Year 4 Term 3 2018

THE YEAR 4 TEAM

THE THIRD TERM

This is a very exci t ing term as i t is our final term of learning in Year 4.

Ex plorers and A dventurersThis is our IPC uni t for the term. Explorers And Adventurers. For as long as we have lived

on Earth we have been explorers.

Almost 4,000 years ago, Egyptian explorers brought back gold, ivory, perfume and monkeys

from the land of Punt (probably Somalia) for their Queen Hatshepsut.

The Phoenicians had sea-worthy ships with sails and oars. They explored the

Mediterranean and sailed all the way around the coast of Africa using only the sun and

stars for navigation.

There were many more explorations around the world...Are you ready to explore this term's

learning?

Mr Crews - MPL Miss Kit May

Miss MahaInclusion Int egrat or

Ms JennyTeaching Assist ant

Ms ClaireAct ing Headt eacher

Miss Rhian

THIS YEAR'S IPC UNITS

Here are the IPC

units we will be

covering this year at

a glance.

Term 1a

Brainwave

Chocolate

Term 1b:

Bright Sparks

Term 2

Act ive Planet

Term 3

Explorers and

Adventurers

EXPLORERS AND ADVENTURERS

Explorers and Adventurers

Do you love discovering new places? Yes? Well you might just be an

explorer. Explorers are people who travel to new places in the world and

discover new things that they didn?t know existed. So much of what we

know today about our world is because we have been explorers in the

past. Being an explorer is exciting but scary at the same time. Could you

be an explorer? Let?s find out.

Our Big Quest ion -

Is being advent urous and explor ing new lands always a

good t h ing?In Geography, we'l l be f inding out :

- how t o use geographical t erm s

- how t o use dif ferent t ypes of wor ld m aps

- how t o look for geographical

inform at ion.

In Hist ory, we'l l be f inding out :

- about explorers and advent urers in t he past

- how t o gat her inform at ion f rom m aps, pict ures and books

- how t o answer sim ple quest ions about explorat ion

In Science, we?ll be f inding out :

- About shadows and t he sun

- How t o gat her inform at ion f rom m aps, pict ures and books How t o answer sim ple

quest ions about explorat ion

- how t o m ake a com pass

In Geography we?ll be finding out:

- How to use geographical terms- How to use different types of world maps - How to look for geographical information- About places we have explored on holiday

In History, we?ll be finding out:

- About explorers and adventurers in the past- How to gather information from maps, pictures and books - How to answer simple questions about exploration- How explorers told the time and navigated at sea

In Art, we?ll be finding out:

- About the artwork of explorer artists- How to draw plants and animals with accuracy - How to draw an imaginary plant or animal

In Society, we?ll be finding out:

- If we think exploration is a good thing- About conflict and exploration in the past About female explorers in the past and today

In Science, we?ll be finding out:

- About shadows and the sun- About magnetism and which metals are magnetic - How to make a compass

Explaining t he Them e

MATHS

As with last term, we are following the Maths Curriculum for England.

Units that we will be covering this term are as follows;

Fract ions, Decim als and Percent ages 2 We will be counting up and down in hundredths;

learning to recognise that hundredths arise when dividing an object by one hundred and

dividing tenths by ten; adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator; solving

problems involving increasingly harder fractions to calculate quantities, and fractions to

divide quantities, including non-unit fractions where the answer is a whole number.

Measurem ent 2 We will be measuring and calculating the perimeter of a rectilinear figure

(including squares) in centimetres and metres; and finding the area of rectilinear shapes by

counting squares.

Num ber Place Value 3 We will be rounding any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000;

rounding decimals with one decimal place to the nearest whole number; estimating and

using inverse operations to check answers to a calculation; solving number and practical

problems that involve all of the above and with increasingly large positive numbers.

Posit ion and Direct ion 2 We will be describing positions on a 2-D grid as coordinates in the

first quadrant; plotting specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon;

describing movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left/right and

up/down.

