Year 4
We would like to introduce you to our Year 4 Staff
Miss. Mason - Classteacher
Mrs. Saunders - Teaching & Learning Assistant
Summer 2024
Welcome back to St George & St Martin’s Catholic Academy. We hope you had a wonderful Easter and are ready to continue your school journey in Year 4 for our final term! Our Spring Term was packed full of exciting experiences and as a class, we created many more amazing memories. We hope you are enthused for what sensational opportunities this next term has in store for us. Here is a taster of just some of the things we will be learning about throughout the Summer Term.
The children will learn through discrete subjects. Below are some of the things that we will cover during the Summer term:
English
Writing:
Speaking and Listening: Career presentation, prepared at home |
Maths
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R.E.
*Class Saint—Blessed Carlos Acutis who is known for his devotion to the Eucharist
Alternative Faith: Judaism- visit to the synagogue.
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Science
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History: Shang Dynasty
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Geography: The World
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Art
*Class artist – Georges Seurat |
Design & Technology
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P.E. Summer 1:
Spring 2:
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Computing
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French
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RHE
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Spring 2024
Welcome back to St. George & St. Martin’s Catholic Academy and a very Happy New Year to you all! We hope that you have had a brilliant and refreshing Christmas break and are ready to continue your school journey in Year 4. During our Autumn Term, we made lots of amazing class memories and we hope you are enthused for what exciting opportunities the next term has in store for us.
The children will learn through discrete subjects. Below are some of the things that we will cover during the Spring term.
English
- Persuasive advert
- Modern Poetry
- Fairy tales and play script
- Persuasive argument
- Reading Comprehension
- Suffix and prefix spelling rules
- Punctuation including direct speech
- Speaking and Listening: Narrative retell
Maths
- Multiplication and Division
- Length and Perimeter
- Fractions
- Decimals
R.E.
- Christmas
- Jesus light of the world, beloved Son
- Lent
Geography
- Use maps and globes to locate the equator, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and the Greenwich Meridian.
- Know what is meant by the term ‘tropics’.
- Know where the equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and the Greenwich Meridian are on a world map.
History
- Who Were The Romans And How Did They Build Their Empire?
- Why Did The Romans Invade Britain?
- Why Did The Romans Build New Roads And Towns?
- Who Was Boudicca And Why Did She Lead A Rebellion?
- Why Was Hadrian’s Wall Important And Who Lived There?
- Why Do We Remember The Romans?
Science –
Living Things and their Habitats
- Grouping Living Things
- Classifying Vertebrates
- Invertebrate Hunt
- Classification Keys
- Local Habitat
- Environmental Change
- Endangered Species
- Other Changes
- Climate Change
- Impact of Change
Art - Roman Art
- Explain some of the features of art from historical periods.
- Recognise when art is from different cultures
- Create texture in art
- Know how to use line, tone, shape and colour to represent figures and forms in movement
- Class artist – Georges Seurat
D & T
- Food Product – Creating biscuits
Autumn 2023
Welcome back to the start of a brand new year at St George & St Martin’s Catholic Academy! We are very happy to be welcoming your children into Year 4 and helping them to achieve their full potential throughout the year. We hope that you have had a fantastic Summer and are feeling refreshed, ready to continue learning in Key Stage 2.
The children will learn through discrete subjects. Below are some of the things that we will cover during the Autumn term.
English
- Poetry with an animal/Iron Age theme
- Character descriptions
- Newspaper report
- Story in an imaginative world
- Classic poetry
- Recount – write a diary
- Reading Comprehension
- Suffix and prefix spelling rules
- Punctuation including direct speech
Maths
- Place Value
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Measurement – area
R.E.
- Creation and the story of Abraham
- Jesus teaches us how to pray
- Old Testament Moses—King David
- Advent
Geography
- UK Rivers
- UK Mountains
- 4 figure grid reference
- 8 point compass rose
- Plan a UK car journey using a map
History
- Romans including:
- Roman and British History
- Invasion of Britain
- Housing
Science
Autumn 1: Animals including Humans
- The Digestive System
- Teeth
- What happens to my food?
- Food chains - Predator, prey and producer
Autumn 2: Sound
- Pitch
- Higher and lower
- Soundproofing
Art
- Create texture in art
- Facial expressions
- Know how to use line, tone, shape and colour to represent figures and forms in movement
- Integrate digital images into artwork
- Class artist – Georges Seurat
D & T
- Textiles – Running and backstitch