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Gwithian

Mrs Quick

Class Teacher

Miss Mackellar

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Cleobury

Teaching Assistant

Welcome to Gwithian.
 
Hello and welcome to Gwithian class 2023/2024!
 
The children of Gwithian class are now in year 4 and what an incredibly interesting journey they have had over the last couple of years! Our children have already shown an amazing level of resilience and have been extremely flexible in adapting to new learning challenges throughout the past years, and we cannot wait to see the fantastic things that they achieve in the coming year.
 
Our Spring Term topic is 'The Aztecs' and we will focus on the civilisation which were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.
 
The children will explore what life was like to live in that period of history, its social hierarchy, examine artefacts from that time and ask questions about religious beliefs and traditions of that group of people. During the unit, the children will discover the significance of their discoveries:
  1. Tenochtitlan – Capital city and engineering marvel.
  2. Advanced agriculture with chinampas (floating gardens)
  3. Sophisticated calendar system for mathematics and astronomy. 
  4. Impressive pyramids and temples showcasing architecture. 
  5. Knowledge of herbal medicine and traditional healing practices.
 
They will investigate how the Aztecs lived, ate and traded and how the land has changed over time.
 
Please see below to find our 'Aztec' topic grid and homework grid. 
 
Science: Our topic for Science is 'Sound'. The children will be designing, planning and evaluating a project on this topic to cover the following objectives for year 4:
 
  • identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating
  • recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear
  • find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it
  • find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it
  • recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases
Homework - 
 At St Uny Church of England Academy, we believe homework is anything children do outside of the normal school day that contributes to their learning, in response to guidance from the school. Homework encompasses a whole variety of activities instigated by teachers and parents/carers to support the children's learning.
Y4 are expected to complete at least 10 points from their Chilli Challenge grid each term.
 
Reading: Reading is a lifelong skill that we try to develop as your child continues their journey through our school. We are keen to develop a love of books and escapism as early as possible, which is why we are introducing ‘Reading Karate’ this year. This is a reward based system for reading at home, which results in the children moving up through coloured ‘belts’ (wristbands) depending on how many ‘reads’ they have completed. We would greatly appreciate your support with this new initiative, not only by listening to your child read but by perhaps sharing some of your favourite books from your childhood with them too. 
 
Maths: St Uny Church of England Academy has invested in ‘Timestables Rockstars’, an online resource for learners to practise their multiplication skills. This will enable children to become more fluent in their multiplication tables. Lower KS2 children should be completing 2 x 20min sessions per week.
 
Topic: The topic overview will be sent home at the start of each half term - this will include challenges from across the curriculum. 
 
PE - This term we will focus on Athletics and Tennis
 
PE sessions are subject to change - we would therefore appreciate it if your child's full PE kit (white t-shirt, navy shorts, trainers, jogging bottoms if cold) is in all week.  Gwithian class PE session is normally on Fridays. This term we are focusing on Tennis and dance.
 
 
 
 

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