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Class 4

WELCOME TO YEAR 4 2023-24!

This year is going to be fabulous! Moving up to Year 4, children have many experiences to look forward to as expectations for developing maturity coincides with their transition from Year 3.

 

Curriculum

This term, we have a jam-packed curriculum of exciting learning opportunities including:

English

We will be reading and writing Viking sagas, creating non-chronological reports about life in Viking times,  reading and writing kenning poetry and explanation texts, linked once again to our invaders theme.  On a daily basis we will be following Read Write Inc to help us learn different spelling rules and each week there will be a class guided reading book.  We will also be looking forward to reading an ongoing story at the end of each day.  The first one will be The Saga of Erik the Viking.

In the Spring Term we will be looking at Play scripts, setting the scene, poetry, recounts / reports in Science Experiments

Maths

Our Maths is taught based on the White Rose Maths scheme and this is organised into blocks as follows: Block 1: Number – Place value; Block 2: Number – Addition and subtraction; Block 3: Measurement – Area; Block 4 Number – Multiplication and division.

There will also be a daily "Flash Back 4" which is a brilliant and fast paced 5 minute activity that keeps all of the other areas of Maths fresh in our minds.

In the Spring Term we will continue with multiplication and division before moving on to Lengths and perimeter then fractions and decimals. 

RE

In RE we will be learning about Hinduism.  In these lessons we will be learning about the story of Rama and Sita which is the basis of Diwali celebrations.  We will be learning about puja (which is Hindu worship) and investigating the symbolism of different Hindu deities.

In the Spring Term we will be learning about the journey of life; looking at how different religions view the main events of life from birth to death and beyond (or not).  We will also be learning about the gospel in the run up to Easter.

People Skills

Our Topics for this subject are: Thinking Positive and Safety First.  The former is about how to look after our mental health and the latter is, as the topic suggests, about keeping safe in the world around us.

In the Spring Term we will be looking at a new scheme: More details to follow in due course...

Science Autumn: Sound and Food and Digestion Spring: States of Matter and Grouping and Classifying

In the Grouping and Classifying project, your child will learn why we sort and group things and the important classification skills of observing and questioning. They will learn what classification keys are and how they identify living things. Your child will learn the characteristics of the five vertebrate groups and the six main invertebrate groups. They will learn how to identify vascular and non-vascular plants and sort vascular plants into the three main groups. They will also examine and classify real plants and create a classification key based on their observations. They will learn about some newly discovered plants and animals and use a classification key to classify each discovery.

In the States of Matter project, your child will identify and classify solids, liquids and gases. They will learn the properties of solids, liquids and gases and discover that some materials have properties of more than one state. They will learn that particles make up all matter and how their arrangement determines whether the material is a solid, liquid or gas. They will find that materials can change from one state to another and learn about how materials can change state. They will use thermometers to measure the temperature of water and observe what happens when water changes state. They will investigate melting ice and record their data on graphs. They will also learn about melting and boiling points, researching various materials' melting and boiling points.

In the Sound project, your child will learn that sounds are vibrations that travel from sound sources, such as a person's vocal chords, musical instruments or pieces of machinery, through a solid, liquid or gas to the ears. They will explore the parts of instruments that vibrate to make sound and investigate the pitch, volume, distance and direction of sound. They will learn how sound waves are made and how they travel from a sound source to the ear. They will carry out research to find the answer to the question, 'How do we hear sounds?' and use diagrams and words, such as sound waves, vibrate, pinna, ear canal, eardrum, ossicles, cochlea and cochlear nerve, to record their findings. They will investigate the most effective ways to muffle sound and identify scenarios when muffling sound is important to prevent hearing damage. They will plan an investigation to learn how the volume of sound changes as they move away from a sound source and use a sound meter to measure the volume of sound. They will identify low and high-pitched sounds and then follow instructions to investigate the different ways the pitch of a sound can be changed. They will complete their learning by asking a scientific question about an aspect of sound that interests them before planning and carrying out an investigation to find the answer.

