Year 4

Year 4 Project - Misty Mountain, Windy River

In the Misty Mountain, Winding River project, your child will learn about the characteristics and physical processes of rivers, including how they shape the landscape over time, their significance around the world and the impact of flooding. They will learn how to use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and a key to locate and plot geographical places and features on a map, as well as how contour lines are used to show the topography of an area. They will have the opportunity to learn about the stages of the water cycle and about mountains and their different formations, studying mountain ranges in the United Kingdom and around the world. They will also learn about habitats and how human and natural influences can have an impact on the environment.

Suggested text

King of the Cloud Forests – Michael Morpurgo
Memorable experience River visit
Innovate challenge Learn about the Lakes
Geography Rivers; Maps; Grid references; Contour lines; Physical processes – erosion, transportation and deposition; World rivers; Aerial images; Mountains; UK mountains; World mountains; Compass points; Water cycle; Soil; Altitudinal zones; Data analysis
English Diaries; Information leaflets; Explanations; Narrative poetry
D&T Mountain climbing equipment
Science Water cycle; Habitats; Changing environments
PSHE Interruption of resources
Y4 INVASION Knowledge Organiser
Y4 INVASION Home Learning

Year 4 Key Information

YEAR 4 Long Term Plan 2023
YEAR 4 Maths Curriculum (1)
YEAR 4 English Curriculum (1)

Recommended Reading List For Year 4

In Year 4 PE lessons are timetabled for Tuesday and Thursday.

Tuesday will by Multi-skills with Coach Tom.

Thursday will be Outdoor Adventure Activities with Coach Sammy.

 

Please make sure that earrings are removed or taped prior to the lesson.  Please also make sure PE kits include waterproof shoes and outdoor kit (jogging bottoms and jumpers) as we will be outside in all weathers.  Please also provide socks if your child wears tights.

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English

The new term will being with a two week focus on a unit called Girl and Robot. This will link to the inventions (and inventors) of the ancient civilization topic especially the Ancient Sumer. 

The children will learn prediction, questioning, emotion tracking, diary writing, instruction writing leading to making junk model robots. Please can you send in any suitable items for robot junk modelling from your recycling, thank you. 

 

 

Spellings - 'l' and 'ul' phonemes

W/c 22nd April 2024 (to be assessed on Monday 29th April 2024)

 

Group 1

less

blob

clap

bell

excellent

dull

will

yell

bottle

candle

little

middle

bicycle

camel

tunnel

squirrel

travel

 

Group 2

camel

tunnel

squirrel

travel

pencil

fossil

nostril

metal

capital

material

natural

medal

difficult

careful

playful

plentiful

meddle

circle

bicycle

 

Group 3

fly

floppy

girl

long

live

let

lots

told

school

play

fell

really

tell

well

small

 

 

Maths

W/c 22nd April 2024

This week we will:

  • Make a whole with tenths
  • Make a whole with hundredths
  • partition decimals
  • flexibly partition decimals; and 
  • compare decimals

We will continue to use TT Rockstars for Times Table fluency.  In addition to this we will listen to Times Tables versions of modern pop songs.

There are also assignments on Doodle Maths which will help support in class learning.

Additional Information

This term PE will be on Thursdays and Fridays

Thursday will be Rounders with Coach Sammy.

Friday will be Athletics with Mrs Hampshire.

Please make sure that earrings are removed or taped prior to the lesson.  Please also make sure PE kits include waterproof shoes and outdoor kit (jogging bottoms and jumpers) as we will be outside in all weathers.  Please also provide socks if your child wears tights.

 

Class assembly

This will take place on Wednesday 15th May 2024 at 2.40pm.

 

Trip to the cross

On Wednesday 1st May, Year 4 will take a trip to the cross to complete their final piece of artwork for their landscape topic (Vista).

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This week's homework is;

  • Read for at least 15 minutes everyday with an adult. Please record any reading completed at home in the reading record.
  • Revise spellings on Spelling Shed, ready for a check on Monday.

Please also access Doodle, TT and Numbots regularly to help consolidate classroom learning for Maths.

All log in details are in reading records.

To check which book level your book from home is, use:

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