Welcome to Sphinx Class 

Welcome back to Term 5!  I hope you all had a lovely Easter break and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. 

To start our term, some of us will be visiting Plas Pencelli for our 4-day residential - how exciting! If you are staying in school, you will be spending time in Year 4 taking part with all of their learning so that we are ready to start our new topic together in Week 2. 

This term, our topic is all about the Maya Civilisation. You will learn who the ancient Maya people were and where and when they lived. You will use maps and atlases to locate Maya cities and identify countries in Mesoamerica. In addition to this, you will learn about the religious beliefs and rituals of the ancient Maya people and find out more about some of the many gods they worshipped. You will also learn about the Maya number system and have the opportunity to read and write Maya numbers and solve number problems.

In English we will read Mayan myths and learn how to write one. Take a look at the topic overview for more details. 

PE 

PE will take place on a Monday afternoon so it is important that PE kits are in school from the beginning of the week as well as trainers for the Daily Mile. 

Homework 

Homework comprises of reading, spelling and maths. You must read your book for 20 minutes (or more!) each day and record this on the Boom Reader App. It may be that you read a range of texts at home too but you must bring in your school reading book daily so that an adult can hear you read and discuss the book with you. 

New weekly spellings will go live on Doodle Spell every Friday for a test the following Friday. Please remember to practise your 48 spellings for the Spelling Bee at the end of Term 4. 

It is really important to display a positive attitude towards homework, but if you have any problems, please do get in touch. 

Many thanks

Mrs Knott