In the Digestive System project, your child will revisit the meaning of scientific vocabulary, including producer, consumer, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, predator and prey. They will learn about the features of ecosystems and the meaning of new terminology, including 'biotic', which means living, and 'abiotic', which means non-living. They will research an ecosystem and use the information gathered in future lessons. They will learn about two scientific diagrams, a food chain and a food web, finding out what these diagrams are and what they show. They will discuss the similarities and differences between food chains and food webs and sketch examples. They will revisit the word 'interdependence' and its meaning and discuss how living things depend on biotic and abiotic features of ecosystems for their survival. They will discuss the challenges different ecosystems face from human activities such as pollution or natural events such as deforestation. They will then learn about the digestive system of humans, naming the digestive organs, describing their functions and finding out what happens to the food they eat. They will learn the names and functions of the four types of human teeth and identify the differences between the teeth of carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. They will formulate and then ask a dental health professional questions to discover the importance of oral hygiene and its role in preventing tooth decay and gum disease. They will complete their learning by creating and carrying out an investigation into the effectiveness of fluoride toothpaste.

Geography - Misty Mountains and Rivers

In the Misty Mountain, Winding River project, your child will learn about the characteristics and physical processes of rivers, including how they shape the landscape over time, their significance around the world and the impact of flooding. They will learn how to use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and a key to locate and plot geographical places and features on a map, as well as how contour lines are used to show the topography of an area. They will have the opportunity to learn about the stages of the water cycle and about mountains and their different formations, studying mountain ranges in the United Kingdom and around the world. They will also learn about habitats and how human and natural influences can have an impact on the environment.

History _ Invasion (Autumn)

In the Invasion project, your child will explore the effects of the Roman withdrawal and the chronology and geography of subsequent invasions. They will study the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in detail, examining their reasons for invading, their settlements and their everyday life. Your child will also look at monasteries and the Anglo-Saxon legacy. They will consider how we know about life in this period and investigate the Sutton Hoo ship burial. They will learn about Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon king, and what happened after his death, before ending the project by learning about the Norman invasion of 1066.

Art - Contrast and Compliment and Warp and Weft (Autumn) Vista and Animals (Spring)

This project is linked to Invasion 

This project teaches children about colour theory by studying the colour wheel and colour mixing. It includes an exploration of tertiary colours, warm and cool colours, complementary colours and analogous colours, and how artists use colour in their artwork.  The warp and weft project is linked to Invasion as well.

This project teaches children about the art form of weaving and how it has developed over time, including the materials and techniques required to create woven patterns and products.

 

DT - Fresh Food, Good Food (Autumn)

This project teaches children about food decay and preservation. They discover key inventions in food preservation and packaging, then make examples. The children prepare, package and evaluate a healthy snack.

PE Swimming, Sports hall athletics/aerobics, Zumba (Autmn)

I will be teaching the Swimming along with other coaches at Carlton Forum and Miss Jackson will be teaching the other areas on a Thursday

Swimming will continue until half term in the Spring and will be replaced with outdoor and adventurous activities and invasion games

Music Mamma Mia 

This is a topic from the award-winning Charanga music scheme in which the children will compare different songs by ABBA and will evaluate them.  They will also learn to perform these songs and begin to play the ukulele, including some improvisation and composition.

The Spring Term will be a topic called Stop!

French

This will follow the Rigalo Scheme and will begin with an introduction  to basic French which the children began in Year 3 before moving on to  colours, classroom items, body parts , numbers animals and describing people.

Computing

This term's topic  is online safety and this will be delivered by Mr Mazzotti

This term's time table will look like this:

There will obviously be some weeks when, due to extra activities, these lessons get moved around a little bit.  PE and Swimming will remain the same however.

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

8.45-9.00

Registration

Maths Flashback 4

Registration

Maths Flashback 4

Registration

Maths Flashback 4

Registration

Maths Flashback 4

Registration

Maths Flashback 4

9.00-9.20

Collective Worship

Christian Value

Collective Worship

Class Worship

to say ‘Please’

Collective Worship

Journey Through

The Bible

Collective Worship

Thanksgiving

Collective Worship

Praise and Worship

9.20-10.20

English

English

 

English

 

English

 

English

10.20-10.45

Spelling

Spelling

Spelling

Spelling

Spelling

10.45-11.00

Break

11.00-12.00

Maths

Maths

Maths

Maths

Maths

12.00-1.00

Lunch

1.00-1.15

Guided Reading

Guided Reading

Guided Reading

Guided Reading

60 Second Read

Planned and delivered by NM

PE

Swimming

1.15-2.15

Science

History

RE

ICT

Planned and delivered by NM

2.15-3.00

People Skills

French / Music

Art / DT

PE

Planned and delivered by FJ

3-3.15

Story Time

Story Time

Story Time

Story Time

Planned and delivered by FJ

Story Time

After School