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Year 4

Year Four

Welcome to Year 4- with Mrs Belford, Mrs Parton and Mrs Khan

Mrs C Parton

Class Teacher

Mrs V Belford

Class Teacher

Mrs R Khan

Teaching Assistant 

Our Class Saint - St Thérèse of Lisieux

During our transition days, the children choose St Thérèse of Lisieux to be our class Saint. 

Feast Day: 1st October

This half-term our values and virtues are Attentive and Discerning.

 

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Swimming

Our swimming lessons have now come to an end. The children have done so well during the year and have really grown in confidence. Well done Year 4!

Curriculum Information

 

RE

Sharing in the Life of Christ

In this unit the children learn about the Universal Church established on the original teaching of the Apostles. They will reflect upon the Eucharist as the Sacrament which celebrates the Church’s Unity. They will also be given opportunities to find out about religious customs from around the world.
 

Special Roles and Responsibilities

In this unit the children will learn about the different tasks and responsibilities given to people in the Church. This will help them to develop their understanding of the Church.

Thank you to all parents who attended our Inspire workshop. It was lovely for the children to spend time with you in class and there were some fantastic pieces of art created.

English

Adventure Stories

This half-term we will begin with an adventure story. We will look at the features of this text type and how to use these features to enhance our own writing styles. By the end of the unit, we will have written our own adventure story.

We will continue reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in our reading for pleasure slots this half term.

 

Maths

In maths we will focus on geometry- angles and 2D shapes, statistics and geometry- position and direction.

The children will 

  • Learn to recognise obtuse, acute and right angles Understand regular and irregular shapes Name and describe quadrilaterals and triangles Identify lines of symmetry in shapes and patterns.

  • Learn to recognise obtuse, acute and right angles Understand regular and irregular shapes Name and describe quadrilaterals and triangles Identify lines of symmetry in shapes and patterns.

  • Use numbers to say where things are on a grid Plot points on a grid Use our knowledge of shapes to complete diagrams Describe translations on a grid.

Science

The focus this half term is Animals including humans.

Children will: 

  • Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans.  
  • Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions
  • Construct and interpret a variety of food chains
  • Identifying producers, predators and prey

 

Geography

Locational Knowledge of the World

The children will 

  • Know where the equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and the Greenwich Meridian are on a world map. 

  • Know what is meant by the term ‘tropics’. 

  • Use and explain climate zones. Locate/identify them. 

  • Ask questions about global warming and discover the cause of it and research the implication. 

  • Begin to understand the term biome and begin to make suggestions for places in the world that may be biomes. 

Design and Technology

 

Textiles (cushions)

children will:

  • investigate cushions 
  • learn and practice different stitches
  • design a cushion using a criteria
  • Create and evaluate their cushion

 

Computing

We are bloggers

The children will 

  • Look at class blogs and identify features of good blogs

  • Write and edit their own blog

  • Comment on blogs

  • Add images to blogs 

  • Add media to blogs

French

Unit 4- French and the Eurovision Song Contest

The children will learn about 

  • Answer questions based on a video of a French-speaker, getting at least half of them correct.
  • Match a set of instrument words to the appropriate instrument picture, getting the majority of them correct (allowing for any that they do not know in English).
  • Say which instrument they play.
  • Say what kind of music they like, using a whole sentence.
  • Ask a question after listening to other pupils’ attempts.
  • Read and understand music genres in written form.
  • Recall country names with accurate pronunciation.
  • Use a full sentence to say ‘J’habite en/au/aux ...’
  • Write information in French about a character from a different country.
  • Use familiar language to write several phrases or short sentences.
  • Perform a song from memory with accurate pronunciation.

 

Useful Websites

Here are some websites that you might find useful in supporting your child’s curiosity at home. Find more websites and resources on the Kids zone section of the website.

Multiplication Tables Check 

Useful websites

https://classroom.thenational.academy/year-groups/year-4

http://royalsociety.org/summerscience

https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize 

Spelling with Emile – Improve Spelling in your school (emile-education.com)

In Year 4, children take part in a National Multiplication Tables check. You may find the following links as useful tools in ensuring their success with the check.

Online Times Tables Tests – TimesTables.me.uk

Multiplication Tables Check – Mathsframe

End of Year Expectations in full

End of Y4 Expectations

Please click on the link below for recommended books for Year 4.

Year 4 Book list.pdf