PE

Dur ing t erm t hree, learners w il l cont inue t o work on and develop all four st rokes. In addit ion t o t h is learners w il l pract ice and learn essent ial wat er sk il ls.

Learners are focusing on IPC learning goal 2.05 Be able t o t ake par t in a range of individual, pair , sm all group and t eam act ivit ies. Learners w il l be developing t heir sk il ls, know ledge and underst anding of t he gam e of Tball, al low ing for a m ore advanced st andard of gam eplay.

LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (LOTE)

In t h is t erm , Year 4 Advanced learners w il l be reading passages f rom Singapore Higher Chinese for Pr im ary Schools Text book 2A. The learners w il l be learning t wo t opics which are Unit 8: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? and Unit 9: ? ? ? ? ? . They w il l be learning nam e of jobs, descr ibe t heir job funct ion, weat her , cl im at e, t im e dat e and et c. They w il l be learning how t o w r it e shor t sent ences, com prehension sk il l , posit ive and negat ive st at em ent s, ant onym s, t o const ruct sent ences and shor t passages t o im prove on t heir f luency in com m unicat ion relat ing t o t he t opics. For usage of gram m ar , learners w il l be learning about l ink ing words, verbs, adject ives, nouns, m easure words, direct ion, preposit ions and idiom s. They w il l be engaged in m any dif ferent k inds of act ivit ies t hat always covered t hese four sk il ls: l ist ening, speak ing, reading and wr it ing.

ADVANCED MANDARIN

MANDARIN

This t erm , Mandar in Foreign Language learners w il l t ack le t he t opic of Holiday. Learners w il l f ind out and learn about count r ies, places, t ranspor t , food dur ing holidays. Besides, t hey w il l get t o look int o seasons and weat her , fam ous m onum ent s and t he nat ural landscapes of dif ferent count r ies. They w il l be ask ing and answer ing quest ions about t heir t ravels t o anot her count ry. They w il l also be expressing opinions about t heir t ravel preferences. In gram m ar , learners w il l be learning about past t ense, t hey w il l form sent ences t o t alk about t heir past holiday using verbs and adject ives. Learners w il l be engaged in dif ferent k inds of act ivit ies t hat w il l cover t hese four sk il ls: l ist ening, speak ing, reading and wr it ing.

In t erm 3 learners w il l st udy about t he t opic of holidays and t ravell ing. They w il l learn t he vocabulary of giving direct ions in a t own and t hey w il l also look at t he words for buying t icket s in a t rain or bus st at ion. They w il l review how t o say t he t im e in order t o descr ibe t he t im e of depar t ure and ar r ival of t heir chosen m eans of t ranspor t . Their assessm ent w il l be based on a shor t conversat ion bet ween a t rain t icket clerk and a cust om er . They w il l use t heir iPad t o video t heir conversat ion and w il l use green screen t o m ake it m ore realist ic.

SPANISH

LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (LOTE)

BAHASA MALAYSIA

TRAVELLING ON THE ROADS

This t erm in Bahasa Malaysia, learners w il l be learning about buying t icket s for buses or t rains in Malaysia. They w il l also be revisit ing t he t opic on how t o give direct ions. Learners in t he foreign language pat hway w il l be learning how t o ask and answer quest ions about buying and sell ing t icket s t hat t hey would use dur ing t heir roleplay. The f irst language pat hway learners w il l work collaborat ively creat ing dialogues on a bus or t rain st at ion roleplay scene.

Learners f rom bot h pat hways w il l learn how t o w r it e a post cards, creat e a journey log or w r it e a t ravel diary based on t he st or ies t hey read. They w il l be collect ing or creat ing it em s such as t icket st ubs f rom a m ovie, a holiday brochure, phot ographs or st am ps for t heir w r it ings.

