Year 4
Welcome to Year 4!
Our Year 4 classes, Kestrels,Sparrow Hawks and Owls, are taught by Miss King and Mr Saville and Mr Rhodes/ Mrs Wroe.
Articles 28 and 29 (United Nation’s Children’s Rights Charter)
Every child has the right to a good quality education where they can develop their personality, talents and abilities to the full.
This year we will be archaeologists delving into the mysteries of the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Ancient Egyptians; geologists meandering down rivers from source to sea; geographers exploring the country of Canada and hydrologists singing in the rain! Not to mention having a daily diet of mathematics, reading and writing!
Our curriculum is always centred around a key text in English which links to our topics. Our engaging, vocabulary-rich key texts will include a range of non-fiction and fiction. The children will have the opportunity to write reports, diary entries, missing chapters, letters, descriptions, instructions and more! Each week, they will have a clear purpose in writing and learn new skills – such as adverbial phrases, inverted commas and expanded noun phrases – which will enable them to become amazing writers who wow their readers!
With our exciting variety of texts, we encourage a love of reading in class and enjoy hearing about the children’s adventures in reading at home. The children currently choose one library book and one reading book to take home each week.
In Year 4, we love taking our learning outside. Bring your wellies for weekly Forest School sessions where we might build a lair for a monster, make Viking runes or even construct our own Anglo-Saxon houses using the things we find!
Needless to say, we are fired up and raring to go! Bring your enthusiasm, a smile, a hunger for learning and a great attitude to join us on our Year 4 magical ride.
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YEAR 4 OVERVIEW
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Year Group 4 |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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English Texts
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Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx
I Was There (Tutankhamun’s Tomb)
So You Think You’ve Got It Bad? - A Kid’s Life in Ancient Egypt
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Beowulf
How to be an Anglo Saxon in 13 easy steps
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The Dragon’s Hoard Stories
Viking Longship Fly on the Wall
Arthur and the Golden Rope
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Once Upon a Raindrop
The Rhythm of the Rain
Science in a Flash: States of Matter |
The River Singers |
Country Profiles - Peru
Lost City – The Discovery of Machu Picchu – Ted Lewin
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Writing Knowledge |
Expanded noun phrases Paragraphs Fronted adverbials with commas Apostrophes Expanded noun phrases with adverbials Dialogue Punctuation of what is being said. Continuing speech Fronted adverbials - develop range of, to structure paragraphs Plural and possessive -s
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Expanded noun phrases with prepositions Fronted adverbials Pronouns Dialogue
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Expanded noun phrases Impact and choice Adverbials Description – prepositional phrases Cohesion and structuring paragraphs Word choice Figurative language – simile and metaphor
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Outcome |
Setting Description Poem Paragraph using speech
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Non-chronological report
Narrative in the style of an author
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Recount letter to another character Newspaper report
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Diary entry Poem Explanation text Persuasive letter |
Diary entry Narrative – missing chapter
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Persuasive holiday writing Narrative – retell in first person |
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History
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Ancient Egypt
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Anglo-Saxons |
The Vikings |
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Geography |
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The Water Cycle |
Rivers |
Peru |
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Science
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Digestion/Teeth |
Sound |
Electricity |
States of Matter |
Classifying Living Things |
Environmental Dangers |
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RE
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Why are Gurus at the heart of Sikh belief and practice?
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How do the Five Pillars guide Muslims in life?
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What faiths are shared in our country?
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Art
DT |
DT Mechanisms: Class display
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Art Illuminated lettering |
DT Electrical: make a torch (Crumble)
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DT Food: Omelettes (liquid to solid) |
Art Landscapes Painting: Acrylic or tempera paint (David Hockney) |
Art Peruvian folk art Textile collage/ weaving? |
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PSHE |
Scarf Scheme |
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Computing ½ day block Natterhub weekly |
Skills Showcase
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Programming 1
Further Coding with Scratch
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Programming 2
Computational Thinking |
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Computing Systems and Networks
Collaborative Learning |
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MFL |
French greetings with puppets |
French adjectives of colour, size and shape |
French playground games – numbers and age |
In a French classroom |
French transport |
A circle of life in French |
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Music/Charanga
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Weekly Singing and Drumming Lessons |
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PE See SOW and progression map
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Football & Athletics |
Dance & Gymnastics |
Gymnastics & Golf |
Tennis & Goalball |
Cricket & Basketball |
Netball & Leadership Skills |
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