Learning Challenge
8th September 2017
Dear Parents and Carers,
We are delighted to provide you with the Learning Challenge for the first half of the
Autumn Term.
The activities have been split into Basic, Advanced and Deep Learning. This is designed
to ensure that children not only acquire factual knowledge but also gain a further understanding about how their new skills or knowledge can be applied to their own lives or be used to further their cognitive and social development.
The theme of the Learning Challenge for this half of the Autumn Term is “The Romans”
It is entirely up to the child whether they select the poem, significant person, music or painting, or a combination of all 4. They can also select the activities that they want to attempt, though we would encourage them to deepen their learning as much as
possible.
Although the Learning challenge is entirely optional, and in addition to the daily expectation
of 15 minutes reading, 15 minutes times tables rehearsals and 15 minutes spellings practice, we have found that a large proportion of children have voluntarily taken up the challenge and have gained a great deal from it. We would therefore be grateful if you
could encourage this at home. The children will receive a special Learning Challenge certificate at the end of the half term on completion of a project that shows a significant level of effort and challenge undertaken by the individual child.
We thank you again for your continued support, and look forward to seeing you in the
near future.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Spinks
Italy Class Teacher
Year 4 Lead
Literacy and Language Lead
Poem
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Painting
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Person
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Music
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Basic
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Learn it off by heart
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Find out 10 facts about the painting/artist
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Draw a portrait of the person
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Listen to a piece of music
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Find another poem by the poet
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Produce a collage of other paintings by the artist
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Produce a timeline of their life
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Identify the instruments.
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Advanced
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Create a performance as part of a pair/group
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Draw a picture in similar style
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Produce a poster to advertise their achievements
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Research the life of the composer.
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Write a short biography about the poet
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Transform the medium of the painting: use collage instead of painting
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Write a letter asking them about their life
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Deep
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Write your own poem inspired by the topic
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Use the image as a stimulus for 100WC
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Explain how the world would be without this person
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A mind map of different emotions you feel at various points in the piece
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Compare and contrast two poems by the poet
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Describe the painting:
what it represents, how it makes you feel, what it is based on
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Give five reasons for and against why they should be in ‘The Hall of Fame’
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Produce a piece of art/collage based on how the music makes you feel.
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Person
Boudicca
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Painting
‘An Eloquent Silence’ by Lawrence Alma-Tadema
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Piece of Music
‘Mars: The Bringer of War’ by Gustav Holst
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Poem
‘The Romans in Britain’ by Judith Nicholls
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