Maple | Rucstall Primary School

MAPLE CLASS 2018-2019

AUTUMN 2

THE ROMANS

Welcome back Maple Class.

I hope you had a great half term, I look forwarding to hearing all about what you have been up to!

This half term, our topic is 'The Romans'. this topic will lead us up to the festive period!

We will be learning all about what the Romans did for us! In addition, we will be looking at what it was like in Roman times, their lives, homes and their army.

In PE, we will be learning a roman dance and Mrs Heels will be teaching Gym on a Tuesday. Please make sure your PE kit is in school on a Monday and remains there until Friday.

In DT, we will be designing and making Roman catapults and designing mosaics in ART and computing.

In maths we will be focusing mainly on fractions and Roman numerals, time to wake up your brain for some challenges ahead!

For our Christmas festivities, we will learning Carols to sing for the parents during our KS2 concert -singing voices at the ready!

I'm looking forward to another busy exciting half term with Maple and I'm sure you will rise to the challenge!

Don't forget to learn those times tables - 'TT rockstars' and 'Topmarks -Hit the button' are great ways to help you learn!

ROBOT DAY

ROBOTS

Welcome year 4 to Maple Class. I hope you have had an enjoyable summer holiday.

We will be starting the year with a topic all about 'Robots'.

In English, we will be writing instructions about 'How a robot dog works'. Also, we will be reading books about Robots and the Iron man. and writing are own narrative.

Our SMSC question to be discussed in class is ' Is it possible that Robots could take over the world?'

In science, we will be looking at electricity and investigating ' Is it possible that a Robot could have lights and a buzzer from one power source?'

Our PE days will be Tuesdays and Fridays, so please ensure your full kit is in school on a Monday and left for the week. Please include an outdoor PE kit for Tuesdays.