Our learning in Year 4 will build upon prior knowledge and learning as well as delving into and exploring new topics and skills.

Pupils will be working towards producing their own explanation text this term. This will be based on our class book – ‘Pig Heart Boy’ by Malorie Blackman. In this book the pupils are introduced to the characters’ favourite game -Dare Devil Dive, and it is this that will be the stimulus for our writing. Pupils will look at the features of an explanation text and use them to talk about their own sport.   

Many grammatical terms and features will continue to be taught through our English lessons but pupils will also take part in separate Grammar lessons. Within these lessons, we will be recapping all that we have learnt this year and ensuring that all pupils have a solid understanding of how to identify and use each feature.  

Vocabulary

Bedrock will continue to be used to improve pupils’ vocabulary knowledge. Pupils will be given opportunities in class to complete sessions but the expectation for pupils to complete at least 2 lessons a week at home still remains.

Explanation text    casual conjunction      cause     effect    diagram    explain    rhetorical question   audience    pronoun     noun phrase    adverbial phrase      prepositional phrase     word class     subordinate clause    

Pupils will continue with their work on reading for inference, which was introduced last year. Having now become confident in all the skills, pupils will be working in small groups to share and discuss a text using all the different skills they have learnt. They will listen to each other and will have to justify their own viewpoints, especially if they differ from someone else’s. Having to do this will support their use of locating and finding evidence. Pupils will continue to develop their comprehension skills through answering questions.

Pupils will also practice these skills through the means of our class text. Inference and prediction will play a large part in this term's work and pupils will be using this skill to gain a deep understanding of the character’s situation and behaviour.

Vocabulary 

fluency    key word      important     specific    recover    meaning     relate     relationship    annotate   unpick     understand    evidence    relevant    accurate    justify     support    explain     conflicting views       

Pupils will start off the term working on money and then onto time. These are areas of Maths that need to be recapped everyday, both at home and in school. After both of these units, pupils will move on to statistics, which will see them creating their own graphs and charts as well as drawing conclusions from those already given. The final topic for Year 4 will then be Geometry. Within this they will look at various shapes, angles, position and translation.

Every week pupils will complete a Number and Lightning and skills for this will be taught in addition to their daily Maths lesson. Pupils who are already competent in various areas will further embed their understanding through a series of deepening and enriching tasks.

Times Tables will be a huge focus in class, with daily teaching and practice. It is imperative that pupils are able to recall all multiplication and division facts up to 12 x 12 in order to access all the curriculum. Pupils should also work on their times table at home.

Vocabulary

Pound   pence    decimal    amount    total   change   conversion   currency  analogue    digital   pm    am     hours    minutes    seconds     quarter to     quarter past    half past    o clock    line graph    bar chart    pictogram     increase     decrease     scale     axis     conclusions      data      quadrilaterals      triangles     angles    acute     obtuse     right angle    translation     up   down    left    right   

We will be following Kapow for our Computing this term and will be focusing on Data Handling: Investigating weather. Pupils will be recoding their own weather forecast, use keywords to find information and data on the internet, understand about weather stations, design their own way of recording the weather and inputting their own data on a spreadsheet.

Vocabulary

Data     weather station     signal     input     spreadsheet    accurate   climate zone    collaboration    thermometer     forecast    script     measurement    presenter    backdrop     sensor    solar panel   

To start the term, pupils will be finishing off the previous topic – Safety and the Changing Body, where they will look at how the body changes as they get older and how puberty affects us before moving on to our final topic which is transition. Pupils will use this lesson to reflect on their time in Year 4 and how far they have come as an individual. We will look at setting targets for the following year and how we can all support each other as they move into Year 5.

Vocabulary

Goal      achievement     change     grow    pride      transition     confidence    self-belief  puberty     grow   change    body    private    privacy  

Our topic within RE this half-term is Does the language of scripture matter? Within this unit pupils will be looking at how scripture has developed, the importance of it within a range of religions and how these scriptures differ between religions.

