Welcome to Year 4!

• Maths - Online Arithmetic Complete 30 question quizzes into 30mins. Use paper if needed. Type in fractions using the " / "symbol. E.g one tenth is 1/10

Timetable

Monday - Art

Tuesday - PE

Wednesday - Swimming in the first half of the term, PE in the second. 

Thursday - Library and Music. 

Fractions Revision

We are looking at fractions this half-term in maths, which children can find trickier than some other areas of maths. If your child would like more practise at home, then BBC Bitesize have a range of pages with short videos and revision activities to complete. You can find these here. 

Music - Learning the Viola

The class  have begun an exciting new musical journey, learning to play the viola with expert tuition from a teacher from the Norfolk Music Service. These lessons, which last all year, allow students to develop their musical skills, including reading notation, understanding rhythm, and mastering technique. Learning a string instrument such as the viola fosters creativity, concentration, and perseverance. We look forward to seeing their progress and sharing their achievements with the wider school community.

If you have not seen a viola before, it is a string instrument known for its rich, warm tone, sitting between the violin and cello in pitch. Slightly larger than a violin, it produces a deeper, mellower sound and plays an essential role in orchestras and chamber music. The viola typically reads music in the alto clef, distinguishing it from other string instruments. While less prominent as a solo instrument compared to the violin, the viola is valued for its expressive qualities and versatility across a wide range of musical styles.

Welcome to Platypus Class 2024 - 2025

Welcome to a new year of learning where we have terms of exciting learning ahead of us. We will be investigating states of matter and how our digestive systems work to name a few of our Science units. This year in Geography we will be exploring rainforests and touring South America. In History we will be learning about the Ancient Greeks and Romans. 

Our Religion & Worldviews will expand our theological thinking as we use Bibles and Qurans to study sacred texts. We will then deepen our Philosophical and Social Science learning by drawing out the key ideas and seeing how these are applied in the lives of people around the world. 

We have a trip book to How Hill, for the day, in March. More details will be released closer to the time. 

A little about the Quran

This year we will be using Qurans in our Religion & Worldview lessons alongside Bibles. The infographics below will tell you a little about how the Quran is organised and constructed.