Welcome to Year 4, the children are now becoming more independent in their learning, are encouraged to develop a growth mindset and are aware that we are always there to help, support and guide them as they learn.

 

 

 

In Autumn Term, we will be focusing on River Studies - a geography based topic, discovering new facts about the way rivers are structured; how they work and develop our knowledge of the water cycle. We will be visiting the River Bollin at Quarry Bank Mill as part of our studies into these fascinating natural features of our world. We also complete a comparison of the South Aegean with our locality to discover more about the world.

 

In Literacy we will be writing adventure stories, informal letters and character descriptions based on the book 'The Day the Crayons Came Home'. This text allows the children to develop their author's voice and increases their understanding of sentence structure. We will also be focusing on Explanation texts on how rivers are formed and how they work. After half term, we will be looking at persuasive letters and adverts using the text Escape from Pompeii. Finally, we will develop our mystery narrative writing skills to develop some stories with a twist. 

 

Our whole class reading books are 'Antony and Cleopatra' by Marcia Williams, 'King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table' by Marcia Williams and River Poetry. We all enjoy reading for pleasure, covering texts such as 'The Bolds' by Julian Clary and 'Loki' by Louie Stowell.

 

In Numeracy, we continue to develop our knowledge of place value, (moving to 4 digit numbers), the four number operations and measurement - using these skills to problem solve and carry out investigations. We spend time learning our times tables in a variety of ways.

 

In Science, we look at Living things and their Habitats, grouping living things and exploring their similarities and differences.

 

 

 

During the Spring Term Year 4 will have a busy and exciting time exploring a range of subjects!

Our whole class reading books are Bill’s New Frock by Anne Fine, and King Midas and Other Greek Myths by

In English we will focus on non-chronological reports, learning how to structure and present information clearly.  We will also write our own stories including plot twists suspenseful moments.

In Maths we will be focussing on multiplication and division, linking these to our times tables which we are continuing to learn. We will also be learning more about length, perimeter and fractions.

In Science we will be learning about Sound, Data Collection, Electricity and Sustainability.

In History we will be looking at the Roman Empire and Ancient Greece, and in DT we will be looking at Electrical Systems and how to build simple circuits.

Lots to look forward to!

 

 

Coming Soon!!