Staff
- Sonia Peacock – Assistant Head Years 4, 5 and 6
- Alex Vaughan – Class Teacher
- SEN TA – Susie Dowd
Year 4 Curriculum Overview Autumn 2
| Topic |
| Our whole school topic this half term is Our Home. In Year 4, we will be comparing life for us in Chorlton with that of those who live in the Peak District. 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 ‘The Wild Robot’ by Peter Brown 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. Guided Reading will continue every day for all the children. Handwriting lessons and spelling lessons will continue throughout each week. |
| Maths |
| This half term we will be calculating with decimals using addition, subtraction and multiplication to solve word problems involving money as well as beginning to add and subtract simple We will then begin to look at gathering and interpreting data using tally charts and bar charts. |
| Science |
| Year 4 will be looking at the Science unit ‘Sound’ this half term. We will be looking at how sounds are made and how they travel. We will then be investigating how the pitch of a sound can be changed. There will be lots of investigations, experiments and enquiries to complete! |
Other Curriculum Areas |
RE – Looking at the key question: ‘How do people from religious and non-religious communities celebrate key festivals? DT – Structures-Pavilions Music – Charanga unit: Glockenspiel Stage 2 PE – Outdoor Games PSHCE – ‘Keeping Safe’ Computing – Repetition in Space French – ‘I am able’ |
Important Dates |
| Wednesday 6th and 13th November- Progress Meetings Friday 8th November – Remembrance assembly w/c 11th November – Anti Bullying Week Friday 15th November – Children in Need w/c 18th November – Autumn Assessment Week Tuesday 19th November – Y4 trip to Castleton in the Peak District Friday 20th December 2024 – Carols by Candlelight/end of Autumn Term (early finish – 2:00 pm) |
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
