Rufford Park Primary School

• Curriculum overview: Autumn 2024

  • Autumn Curriculum Overview: Celts and Roman Britain
  • English: Children will be writing to inform and entertain through a variety of descriptive writing pieces.
  • Reading: Our whole class reader is ‘The Thieves of Ostia’ by Caroline Lawrence. Children will be reading through this text and other age appropriate texts. They will be answering a range of questions to support their comprehension. In addition, the children will be completing a range of other comprehension, reading for pleasure and reading fluency based activities. 
  • Maths: Place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division. 
  • Science: Grouping and Classifying Living Things (Biology) , States of Matter (Chemistry).
  • Computing: Connecting Computers, Stop Frame Animation. Project Evolve: Self Image and Identity, Online Bullying.
  • Music: Sing Up
  • Art: European Art and Artists
  • History: Celts and Roman Britain – trip to Murton Park week 3
  • Geography: Using atlases to develop knowledge of the wider world using the Italy as a focus.
  • PE: Hockey and  swimming
  • RE:  How do Jews use stories to remember God’s covenant?, Why do people follow inspirational leaders?
  • PSHE: Mindmate, Me and my relationships and Valuing difference
  • French: Phonics, Animals

ROUTINES

HOME READING: This will be central to your child’s learning this year. The expectation in Year

4 is that children read for 10-15 minutes at least 5 times per week. Reading scheme books will be changed once every week - to be finished by the following week. Please record the book and page number in your child’s reading record (you are welcome to include books from home and 'free choice' books from our class library).

Reading records should be brought to school every day so that we can further support your child's reading progress because I would like the opportunity to read with your child as much as possible during the learning week.

HOMEWORK: English or Maths homework is given every Friday – to be returned by the following Wednesday. Please encourage your child to also check the basics carefully (neat handwriting, correct capital letters, full stops) and to take pride in their presentation. If you or your child are unsure how to complete the task set, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can successfully support you.

TIMES TABLES: Instant recall of all times tables up to x12 is a crucial foundation of Mathematics. This year, the Department for Education is continuing with the statutory Multiplication Tables Check for Year 4s around the country. We strongly advise regular practice at home for Year 4 - this could include chanting, copying them out, being tested by an adult, or using online resources - e.g. TT Rockstars, Hit the Button, Maths Frame, Daily 10 or Topmarks. Squeebles is also a very popular and effective app used by parents for Maths (and spellings!). If you'd like to download Times Tables Awards practice sheets, you can click below...

BRONZE (X2, X5, X10)

SILVER (X3, X4, X6)

GOLD (X7, X8, X9)

SUPER GOLD (All times tables, including X11 and X12)

SPELLINGS: These are given every Friday in homework books and practised throughout the week.  

PE: Beech Tree Class have P.E on Tuesday and Friday. Feel free to contact me via the school office if there's anything else I can do to support your child's learning! 

Please make sure your child comes to school in their P.E kit on P.E days. They may wear navy tracksuit bottoms and a Rufford Park hoodie or school jumper over the top. Earrings must be removed for P.E unless recently pierced. If your child cannot remove their own earrings please make sure they come to school without them on the days of their P.E lessons. 

Please also ensure your child's clothing is labelled with their name. 

Feel free to contact me via the school office if there's anything else I can do to support your child's learning or message me via the class email beech@ruffordparkprimary.org.uk