Class 4 2023 - 2024

Welcome to Class 4!

Hola! This half term, our History topic is all about the Maya

Welcome back for the final part of the summer term! A busy half term with lots of events and exciting ways to celebrate the final part of their Primary School experience for Year 6.

This half term, we will continue to learn about Mexico but we will be moving on to its rich and ancient history and the mysterious Maya. Who were the Maya? Why did they build temples? What was their writing like and how did they dress. These and many more questions will form the basis of the next few weeks of work. We will use a range of books and online sources to explore how these people lived and how their technological advances compared to the way we live today. What did they leave behind and what do these artefacts tell us? How do we know our assumptions are correct and can we see similarities in the way they lived and we live today. Through this, the children will begin to write hybrid texts that feature aspects of information, explanations and instructions.

Please ensure your child is learning their Knowledge Organiser facts as there will be a regular weekly quiz.

Please ensure you look out for the Maya Knowledge Organiser (downloadable here) in preparation for our knowledge mini quizes.We are a mixed Year 5 and Year 6 group.

This year we will be emphasising reading as a focus for our learning. Ensure that your home reader is in school EVERYDAY as we will be starting our day with reading and creating a calm and focused start to our day.

Class 4 will will have PE on Monday and Friday afternoons.

Remember home learning is always due back in on a Tuesday so it can be checked and sent back out to you each Thursday.

Our Curriculum Newsletter is published every half-term.

Mr McGurk