They w il l be using gram m ar and vocabulary t hey have learned t hroughout t he year in t heir w r it ing descr ibing object s, places, people and exper iences dur ing t heir holiday. Learners w il l be engaged in dif ferent k inds of act ivit ies t hat w il l cover t hese four sk il ls: l ist ening, speak ing, reading and wr it ing.

BAHASA INTEGRATION

From conquer ing t he sum m it of Mount Everest t o t he sail ing of t he seven seas, learners w il l also be learning about t he nam es of Malaysian advent urers and explorers who have done it and succeeded. Through t heir personal encount ers, learners w il l get a clear pict ure on how is it l ike t o becom e a m odern day advent urer . Learners w il l also learn t he geography of t he count ry, f inding out about t he highest point , t he longest r iver , m ount ain range, t ropical rainforest s and m any m ore.

LANGUAGE ARTS

We always like to link our subjects to our current topic. This term, the learners will explore different literacy genres through a story book with a mystery genre.

They will first look at writing their very own discussion answers based on the character study of the story book. Learners will use their creativity to write a piece of fair discussion. They will also use a range strategies and tools to plan, draft and revise their work, and produce a final piece in a Book Creator.

LANGUAGE AWARENESS

Language Awareness helps our learners develop the finer skills they need to become great writers. In Term 3, learners will focus on using adverbs, adjectives and embedded clauses to add more detail to their sentences. Twice a week, learners spend some time reading and analysing texts developing their inference and retrieval skills . Together with developing the use of different types and lengths of sentences, the learners will learn how to create moods, tension and excitement.

WORLD CULTURES AND AGAMA

For our Muslim learners, a weekly Agama session is provided. Those learners of other beliefs will take part in World Culture sessions which allow learners to become familiar with celebrations within Malaysia and across the globe. This term we will learn about the sacred texts of many world religions and why they are important. We will also be finding out more about the Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Wesak Day.

STAY CONNECTED USING THE

PARENT'S APP

MUSIC

Using their IPC topic of ?Explorers and Adventurers? learners will focus on developing their performance skills by participating in activities to build on their rhythmic awareness. Learners will play and sing more complex songs in unison and as a round to develop their awareness of pitch. Learners will use tuned, un-tuned percussion and recorders/ukuleles to accompany themselves and they will also listen to music and use simple music vocabulary when discussing the elements of music.

Term 3 Repor t ing Object ives

Language Ar t s Reading Object ives

Language Ar t s Speak ing and List ening Object ives

Language Ar t s Wr it ing Object ives

Is able to summarise and paraphrase what they have

read.

I am able to identify the ways in which the author has used the ending for the writing

purpose e.g entertain - happy/ sad/cliffhanger ending - report: summary of the main points

etc."

Knows that language can be used to create different

effects e.g tension.

Mat hs Object ivesKnows all their times tables up to 12 and is able to use multiplication and division facts to solve problems.

Is able to solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why

Is able to recognise and write decimal equivalents to 1/4, 1/2, 3/4

"Is able to recognise and show, using diagrams, families of common equivalent fractions

"Is able to describe positions on a 2-D grid as coordinates in the first quadrant

Is able to solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs

Is able to interpret and present discrete and continuous data using appropriate graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs.

Is able to use the chunking method for division

Is able to plan and deliver simple oral presentations.

Is able to summarise and recount the main points of an oral presentation.

Is able to use dramatic techniques to explore characters and issues.

Is able to effectively use interesting and varied

word choices.

Is able to give an opinion, interest or humour

through detail in their writing.

Is able to use cursive script accurately and neatly consistently.

Is able to experiment with a wide range of punctuation: inverted commas; exclamation marks;

apostrophes).

