Year 4
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The Wider Curriculum
History
We will be learning about the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain and why they settled here after the Romans departed. The children will be exploring the incredible archaeological find of Sutton Hoo and will think about what historical sources tell us about the past.
Science
This term we will be investigating states of matter and learning what a solid, liquid or gas is. The children will use classification to explore the differences between them. We will be thinking about how heating or freezing changes a material and whether these changes are reversible or not.
RE
In RE, we will be exploring Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) and we will be consider the question 'How does the story of Rama and Sita inspire Hindus to follow their dharma?' We will learn about what Hindus may do to celebrate Rama and Sita’s commitment to duty and think about duties humans have to the world.
Music
Year 4 are excited to be visiting the Lighthouse in May to watch a Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra performance. As part of this, we will be learning pieces of music so that we will be able to accompany the orchestra. The children will be challenged to learn body percussion to perform to the song Enchanted Isle. We will also be learning Makaton to enable us to sign as we sing.
Art
In Art, we will be looking at the artists Marcus Coates and Antonio Gaudi and consider how artists are inspired by things around us such as animals and birds. We will be exploring using different resources to sketch imagined and real nests. We will be spending a day in Forest school to support this learning and allow us to use natural items to create sculptures based on birds’ nests. Later this term, we will construct a Gaudi style sculpture using clay.
Jigsaw
In Jigsaw we will be thinking about relationships. We will discuss how we make friends and consider what healthy friendships are. The children will discuss how jealousy feels, how this can impact on friendships and how we can use strategies to support us to overcome these challenges. We will think about people who are special to us and how that makes us feel.
English
Reading
In reading, we will be reading Varjak Paw by SF Said. This is an exciting story with several interesting characters. We will be thinking about how the author infers how the characters are feeling and consider similarities and differences between them. We will also be exploring several non-fiction texts to understand how the layout of different texts helps us to find the information we need.
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English
Our children will be exploring how to write a balanced argument even if we have our own strong opinions on certain topics. This is quite tricky to do and we are excited to see our children tackle this text type. We will be learning the poem 'Rang Tan in My Bedroom’ by Green Peace as a stimulus for our discussions. This is an extremely powerful poem about the impact of the palm oil trade upon the habits of orangutans and we know that our children will enjoy debating this topic.
Maths
Maths
The children are continuing to explore fractions this half term and will use this knowledge to move onto decimals. The children will learn to recognise the decimal equivalents of 1/4, ½ and ¾ and how to represent tenths in both fractions and decimals. We will be learning about measurements of time and money. Children will explore the use of pounds and pence and will develop the understanding that the digits following the decimal point represent part of a pound. We are continuing to have daily times table sessions in preparation for the MTC later in June. The children should be practising these skills on Times Tables Rockstars as often as possible to help them with this.
Year 4 Gallery
Vicky from Dogs Trust came to talk to us about dog safety. She taught us some interesting facts and showed us how to be safe around dogs - https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/
Year 4
