Welcome to Year 4!

Welcome to KS2! We are looking forward to introducing your children to new opportunities, such as swimming and learning Spanish. Throughout the year, we will endeavour to become magnificent mathematicians, wonderful writers and remarkable readers. Here is our learning for the year:

Term 1 Topic: Romans Rule

Our Big Question for the term is "What did the Romans do for us?" We will be learning about the Roman invasion and the influence that the Romans have had on British life. We explore why the Romans invaded Britain, how the Celts living there reacted and what their life was like, how Boudicca led a rebellion against the Romans and what impact the Romans had on life in Britain then and since. We will have a Roman workshop to enhance our learning on this topic and use old tiles to design and make our own Roman mosaic tiles.

Term 2 Topic: Magnificent Mountains

Our topic this term is Magnificent Mountains and our big question is "Why are mountains important?" This term we will be locating and exploring the main mountain ranges of the world and the UK as well as investigating the different ways in which mountains are formed and considering the impact humans are having on mountain environments.

Term 3: Glorious Greece

Our big question this term is "Why do so many people go on holiday to Greece?" Our focus is on the study of modern-day Greece, investigating its climate, human and natural physical features as well as what attracts tourists to visit the country.  Alongside this, we will be developing our mapwork skills to use grid references to locate places on a map. We will link our English lessons by writing brochures to persuade our audience to visit Greece.

Term 4: It's All Greek to Me! (Ancient Greece)

Our topic this term is It's All Greek to Me!, focusing on Ancient Greece, and our big question is "What is the legacy of Ancient Greece?" 

Reading:

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                           

Alongside continuing our VIPERS questions work, using non-fiction texts and reading a variety of Greek Myths, we will be starting to read the book ‘Charlottes Web' by E.B.White. Charlotte's Web is a story of friendship, courage, and self-sacrifice. Wilbur is a pig who finds out that he is destined for slaughter. His friend, a spider named Charlotte who lives in the doorway of his pigpen, determines to save him; she accomplishes this by spinning words about him in her web.

Children will be expected to read most nights in the week for at least 10 minutes. Please record how your child has got on with their book in your child's reading record. This might include their understanding of the vocabulary used; how they inferred a character's emotions or actions; or even a prediction made based on what had already been read. All children will have an Accelerated Reader login to complete a quiz at home or in school after completing their book. Please encourage them to do so.

                                                                                                   

                                                                                                     

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Writing: 

As well as continuing work on spelling and punctuation/grammar skills, we will be writing -

 

Term 2: Magnificent Mountain

 

 

Our English learning for this term: 

Reading: 

                                                                                                           

Alongside continuing our VIPERS questions work, using non-fiction texts linked to Roman Britain and reading a variety of poetry, we will be continuing to read the book ‘Romans on the Rampage’ by Jeremy Strong. This is a book about a Roman boy called Perilus who dreams of becoming a chariot racer. After, we will be focusing on non-information texts on mountains. 

                       

Children will be expected to read most nights in the week for at least 10 minutes. Please record how your child has got on with their book in your child's reading record. This might include their understanding of the vocabulary used; how they inferred a character's emotions or actions; or even a prediction made based on what had already been read. All children will have an Accelerated Reader login to complete a quiz at home or in school after completing their book. Please encourage them to do so.

                                                                                                   

                                                                                                     

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Writing: 

As well as continuing work on spelling and punctuation/grammar skills, we will be writing -

Setting descriptions (to entertain) – using powerful vocabulary and similes/metaphors to describe a mountain landscape setting;

Diary entries (to inform) – studying the 1953 expedition of Edmund Hillary to be the first to scale Mount Everest and writing diary entries based on the journey;

Explanations (to inform) – explaining how mountains are formed using conjunctions to link ideas and relative clauses to add detail to sentences.    

 

Maths

This term, we will continue to focus on different aspects of number.  We will start by revising how to subtract in columns, using exchanging, then look at how to calculate the area of simple shapes.  Following that, we will move on to multiplication and division, focussing on multiplying/dividing by 3,6, 9, 11 and 12 as well as looking at the effects on a number of multiplying/ dividing by 0 and 1.                

PE

                                                        

Our PE takes place at school on Wednesday mornings. We will build our basic hand-eye skills linked to popular sports, such as hockey. We will be outside as often as possible, so please make sure that your child comes in to school in the correct kit. Please also ensure that long hair is tied back, and that earrings are removed. 

Every Thursday this term, we will walk to the new Cozenton swimming facilities to develop our water skills. Please come dressed in an appropriate swimming costume, with a spare change of clothing, towel and optional goggles in a bag to carry.

Year 4 Long Term Plan Overview - 2024 - 2025

 

Home Learning

 

Your child’s weekly home learning will consist of:

• Daily reading (to be recorded in Reading Records)

• Times table practice (KS2 use the Times Table Rock Stars website)

• Spellings/Phonics (to be practised at home)

 

We will celebrate pupil success in completing these tasks both in class and across the school and as such boost the profile of these activities in our school community.

Spellings

As well as practising the Year 3 and 4 statutory spellings, we investigate the Year 4 spelling curriculum using a variety of resources and strategies.

Spellings will be set on a Friday and tested the following Friday. You all have logins to access Spelling Shed and the term's list of spellings will be sent home copy.

Websites:

• Topmarks Spelling and Grammar games

Timestables

 

Other Useful Website Links

• The School Run
• Duolingo - practise your Spanish or any other language you are interested in!
• https://www.oddizzi.com/  -   Learn more about all aspects of our world Geography.  Ask your class teacher for our year 4 username and password.