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Mount Wise CommunityPrimary School

Year 3/4 (Magpies)

Autumn Term:

Have a look below to see what we will be learning this term!

 

Mount Wise Community Primary School

Magpies Y3/4

Term: Autumn 2024

Please see below details of what your child will be learning this term at school. This information covers both terms.

English: Reading

English: Writing

Maths

VIPERS – a mixture of fiction, non-fiction and poetry

Poetry – Similes (free verse)

Instructions – Non Fiction

Historical Fiction Finding Tale - Fiction

Place value x4 weeks, addition and subtraction x3 weeks, measurement/area x1 week, multiplication and division x4 weeks

Science

PE

PSHE

Autumn 1: Light (Physics) – looking at the relationship between light and how we see as well as how shadows are formed.

Autumn 2: Food and Digestion (Biology) - looking at the human digestive system and simple food chains

 

Autumn 1: Real PE (Unit 1 Personal) - children will develop and apply their footwork and one leg balance through focussed skill development sessions, healthy competition, cooperative games and personal best challenges

Autumn 2: Real PE (Unit 2 Social) - children will develop and apply their jumping and landing and seated balance focused skill development sessions, healthy competition, cooperative games and personal best challenges.

 

Autumn 1: Jigsaw ‘Being Me in My own World’ - children will explore who they are and how they fit in

Autumn 2: Jigsaw ‘Celebrating Difference’ - children will explore similarities and differences, anti-bullying and being unique.

 

History

Geography

Religion and World Views

Autumn 2 - North American History with a key focus on Ancient Maya

 

Autumn 1 - Europe with a focus on this continent as well as places in the UK, Alps, and Amalfi Coast

Autumn 1: Theology (Christianity)- We will explore the question: How do people think about the Bible?

Autumn 2: Theology and Social Sciences (Christianity)

 

Art and Design

Design and Technology

Music

Autumn: Why do we make Art? 

Children will explore using different strokes techniques and colours to understand why we make Art.

Artist focus: Pablo Picasso

tbc

Charanga

Children will learn to sing, play, improvise and compose with the well known song Mamma Mia. Children will listen and appraise more ABBA hits.

Modern Foreign Languages: Spanish

Computing

Children will continue to learn how to talk and write in Spanish about relationships and cultures.

Kapow

Children will continue to develop their knowledge across five areas: Digital Literacy and Online Safety, Computational Thinking and Computers and Hardware. Making use of readily available software and suitable for both Microsoft and Google school

    

 

 

 

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