Welcome to Year 4
We have two classes in Y4. Our teachers are…
Mrs Batty
Y3/4 Team Leader
Mrs Anderson
Miss Ambrosini Music Teacher
Miss Stansmore PE Teacher
Mme Rene French Teacher
Our teaching assistants are…
Mrs Hinchley
Mrs Pallant
Mrs Kerr
In Y4, we pride ourselves on the quality and breadth of the curriculum. Our Y4 curriculum is designed to serve the needs of all pupils, using a variety of approaches and stimuli, including visits, visitors, theme days and engaging activities. We are committed to making learning enjoyable in a safe environment protected from harm.
In Year 4, every pupil studies subjects prescribed by the National Curriculum, exploiting cross-curricular links where appropriate. The following link details our overview of topics taught.
| YEAR 4 | |||||||
| AUTUMN 1 | AUTUMN 2 | SPRING 1 | SPRING 2 | SUMMER 1 | SUMMER 2 | ||
| SCIENCE | Electricity | Sound | Animals including humans. | Solids, liquids and gases. | Living things and their habitats. | Mini projects. | |
| HISTORY | Romans and impact on Britain | Ancient Greece | Islamic civilisation | ||||
| GEOGRAPHY | A study of ancient settlers in UK from a geographical point | Climate zones, Biomes and vegetation belts | Africa | ||||
| ART | Colour and form | ACADEMY ART PROJECT | Drawing and Pattern | Printing and Texture | |||
| DT |
Roman Catapult Christmas Sewing |
Wooden photo frames | African savoury food | ||||
| MUSIC | MAMMA MIA! Focus on music from 70s and 80s and ABBA as a band |
HARVEST / CHRISTMAS SONGS FOR PERFORMANCES | STOP! (Anti-bullying song) Focus on different genres of music and composing with them |
LEAN ON ME Focus on performing together in unison |
BLACKBIRD Focus on performing and composing using all musical elements |
REFLECT, REWIND AND REPLAY Consolidating all learning from this year |
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| COMPUTING |
Online Safety Photo stories |
Animation | Editing with Imovie/clips/garage band | MSLogo/Scratch/programming toys | Email office 365 | Word Processing | |
| PE INDOOR | Gymnastics | Basketball | Dance | Fitness | Indoor Tennis | Badminton | |
| PE OUTDOOR | Netball | Hockey | Tag Rugby | Football | Cricket/ Rounders | Athletics | |
| RE | Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana/Journeys associated with Christmas | What is a church, why important?/Why is Easter important to Christians. | What are the Five Pillars of Islam? | ||||
| PHSE | Relationships | Health and wellbeing | Living in the wider world | ||||
| FRENCH |
Basic greetings; All about me ; Introducing myself; Revision numbers 1 to 20; Age; Family Christmas vocabulary and traditions Understanding that the pronoun ‘my’ has three forms depending if the noun is masculine, feminine and plural |
All about me; Pets; Pets and their colours Using verb ‘être’ and adjectives to describe ourselves Using two common verbs ‘j’ai’ and ‘je suis’ Understanding that the colour adjective goes after the noun e.g. un chien noir et blanc Understanding that adjectives in French have different and recognising the feminine and masculine forms |
All about me: Adjectives to describe ourselves and members of our family and pets using the first form of être ‘je suis’ and the third forms ‘ il est’ and ‘elle est’ |
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The following links provide subject specific detail for our curriculum intent, implementation and impact.
PE Y4B
Tuesday and Thursday
Y4A
Wednesday and Thursday
We are very much looking forward to working with your child and hope that he/she will enjoy their time in Year 4. We work best when there is an effective partnership with parents so, if you have any concerns, or wish to discuss an aspect of your child’s education, please do not hesitate to get in touch. If you wish to pass on a message, we have helpful staff on the entrance to Y4 every morning who will be happy to assist you.
Year 4 staff
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