This year has gone so fast and it seems like yesterday I was writing our first update !

This year has been filled with exciting learning and the final term is no different.

We have learnt about co-ordinates and compass points at the start of this term and can now plot co-ordinates on a simple map. We will continue to work on our worded math problems and use the skills we have learnt in literacy in order to find the relevant information to help us solve the problem.

We will also be working on consolidating some of our times tables and working on self-motivation using what we know already to support us.

This term our topic is Africa and we will be comparing different aspects of Africa to Scotland. We will look at two significant figures who both fought for the freedom of their people and how they are alike and different. I wonder if you can guess who they might be!

As part of our topic we will be exploring biodiversity and looking at how all living things play a part in our lives. We will analyse how the removal of just one part of an ecosystem could have a major detrimental effect to the whole planet. Following this we will be looking at ways in which we can look after our own local ecosystems to ensure a rich diversity of species remain for years to come.

We will also look at the different types of animals on each continent and compare and contrast these along with understanding habitats and the reintroduction of some native species to Scotland.

In Literacy we will continue with weekly comprehension tasks and we are now beginning to look at more complex inferential and evaluative questions. We will link this to our topic for context.

Children will work on factual writing and we will look at how this differs from narrative and imaginative, building on vocabulary to enable us to write more informative pieces of writing.

We are also excited about our school trip and the workshop that the Museum will be delivering beforehand and look forward to travelling on the train, I wonder what we will spot on the way!

We are very lucky that Mrs Goodlad is teaching us netball skills this term and we can practice our communication and teamwork skills at the same time. We will finish our PE block by testing our fitness and seeing how much we have improved.

It may be the last term but we are still working hard in P4 and looking forward to sharing our learning on seesaw.

Mrs Iddir, Mrs Goodlad, Miss Oneill and Miss Robinson