Year 4
Welcome to our Year 4 Classes!
The Year 4 teachers are all really proud to be working with our Year 4 children this year. Keep checking these pages for pictures of the exciting things we are doing in class.
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 |
Well done to our fantastic Year 4 Pony riders on getting their Grooming, Points of Tack and Pony Club Test badges and for passing the Standards of Efficiency Test "E"
Year 4 Clarinets led by our new music teacher!
Thanks to Miss Dignham for all her hard work this year!
Some Year 4 dancing...we think...
Music in Year 4
Music in Year 4
Music in Year 4
Music in Year 4
Year 4 have been bringing their old books in to share with them with each other. What kind children!
We designed and made a healthy snack. We used knives to cut the food up and skewers to put it back together again.
We wanted to see what would happen to these egg shells when we put them in various liquids.
We wanted to make our investigation a fair test but someone decided to play football with the egg that was in the fizzy orange!
After a few days, we looked at the egg shells to see if there was any change.
Our teeth!
In Year 4, we are learning how sound travels!
In Christophe's Story, we acted out what it might be like if we were Christophe.
Black Role Models at Lawrence
Donna Palmer from School Improvement Liverpool came into school to talk about inspirational role models from the past, present and future. We all thought she was inspirational as well!
We are using equipment to help us with place value in maths.
In PSHE, for Being Me in My World, we had a visitor come in to talk about anxiety and how we can deal with it at home and in school.
In Real PE, we are learning how to take control and work well with others.
In music, we are learning how to use the clarinet and link it to pitch and volume and sound in science.
The Crazy Computer Girls
We were shortlisted for a Childnet Film Award and our girls received some really amazing prizes!
The Crazy Computer Girls!
Year 4 English
We have been writing about "The Spiderwick Chronicles"
Year 4 English
We have been writing about "The Shang Dynasty"
Year 4 RE
We have been writing about Islam and comparing it to other religions.
Year 4 PSHE
We have been using vocabulary from our curriculum intent as word photos.
Year 4 Science
We have been writing about "Electricity"
Year 4 Geography
We have been writing about "A Great American Road Trip"
Year 4 English
We have been writing about "William Shakespeare"
What was it like for children in the past?
Year 4 English
We wrote about "Rain before Rainbows" as part of a project with our friends at School Improvement Liverpool.
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.
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
Lanterns Design Technology
British Science Week
As part of their Geography topic, Year 4 have been looking at 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...
Great American Road Trip
Our British Values
Fraction Walls
Factors!
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
Making LOUD Drumming Sounds in Year 4!
Making More Loud Sounds!
Making Pizzas!
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
Our visit to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Our Activity Day at Calderstones Park
Working with LFC during PE
Our "Iron Giants" based on the book by Ted Hughes
Problem Solving and Reasoning in Mathematics
Having fun at Archbishop Blanche! Thank you to all the staff and students who worked so hard to make this a fantastic event.
We have been learning about British Values during World War 1 and 2 reading books by Marcia Williams
