Welcome to Erewash Class!

Our Geography unit this half term is...

How and why do extreme natural events happen and what are their impacts on people and places?

We will be developing our knowledge and understanding about 'Extreme Weather'

This half term, we are Artists!

We will be developing our designing skills...

Guided Reading

In Guided Reading we will be focussing on the text, “The Valley of the Lost Secrets” by Lesley Parr. This story is set at the start of the Second World War in 1939. The story follows Jimmy, a young boy evacuated from London to a small village in Wales with his younger brother. Struggling with homesickness and the challenges of fitting in, Jimmy feels angry and alone. When he discovers a mysterious skull hidden in a tree, he is drawn into uncovering secrets from the village’s past. As Jimmy investigates, he begins to build friendships and discovers courage, kindness and a sense of belonging in unexpected places. I am sure the children will love this story and we will have some brilliant class and group discussions.

English

In English, we will be writing a historical setting using our Guided Reading Book to support us in our writing. 

We will then be using our formal voices to write persuasive letters about the threats to Iceland.

Maths

In Maths, we will be deepening our knowledge of fractions, mass and capacity and time. 

Recommended Reads

Times Tables 

Please remember also to practise your times tables- We aim to have GOLD in all times tables by the end of Year 4 in Erewash Class.

Remember:- 

Bronze means you can say the whole table in order- eg "one times two is two, two times two is four....." fluently.

Silver means you can say the answer to any sum from the times table eg "what's 4 x 5?   What's 8 X 5 ?

Gold means you can say the reverse division fact- eg in five times table, what's 20 divided by 5? how many fives in 15?

Things to remember!

Reminders!

Don't forget to ask an adult to sign your organiser and hear you read out loud at least four times a week at home!