Literacy 

For our reading focus this term, we will continue to focus on building fluency and accuracy when reading aloud. We will also continue using our comprehension strategies to support our understanding of different texts through our mini Scottish topic as well as weekly with our Bug Club readers. This term we are focussing on inference. 

In writing, we will focus on poetry and report writing, with relevance to our Scottish topic about Loch Ness which we will cover during the month of January, exploring Scots language, and some well-known Scots poems. Pupils create their own poetry and tales from Scots inspired myths and folklore. 

Children will continue accessing active spelling activities where they will work individually and in groups using their skills and strategies to tackle new and unfamiliar spelling phonemes. There will be opportunities for presentations at assembly and mass to incorporate our listening and talking targets. 

Numeracy & Maths. 

This term we will look at strategies for solving multiplication and division problems. We will continue with our number talk and mental maths activities daily to further develop our use of mathematical language and confidence in solving a range of problems. Focus on revision of times tables regularly at home would be encouraged to support your child’s learning in class as they build strategies in their numeracy work. In Beyond Number, we will be looking in January/February at ‘Money’ and identifying the value of notes/coins up to £20 and using them in addition and subtraction to calculate overall cost or exact change up to £10. In March until Easter we will finish with a ‘Data Handling’ topic where we will collate information, organise it, present it and finally analyse the data we have. 

Health and Wellbeing 

We will continue with our PATHs programme, with our Pupil of the Day, where your child will have the chance to have compliments within the class and have the opportunity to take home their compliment sheet! There will also be a focus on relationships; how we develop and grow our friendships and the importance of a good manners and having a sense of responsibility. 

We will also link our Health and Well-being with our topic work, looking at the functions of our human body and how we can keep ourselves healthy by making better choices to our lifestyle.  

PE 

PE is on a Tuesday and Friday.  This term we will be covering team games, basketball and Fitness. Please make sure your child has a full PE kit with them (includes suitable indoor shoes), this can remain on their peg within school.  Thank you for making sure that no jewellery is worn on PE days.   

 

Expressive Arts 

P4 will continue to develop their artistic skills focusing on our class novel, where we will link this to Loch Ness focusing on colour, tone, line drawings and using varied materials. There will also be opportunities to look at inspirational famous ‘Local artists’. 

In Music, P4 will have the opportunity this term to take part in a local music project called ‘I’ve got Rhythm’ with a visiting specialist, Mrs Leibold, who will support this programme within our class/school on Tuesdays. We look forward to fabulous results from our budding musicians, especially after hearing our wonderful P4 choir. 

French 

In French we will look at using everyday language in different conversational situations e.g., buying food, ordering in a café, school life (subjects/classroom objects) and finally sports and hobbies. We will also learn topic specific vocabulary nearing Easter and French prayers during Lent. 

IDL 

Our topics this term will include a mini-Scottish focus in January. In February and March, we will then look at ‘Fairtrade and Food Production’ as our topic focus with links to Science (food chains / food webs).  

 

 Religious Education 

This term we will looking at some of the political, historical, social and religious elements of first century Palestine to help us gain an understanding of Jesus’ life on earth. As we journey towards Lent, we will reflect on the signs and symbols of the season and relate these to our own personal journey. In preparation for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation in February, we will be looking at the meaning of the sacrament and learn more about the role and gifts of the Holy Spirit within our lives. 

For the children who will be celebrating the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Communion, the workbooks will be completed in class. Home sessions can be completed and discussed with your child alongside their ‘I Belong’ book completed at Church Sacrament sessions. Please have a look at this regularly with your child at home and discuss this with them as they prepare for an important step in their faith journey.  

Homework will be distributed on a Monday to be completed, signed and returned by Friday.  

Keep an eye on the class blog for regular updates to what is happening in class, recent learning and relevant upcoming events. 

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fabulous term inP4! 

Mrs McIntyre and Miss Grimley.