Year 4

Miss Hall, Mrs Scholey & Mrs Irving

Art – As artists we we will :

• Describe Henry VIII’s lifestyle by focusing on the work of Henry Matisse and Francis Bacon.
• Explore how African prints are made and design our own.
• Explore the method of collage and create our own using inspiration from different artists.

Computing – We will :

• Consider our online profile and how to keep safe online.
• Consider the effects of plagiarism.
• Identify the positive and negative
  influences of technology on health.
• Learn how to search effectively.

Design Technology – As designers we will:

• Evaluate existing products for their audience and purpose.
• Create a range of different switches.
• Learn how to create simple circuits and be able to find faults in them.
• Create our own plan for a product with an intended purpose and audience.
• Create our own illuminated sign.

English – As writers and communicators we will:

• Base our writing around ‘Varjak Paw’ and ‘Children of Winter.’
• Write for a range of purposes and audiences.
• Write in the role of a character, inferring their thoughts and feelings using evidence from the text.
• Write a setting description using what we have learnt in the book.
• Be able to answer comprehension questions about the books.
• Gather facts and information and use these to create a non-chronological report.
• Empathise with the different characters we come across.
• Recap on the fundamental skills of writing such as punctuation, capital letters and word classes. 

French – As linguists we will:

• Count from 1 to 40 and complete simple calculations.
• Say the months of the year and when our birthdays are.
• Discuss our families, what they look like and how they act.

Geography  – As geographers we will:

• Learn where the UK is located in the world.
• Be able to name some of the countries and cities in the UK.
• Locate key features in the UK such as hills and rivers.
• Explore and research how the UK has developed over time.
• Be able to use maps, recognising map symbols.

History – As historians we will:

• Explain how the Tudors came to rule.
• Describe Henry VIII’s lifestyle.
• Explore how the Church of England was formed.
• Compare how school life changed for pupils during the Tudor period.

Mathematics– As mathematicians we will:

• Revise our basic skills and place value; focusing on 4-digit numbers. Problem solving will be ongoing.
• Revise all four operations and be able to add and subtract 4-digit numbers.
• Revise all four operations and solve problems involving measure (e.g. length, mass, volume, money) using decimal notation including scaling.
• Revise our times tables; this will be a focus throughout the year.
• Interpret and present data.

Music – We will:

• Demonstrate an understanding and appropriate use of musical language.
• Identify and describe feelings as they relate to music.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the musical style and a broader understanding of the cultural and historical connections of the music.

 PE – As athletes we will:

• Learn the key components of gymnastics.
• Create and perform our own gymnastic routines.
• Learn the rules and skills needed for tag rugby.

 RPSHE– we will:

• Explore self-esteem through recognising our personal qualities and individuality.
• Look at setting goals for ourselves and how we can achieve these.
• Learn strategies to help us manage when there are set-backs .
• Explore different behaviours and how to respond to them.
• Learn about the relationship between rights and responsibilities.

R.E. – As theologians we will :

• Focus on the Biblical figures Abraham, Moses, David, Joseph and Jonah.
• Explore the importance of the Bible, how it is divided into Testaments and the different types of writing it contains.
• Discuss how the meanings of different Bible stories can form beliefs for Christians.
• Explore what trust is and what it means to us.
• Look at how we can trust in God and why this can sometimes be a hard thing to do, making links to Mary and Joseph and the Christmas story.

Science – As scientists we will :

• Identify and locate the main organs of the human digestive system.
• To explain how the human digestive system works.
• To identify the different types of human teeth and explain their functions.
• Explain the structure of a tooth.
• Explain how we can look after our teeth.
• Interpret food chains and explain what they show.
• Construct food chains, identifying the producers, predators and prey.