The Year 4 teachers are all really proud to be working with our Year 4 children this year.
Curriculum Intent
We want our Year 4 children to be open minded, independent, respectful, resilient, active, creative and forward thinking.
Curriculum Overview
Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term | |
English | |||
Maths |
| Measurement, fractions and decimals Multiplication and Division Geometry
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Science | |||
Art | Jewellery Design linked to North American Artefacts | Art of Sonia Delaunay | Design and make a model of the Iron Man |
DT | We are Healthy Food Designers | We are Shell Structure Designers | We are Electric Lighting Designers |
History | Child in the Past | What was important to our local Victorians? | |
Geography | “Is Climate Cool?” | ||
PE | Develop ball skills and teamwork through a variety of team games Dance | Cardio – Coordination: Floor Movement Patterns | Cardio – Dynamic Balance to Agility |
Spanish | Descriptions of hair and eyes (I) Big green monster story Brothers and sisters 1 – 39 (add/subtract, odds/evens, double/halve) | Weather linked with months + seasons X10 – 60 (RRP) | The children will learn about: food and drink for a picnic - sandwich fillings/ice cream flavours Euros 1 – 69 (all operations) |
Computing | We are Programming Problem Solvers | We are Software Developers | We are Co-authors |
Music | Pitch and volume linked to sound in Science | Clarinets | Reflect, Rewind, Replay |
RE | L2.3 Why is Jesus inspiring to some people? Christians | L2.5 Why are festivals important to religious communities Hindus - Diwali Christians - Harvest, Pentecost, Christmas, Easter Muslims - Pillars of Islam, Eid
| L2.9 What can we learn from religions about deciding what is right and wrong? Christians and nonreligious people L2.8 What does it mean to be in Hindu in Britain today? Hindus |
Daily Structure Y3/4 Quarter
8.45 entrance through main gate, met by SMT/Mentor, guided to stairs by LSO, hand gel applied, keep to left up stairs on way to class.
10.30 playtime:
Y4 on far yard first with either Y4 teacher or Y4 LSO
Y3 on near yard with either Y3 teacher or Y3 LSO
Y3 back first followed by Y4
Children hand gelled on way out and back
Children keep to left in way back to Y3
Same routine at lunchtime
Children get half hour out and half hour in having lunch
Y3 leave at 3.10
Y4 leave at 3.20
LSO hand gelling on way out.
Children stay with adult until SMT let them leave.