
Welcome to Year 4's web page.
Click here to visit the children's work. This will be updated on a regular basis, so be sure to visit as often as possible.
Each term we work on a variety of topics as defined by The National Curriculum. This is what we're doing this year:
Science
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Autumn - habitats and Keeping Warm
Spring - the body and solids, liquids and gasses
Summer - circuits and food chains
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History/Geography
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Autumn - food and farming and the Vikings
Spring - Vikings and local history and Indian an Chembokali (a rainforest area)
Summer - ancient Greeks and environmental issues
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Art
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Autumn - collage and imaginative art
Spring - journeys
Summer - impressionism painters
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ICT
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Autumn - writing for different audiences and developing images using repeated patterns
Spring - branching databases and collecting and presenting information
Summer - modelling effects on screen
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Design and Technology
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Autumn - pop up books
Spring - participating in Alleynes High School technology day
Summer - designing an artifact that lights up
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PE
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Autumn - swimming
Spring - gymnastics & dance
Summer - dance & athletics
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Games
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Autumn - invasion games
Spring - net and wall games
Summer - striking and fielding games
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Monday Afternoons – Year 3 and Year 4 will be studying French, Recorders and music with specialist teachers.
Wednesday mornings – Year 3 and Year 4 will be grouped depending on ability and taught Extended Writing.
Homework Policy
- At least 1 piece of homework on a Friday. Maths or English
- Reading books in school every day. Parents to sign and comment.
- Spellings given on a Thursday to be learnt every night for test the following Thursday.
- Look, cover, say, write, check method.
- Writing sentences with spellings puts the word into context particularly same sounding word but different spelling i.e. their and there.
- In a topic, we sometimes ask children to carry out a little of their own research or bring something in as part of the lesson. We will always give plenty of notice when this is needed. It is often useful if your child watches the news or reads a newspaper to keep up to date with topical issues.
Games and PE
- Year 4 PE is swimming this term. On a Tuesday parents to meet at Alleynes Pool at 9.15am. Year 3 swimming is in the Spring term after Christmas.
- Year 3 PE is on a Thursday. Games for both classes is on a Friday afternoon either on grass or in the sports barn.
- Clothing for PE – Yellow T-Shirt with school logo. Navy or black shorts and black pumps.
- Clothing for games is a sports T-Shirt, tracksuit bottoms and a tracksuit top. Trainers must be worn for games. Girls must have earrings taken out before hand and hair needs to be tied back. