Welcome to Year 4
There are two classes in Year 4. 2JA taught by Miss Adams and 2 KD taught by Mrs Dukes. Mrs Callow, Mrs Packwood and Mrs Maxwell work with us.
Autumn Term
During the first half term, we will be focusing on the whole school topic; ‘This Is Me’. This will be followed by the next topic; ‘My Place, My Time’, which will have a history and geography focus.
In English lessons, we will be focusing on word classes (e.g., nouns, adjectives, verbs, prepositions) and using our knowledge to create effective descriptive writing that helps the reader to visualise.
In maths lessons, we will be developing our place value knowledge and then applying this understanding as we start revisiting addition and subtraction topics. We will be solving a range of number and word problems that will help to develop our reasoning techniques and we will be developing our confidence as mathematicians.
In reading lessons, we will be using the ‘Expert Tips’, that we started to use in Year 3, to help us explore, interpret and understand texts at a deeper level. We will be reading a range of texts, exploring vocabulary and providing reasoned ideas and answers to a range of comprehension activities. We will also be sharing a class text for enjoyment; in 2JA we will be reading ‘The Giraffe, The Pelly and Me’; and in 2KD we will be reading ‘The BFG’.
This term…
As historians, we will be learning about Ancient Greece. We will explore how the Ancient Greeks developed the idea of democracy; learn about their beliefs; and assess the lasting impact of their civilisation.
In geography lessons, we will be continuing to develop our knowledge of our place in the UK and, this year, focus on mountainous regions. We will be comparing the human and physical features of a range of mountainous regions and developing the subject-specific vocabulary that we can use to discuss what we have learnt.
In DT lessons this half term, we will be learning all about how our food gets to us, how to store it safely and then we will be designing and cooking delicious omelettes.
As artists, we will be exploring the work of Emily Gravett and developing drawing techniques such as hatching to help create shadow and texture.
In our Science lessons, we will be learning all about digestion and how the human body processes foods. We will learn about the roles of different teeth and the steps we can take to ensure out teeth are healthy. We will also learn about food chains.
P.E
In Year 4, we have P.E on a Wednesday and we will also be going swimming on a Thursday (children need to be in school by 8.40 to ensure they do not miss the coach). During our lessons on a Wednesday, we will be focusing on developing football skills – we will focus on passing the ball, with increasing confidence, over a variety of distances.
Events
Swimming – every Thursday morning
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