Year 4
Weekly dates
PE is twice a week on Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon. Please ensure your child brings their kit to school on this day and label all items with their name.
Library -Our Library slots are for Morpurgo Class on Monday and for Wilson Class on Friday.
Ukulele - Children in Year 4 will be learning to play ukulele every Friday for start of the Spring term
Homework: Homework is sent out each Friday, due each following Thursday.
Spelling and Times Tables tests are on Fridays.
01 The Melting Song.mp3
02 We're Great Big Polar Bears.mp3
03 The Walking Song.mp3
04 The Walking Song (Reprise).mp3
05 If You're Feeling Cool, Dress Hot!.mp3
06 Trees.mp3
07 The Recycling Song.mp3
08 One World.mp3
Maya Civilisation workshop
Spring 2022
Geography
Year 4 will use the atlases to identify countries in Northern Europe and their physical and human features. They will describe the climate and animals that live there and research and organise information about Roald Amundsen.
History
Children will learn about the Mayan Civilisation, looking at the geographical and archaeological aspects of this period in Mesoamerica.
English
Children will explore texts like "Into the Forest" by Anthony Browne and will learn how to write their own play scripts; "Life as a Goldfish" by Rachel Rooney will be the hook for writing acrostic, haiku, kennings, limericks and free verse poems; "Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf" by Neil Gaiman will teach children how to write their own finding tale.
As part of our Destination Reading sessions, we will read a range of texts focusing on clarifying, predicting, asking and answering questions, summarising, inference, evaluating and making connections with self, text and the world. We will also allow time for handwriting, spelling and grammar to be practised every day.
Maths
We focus on improving our approach to problem-solving and developing a mastery approach where all children will gain a deep understanding of topics.
Some of the focus topics for this term are: Area and Perimeter of 2D shapes; Comparing, rounding, multiplying and dividing, adding and subtracting fractions and decimal numbers; Time (telling the time using an analogue clock-face, measurements of time, reading the 12hr and 24hr clock, time comparisons)
Science
Year 4 is learning about the topic Sound. During this topic, we'll be learning about: How sound is made/ travels; How the human ear detects sound; Pitch, tone and volume, Transmitting sounds/ instruments.
R.E.
Year 4 will be focusing on the ideas of Believing (Religious beliefs, teachings, sources; questions about meaning, purpose and truth) and Expressing (Religious and spiritual forms of expression; questions about identity and diversity).
Our focus questions are:
- Why are festivals important to religious communities? - Hinduism
- Why is Jesus inspiring to some people? - Christianity
RHE
Year 4 will be focusing on Computer Safety. Children will learn how to choose online content which is suitable for their age group.
Reading at home: Your child must read for 10-20 minutes EVERY DAY. Please sign their home Reading Records or ensure they do it themselves, so we know how much they are reading regularly.
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