Year 4

Year 4 has children aged 8-9 years old. We have 3 classes in year 4, with 30 pupils in each class.

The classes are named after famous people, They are Armstrong, Newton and Adams.

The teachers in Year 4 are Mrs Jacques and Mrs Williams in Armstrong, Miss Cook in Newton and Ms Ullah in Adams.

What will we be learning this year?

Autumn 1 Term

Curriculum Theme: What makes a civilisation significant? (Ancient Greece)
Literacy: Character Description, Setting Description.
Supporting texts: Julius Zebra by Gary Northfield.
Science: Electricity
Maths: Place value, Plus and Minus.

Autumn 2 Term

Curriculum Theme: What makes a civilisation significant? (Continued)
Literacy: Narrative Text: Hero Story
Supporting texts: Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher
Science: Sound
Maths: Multiplications and division.

Spring 1 Term

Curriculum Theme: Why do people choose to live in dangerous places? (Rivers)
Literacy: Non-Chronological report.
Supporting texts: The lion, the witch and the wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.
Science: States of matter.
Maths: Fractions, Shape.

Spring 2 Term

Curriculum Theme: Why do people choose to live in dangerous places? (Continued)
Literacy: Explanation Text – Water Cycle.
Supporting texts: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone by J.K. Rowling.
Science: Water cycle.
Maths: Time, Angles.

Summer 1 Term

Curriculum Theme: What is the impact of invasion? (Ancient Rome)
Literacy: Persuasive letter – linked to the historical invasion of Kent by the Romans.
Supporting texts: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone by J.K. Rowling.
Science: Digestion and teeth.

Summer 2 Term

Curriculum Theme: What is the impact of invasion? (Continued)
Literacy: Story conflict – Linked to the Battle of Medway on the Thames.
Supporting texts: Roman Diary: The Journal of Iliona by Richard Platt.
Science: Classification of living things