Vocabulary

Tradition   religion    scripture   Hebrew    Arabic    culture   dialect   translation    diaspora   symbols    text   language    linguist

Pupils will take part in two PE lessons each week. One lesson will be focused on Rounders and the other on Athletics and/or Tennis.

Rounders – within Rounders pupils will develop their ability to strike a ball and aim to develop their accuracy with regard to the direction and placement of the ball. In addition to this, we will look at the key skills needed when fielding such a long and short barrier and how to bowl correctly. On top of this, all pupils will become confident with the rules.

Vocabulary

Rounders      strike    bat   ball    fielders     long barrier    short barrier     bowl   under arm    over arm     base     score     out     no ball     over run      post     bowling box     batters square      runner       team      accuracy     placement     distance    

 Athletics – pupils will continue to look at range of events that fall under athletics and will also start to prepare for the upcoming Sports Day.

Tennis – alongside Athletics, which was introduced last half-term, pupils will have the chance to improve their racket skills as they take part in tennis skills practice and matches with their peers.

Vocabulary

Tennis    racket    ball    serve    court    forehand    backhand    slice    power    accuracy     direction     pairs    doubles    deuce      love    net     control

In Geography we will be looking at deserts. We will look at whether deserts are always hot, how they are formed, the Sahara Desert, the types of plants and animals that inhabit there, how humans use the desert and the Patagonian Desert.

Vocabulary

Hydrated    dehydrated    desert    vegetation     arid    Sahara Desert    plummet    lush    sand dunes    oasis     oases    store     drought    Sahel    semi-arid      desertification      nutrients     overgrazing    flora     fauna    desolate    succulents    cactus    cacti     nocturnal    lichen     blubber    steppe    divert    Great Steppe     yurts    portable    Patagonia    hostile    exceeds    exposes     extinct

In French this half-term our topic is French food – Miam Miam! Pupils will be introduced to a range of food items in French and will be learning how to order food in a French restaurant. As well as this, they will use euros to calculate the cost of a range of meals.

Vocabulary

Euros     le restaurant    le menu   une boisson   j’ai voudrais     merci    j’aime     le serveur    l’addition  

Music will be taught through a program called Kapow and our topic is called Adapting and Transposing motifs (The Romans). Pupils will be learning a new song, listening for the repetitive phrases in the lyrics and notes in the song, writing their own motif and combining several motifs together to perform as a group.

Vocabulary

Backing track    beat    composing     in tune      lyrics    tempo    repetitive    motif     notation     vocal warm up       pitch    tempo      loop    key    call and response    base line    rhythm     transpose   

Science this term will all be focused on the Digestive  System. Pupils will be looking at the structure of teeth and the functions of them. The digestive system will explored tracking how our food travels through our bodies and the importance of a healthy digestive system.  

Vocabulary

Carnivore      omnivore     herbivore    incisor    molar    canine    premolar     digestion     stomach    acid    bile   large intestine     small intestine     anus  

This term, our DT will be making our very own mechanical slingshot car. As part of this we will look at how transport has developed and how we can use the developments within this area to support the planning and then creating our own cars.

Vocabulary

Sling shot     chassis    streamline   speed    structure    plan    angle     measure     cladding    mechanics    kinetic    energy    research    model   template

Links to learning sites

https://bedrocklearning.org/

https://app.sirlinkalot.org/

https://ttrockstars.com/

https://app.gonoodle.com/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/

Key dates:

Summer term starts – Monday 3^rd June 2024

Multiplication check window – Monday 3^rd June – Friday 7^th June 2024

Dress down day for raffle donation – Friday 7^th June 2024

National Sports Week – Monday 17^th June – Friday 21^st June 2024

Summer Fayre - Wednesday 26^th June 2024

Open evening – Wednesday 10^th July 2024

Sports Day reserve date – Wednesday 17^th July 2024

School disco – Wednesday 17^th July 2024

Last day of summer term – Friday 19^th July 2024