Year 4 | Lawrence Community Primary School

Year 4

Curriculum Intent

We want our Year 4 children to be open minded, independent, respectful, resilient, active, creative and forward thinking.

Remote Learning in Year 4

Curriculum Overview

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
English	Space Explorer! Christophe’s Story Sounds Spooky Creating Images SPAG	The World’s Weirdest Sports The Grand Tour The Spiderwick Chronicles Exploring Poetic Form SPAG	The Shang Dynasty The Iron Man The Grand Tour Exploring Poetic Language Poems about Animals and the Outdoors SPAG
Maths	Place Value Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division Geometry	Measurement, fractions and decimals	Data Problem Solving
Science	Find out how sound travels Digestion and different types of teeth	Living Things – Classification and Habitats	Electricity Looking at States of Matter
Art	Native North American Artefacts linked to Jewellery Design	Art of Sonia Delaunay	Design and make a model of the Iron Man
DT	Food Technology. Healthy Eating.	Food Technology Healthy Eating	Light Designers Evaluation
History	Child in the Past	What was important to our local Victorians?	What happened when the Romans came?
Geography	Can You Come on a Great American Road Trip?	Does water go round and round?	“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	Islamic Rites of Passage	Why is Easter important to Christians?	Belonging and Identity
PSHE	Being Me in My World Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance of those of diff. faiths & beliefs Celebrating Difference Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance of those of diff. faiths & beliefs	Dreams & Goals Democracy, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance of those of diff. faiths & beliefs Healthy Me Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance of those of diff. faiths & beliefs	Relationships Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance of those of diff. faiths & beliefs Changing Me Democracy, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance of those of diff. faiths & beliefs

Year 4 Christmas 2020

You may wish to contact Mrs Murray

or Mr Keenan or Mrs Lyons about an educational issue.

Mrs Murray can be contacted at 4m@lawrence-primary.co.uk

Mr Keenan or Mrs Lyons can be contacted at 4k@lawrence-primary.co.uk

We will do our best to answer any questions you may have.

COVID SAFETY BREAK TIMES: YEARS 3 and 4

	DUTY	FIRST AID
MONDAY	Mrs Murray (Y4) LSO (Y3)	Mrs Topping
TUESDAY	Mrs Lyons (Y4) LSO (Y3)	Mrs Topping
WEDNESDAY	Mr Keenan (Y4) LSO (Y3)	Mrs Topping
THURSDAY	Miss Goldsmith (Y3) LSO (Y4)	Mrs Topping
FRIDAY	Miss Bullock (Y3) LSO (Y4)	Mrs Topping

To ensure that bubbles are not broken children from Years 3 and 4 will play on separate yards.

Teachers from year 4 Yard take their children down first and return last.

Sanitiser will be available before and after break time.

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.

Y3 Bubble/Y4 Bubble

All staff encouraged to wear PPE

1 LSO “runner” who photocopies, passes information to other quarters, office and SMT

1 LSO to support class bubble

1 eal LSO to support Y3 for one week, Y4 for another

1 Teacher to teach Spanish for 1 week on, 1 week off

1 PPA teacher to teach Art for 1 week on, 1 week off

10.15 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

Y4 leave at 3.15

LSO hand gelling on way out

Children stay with adult until SMT let them leave

Class pack of equipment

Computers/iPads wiped down

Books collected in quarantine box on Friday, changed on Monday

Letters put in quarantine box

2020-21 Timetable

Please use Google Classroom to access the resources and work that your teachers have set for you.

If you need a password reminder, you can ring the school 0151 733 2556 and ask Mr. Keenan for it.

Year 4 Timetable

White Rose Maths A really good site to help you with your maths while you are at home!

2020-2021

Welcome to our Year 4 Classes!

Mrs. Fisher, Mrs Brocken, Mrs. Lyons, Mr. Keenan and Mrs. Murray are really proud to be working with our fantastic Year 4 children this year. Keep checking these pages for pictures of the exciting things we are doing in class.

Curriculum Impact

Lanterns Design Technology

British Science Week

Washing your hands.docx

As part of their Geography topic, Year 4 have been looking at Christmas Traditions in the USA and Mexico.

Christmas Traditions in the USA and Mexico

In year four, for art we have been designers of jewellery. Here are our beautiful African necklaces.

Playing Clarinet in Year 4 at Lawrence

Being Me in My World, Celebrating Difference and Dreams and Goals

Dreams and Goals need Determination!

What is a winner?

Who is Sonia Delaunay?

Sonia Delaunay Artwork by Year 4

If...

The night before Christmas...

Interactive Great American Road Trip

Great American Road Trip

Great American Road Trip.pdf

Martians!

Our British Values

Poetry

Fraction Walls

We used our Fraction Walls to help with understanding equivalent fractions in class.

Circuits - use these to create your "Iron Giant"

Factors!

We used Numicon to show multiples. This helped us to understand not just multiplication and division but also factors.

3D Shape with Miss Rowley

The Iron Giant

Factors

Using iPads to help with our maths

Some of the apps we have been using recently to help with our mental maths have included Monster House to help with some basic algebra, Math Duel to help our 4-a-day skills to improve and Motion Math to help with fraction. We also use Kodable to help with moving in different directions. Mr. Keenan can't pronounce Kodable which is quite funny!

Spanish Dancing in Year 4

As part of our Spanish Celebration Day, we have been learning how the Spanish dance.

Making LOUD Drumming Sounds in Year 4!

Making More Loud Sounds!

First we drummed loudly which made a banging sound and then we twanged elastic bands, we plucked guitar strings, we flicked rulers and we hummed from our throat. Each time we did this, we made a vibrating sound. We then learned about pitch and volume and how sounds can be loud or quiet. It was very noisy in Year 4!

Making Pizzas!

In Food Technology, we have been designing and making our own pizzas. Unfortunately, nobody gave Mr. Keenan a bite which is a shame because they looked amazing!

Gas Masks!

We have been learning about Gas Masks. During the war, if you didn't wear one of these, you might not survive a Gas Attack!

The one we used to take these pictures was very uncomfortable and it stank!

Place Value in Year 4

We have been using Numicon to learn about place value. We took four digit numbers and partitioned them into thousands, hundreds, tens and ones. We then took the final whole one number and converted it into tenths. Finally we converted these into decimals.

Our visit to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

We visited the Royal Philharmonic Hall today. Our children were treated to music ranging from the Beatles to Star Wars to Bach. They were a real credit to the school.

Our Activity Day at Calderstones Park

We had a great time at Calderstones Park today taking part in lots of active activities based around what we have been learning in Maths for our Maths of the Day challenge. Lots of tired children at the end of the day (and some tired teachers as well!).