Y4 Orca & Swordfish

CLASS TEACHERS:

Teaching Assistants:

Across the Year Group: Mrs J. Corbett

Our Curriculum

Our learning journey in Year 4 is a blend of year group and whole school projects. Below is a short description of each project accompanied by the project planners, which details the key texts, vocabulary, subject coverage and expected outcomes.

Autumn Term

Autumn 1 – What image do we have of the Vikings?

Autumne 2 – What was it like during the Blitz?

This half term we will be looking at the impact of the World war on different places around the UK. We will be focussing on cities and towns which were affected and how they changed during this time as part of Geography.

For the final two weeks we will have a Science and D.T. focus based around electricity. Alongside learning about electricity and making circuits they will design and create a ‘steady hand game’.

Spring Term

Spring 1 – What are the planets made of?

The whole school begins the Spring Term with a Space project.

Spring 2 – Do you have to be big to be strong?

Summer Term

During the Summer Term, the theme for the whole school is ‘Look Around.’ Learning across the whole school is led by Geography.

Does Earth stay the same?

Our Timetable

Reading

In Year 4 your child will be developing into an increasingly fluent reader. The focus will now be on building comprehension, but it is still important that children use their phonics skills to tackle new words. There are plenty of opportunities for the children to read for pleasure and we link this to our use of the Accelerated Reader software where children are encouraged to ‘quiz their books in order to reach their targets.

Useful websites include: www.readingeggspress.co.uk
www./worldbook.kitaboo.com/reader/worldbook
www.storylineonline.net
www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home

Writing

By the end of Y4 a child should be able to write down ideas quickly. The grammar and punctuation should be broadly accurate. There is a list of spellings for Year 3 and 4 these can be found on the following website.

Other useful websites are: www.pobble365.com

www.literacyshed.com

www.onceuponapicture.co.uk

www.teachitprimary.co.uk/writing-composition-ks2

Mathematics

In Year 4, your child will develop their mental and written calculation skills using larger positive numbers and fractions. They will meet negative and decimal numbers, as well as some Roman numerals. They will convert between units of measurement, find perimeters and areas, and learn more about angles and symmetry.

Multiplication tables to 12 x 12 are a key focus in Year 4. Find out more about the Year 4 Multiplication Check here https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/multiplication-tables-check#information-for-parents

Information for Parents regarding Multiplication Tables

Useful websites are: https://whiteroseeducation.com/1-minute-maths

https://ttrockstars.com/

www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting

www.mathshed.com

www.mathletics.co.uk

www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers

www.mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check

www.whiterosemaths.com/resources/schemes-of-learning/primary-sols

www.phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/fraction-matcher/latest/fraction-matcher_en