Staff
- Sonia Peacock – Assistant Head Years 4, 5 and 6
- Alex Vaughan – Class Teacher
- SEN TA – Susie Dowd
Year 4 Curriculum Overview Summer 2
| Topic |
| Our whole school topic this half term is Our Planet. In Year 4, our work will focus on natural disasters. We will begin by looking at the structure of planet Earth including tectonic plates and how the movement of these can be responsible for earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes. We will then look in greater detail at how different natural disasters occur and the effects of these on the landscape and for those living around them. See the Topic intended knowledge map for further details. |
English |
| We will continue to complete our work in English through a chosen text. This half term, we will read the text ‘Land of Roar’ by Jenny Mclachlan. Using this story, we will complete short writing activities, comprehension, grammar activities and complete longer pieces of writing using a plan, write, edit sequence of lessons. Handwriting lessons and spelling lessons will continue throughout each week. Guided Reading will continue every day for all the children. |
Maths |
In Y4 this half term we will be revising fraction and decimal equivalents and perimeter and area. We will then complete the term looking at symmetry and discrete and continuous data. |
Science |
In Science we will be completing our Living Things and their Habitats unit where we will be grouping and identifying living things within the environment. We will also look at how environments change posing dangers to living things. |
Other Curriculum Areas |
RE – Looking at the key question: Why is Jesus so inspiring to some people? DT – Mechanisms: Making a slingshot car Music – Charanga unit: Reflect, Rewind and Replay PE – Outdoor Games and Swimming PSHCE – RSE: Please see the school website and email for further details. Computing – Repetition in Games French – Weather |
Important Dates |
Monday 2nd June – Children return to school 8:45am Tuesday 10th June – Eid Celebration Event (3:15-4:15pm) Wednesday 25th June – KS2 Sports Day pm Wednesday 2nd July – Whole School transition morning Tuesday 15th July –KS2 BarlowFest Friday 18th July – School closes for Summer 2pm finish – No After School Club |
Empowering learning skills
Self manager
- Organise themselves and work out goals and priorities
- Show personal responsibility, initiative, creativity and enterprise
- Anticipate, take and manage risks
- Commit themselves to learning and self-improvement
- Respond positively to change
Effective participator
- Engage actively with issues that affect them and those around them.
- Play a full part in the life of the school
- Take responsible action to bring improvement for others as well as themselves
- Discuss issues of concern, seeking resolution
- Present a persuasive case for action
- Propose practical ways forward
- Try to influence others, negotiating and balancing diverse views
Resourceful thinker
- Think creatively by generating and exploring relevant ideas, and making original connections
- Find links and see relationships
- Explore & experiment with resources and materials
- Ask ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what if’ questions
- Apply imaginative thinking to solve a problem
- Try different ways to tackle a problem
- Work with others to find imaginative solutions and outcomes that are of value
Reflective learner
- Evaluate their strengths and limitations as learners
- Review their work and act on outcomes
- Set themselves realistic goals and criteria for success
- Monitor their own performance and progress
- Invite feedback and deal positively with praise, setbacks & criticism.
- Make changes to improve their learning
- Communicate their learning in relevant ways to different audiences
Independent enquirer
- Gather, process and evaluate information in their investigations
- Plan what to do and how to go about it
- Draw conclusions and evaluate outcomes
- Take informed and well-reasoned decisions, recognising that other have different beliefs and attitudes
- Use range of techniques to collect and organise information
Team worker
- Work confidently with others, adapting to different contexts and taking responsibility for their own role
- Listen and take account of others’ views
- Form collaborative relationships, resolving issues and reaching agreed outcomes
- Adapt behaviours to suit different roles and situations
- Show fairness and consideration towards others
