Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 1 - Romans on the Rampage – Year 4 As historians we will be: Finding out about the Roman As mathematicians we will be… As artists and designers we will be: Empire and its impact on Britain: Finding out about Roman numerals. Making our own Roman musical instruments. The founding of Rome and its expansion into an empire. Investigate place value in numbers to 4 digits. The Roman Empire by AD42. (links to both music and science). Roman soldiers and the structure and power of the army. Ordering, comparing and rounding numbers, up Roman invasion of Britan. to 4 digits. Developing our basic artistic skills weekly and British Resitance (e.g. Boudicca). Adding and subtracting, up to 4 digiits researching different artists with Mrs ‘Romanisation’ of Britain – e.g. technology, culture and Measuring the perimeter of different shapes. Narongchai. beliefs. Roman withdrawal from Britain in AD410. Multiplying and dividing by multiples of 10 and Creating our own Roman mosaics. Find out about Roman daily life and compare it to 100. Developing our confidence with all our As philosophers we will be developing our… our own. timetables. Research the lasting impact of the Romans in Understanding of Hinduism and what following Britain: As writers, we will be: this religion entails. Look at historical evidence, especially locally: Understanding of the British values and how Hardknott Roman Fort; Ravenglass; Hadrian’s Wall. Non-Fiction Writing (Link to History): Talk from local historian about the Romans in Cumbria. Research aspects of Roman life, take we can uphold them. The history of Romans in York. notes, write a factsheet and present As Scientists we will be: As explores we will be: imaginatively. Write a newspaper report about the Roman Investigate how sounds are made and link to Using maps, atlases, globes and computer Invasion. vibrations. Narrative Writing (Link to History): mapping to locate: Find out how sounds travel to the ear. Rewrite the story of Romulus & Remus as The counties of the Roman Empire. Learn how the ear works and research Italy and its capital city Rome. a play script. Alexandar G. Bell. Areas of the UK of particular significance in Adventure and Historical stories – Escape Roman Britain. from Pompeii by Christian Balit Investigate pitch and volume, what these are Local Roman sites in Cumbria. Poetry Writing (Link to History): and what changes these. As musicians we will be: Write a poem about Roman soldiers. Investigate patterns in sounds made by Reading: objects of different sizes. Finding out about the musical instruments the Discuss texts in depth, in regular guided As athletes we will: Romans had. reading sessions. Develop prediction and questioning skills, Singing songs about the Romans form the ‘Sing-Up’ Rugby - Developed basics skills associated with using range of texts. website. rugby, including teamwork, tactics and passing. Read, enjoy & share a range of texts, Learning how to play the recorder with Mrs Cullen, including poems. Cross-country – To know and understand how our lungs work, and how exercise effects this. As IT Technicians we will be: Talking & Listening: Zumba – To develop dancing skills, in time to a Develop skills for quality discussions rhythm, whilst thinking about how our muscles Develop internet skills through topic-related across the curriculum. work. research. Spelling, Grammar & Handwriting: Gymnastics – To develop skills in gymnastics Researching and discuss aspects of E-Safety and Develop skills through weekly sessions. Foreign Languages and performance. how to stay safe online. Other – Throughout the term we will also be doing Investigate and experiment with programming Begin weekly sessions as an introduction to French. some mindfulness sessions and phunky food software. Learn and practice songs in French. sessions. .

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