Ar t Learning Goals Children w il l :2.01 Know how a number of artists - including some from their home country and the host country - use forms, materials and processes to suit their purpose

2.02 Know about some of the work of artists in the host country

2.03 Be able to use art as a means of self expression2.04 Be able to choose materials and techniques which are appropriate for their task

2.05 Be able to explain their own work in terms of what they have done and why

2.06 Be able to talk about works of art, giving reasons for their opinions

Geography Learning Goals Children w il l :2.01 Know how particular localities have been affected by human activities

2.02 Know how particular localities have been affected by natural features and processes

2.03 Know how the nature of particular localities affect the lives of people

2.05 Be able to use geographical terms

2.06 Be able to describe the main geographical features of the area immediately surrounding the school

2.07 Be able to make simple maps and plans of familiar locations

2.08 Be able to use maps at a variety of scales to locate the position and geographical features of particular localities

2.09 Be able to use secondary sources to obtain geographical information

2.11 Be able to communicate their geographical knowledge and understanding to ask and answer questions about geographical and environmental features

2.12 Understand how places fit into a wider geographical context

Hist ory Learning Goals Children w il l :

2.01 Know about the main events, dates and characteristics of the past societies they have studied

2.02 Know about the lives of people in those periods

2.03 Know about the main similarities and differences between the past societies they have studied

2.04 Be able to give some reasons for particular events and changes

2.05 Be able to gather information from simple sources

2.06 Be able to use their knowledge and understanding to answer simple questions about the past and about changes

IPC LEARNING GOALS

2.07 Understand that the past can be considered in terms of different time periods

2.08 Understand that the past has been recorded in a variety of different ways

Science Learning Goals Children w il l :

2.01a Be able to carry out simple investigations2.01b Be able to prepare a simple investigation which is fair, with one changing factor

2.01c Be able to predict the outcome of investigations2.01d Be able to use simple scientific equipment2.01e Be able to test ideas using evidence from observation and measurement

2.01f Be able to link evidence to broader scientific knowledge and understanding

2.01g Be able to use evidence to draw conclusions2.02 Be able to gather information from simple texts2.03 Understand the importance of collecting scientific evidence

2.04 Understand some of the effects of what they learn on people?s lives

2.31 Be able to compare common materials and objects according to their properties

2.34 Understand that different materials are suited for different purposes

2.35 Know about the principles of magnets and magnetic and non-magnetic materials

2.38 Know that forces can have direction

2.39 Know that forces differ in size

2.41 Know that light travels from a source

2.42 Know that objects form shadows when they block the passage of light from a source

2.43 Know that sounds are made when objects vibrate

2.46 Know that the sun, earth and moon are approximately spherical

2.47 Know that the position of the sun appears to change during the course of a day and that shadows change as a result

Societ y Learning Goals Children w il l :

2.01 Know that they belong to different groups, have different home countries and different nationalities

2.02 Know that different groups have different purposes2.03 Know that people within groups have different outlooks, characteristics and purposes

2.05 Know that people in different countries have different traditions, celebrations and ways of living

Int ernat ional Learning Goals Children w il l :

2.01 Know about some of the similarities and differences between the different home countries and between them and the host country

2.02 Know about ways in which these similarities and differences affect the lives of people

2.03 Be able to identify activities and cultures which are different from but equal to their own

Know ledge, sk il ls and underst anding assessm ent sKnow ledge Sk il ls Underst anding

To know about t he m ain event s, dat es and

charact er ist ics of t he past societ ies t hey have st udied.

Geography - To be able t o use m aps at a var iet y of scales t o

locat e t he posit ion and geographical feat ures of

par t icular localit ies.

Is being advent urous and explor ing new lands

always a good t h ing?

Int ernat ional - To be able t o ident ify act ivit ies and cult ures which are dif ferent f rom but

equal t o t heir own.

YEAR 4 EXPECTATIONS - DON'T FORGET

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Each night .

Is given out on Fr idays.

Should be no m ore t han 45 m inut es per night .

Read for 20 m inut es each night .

Handed back in t he follow ing Wednesday.

Bir t hdays

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Sor ry, no present s.

Par t y invit es m ust be for all.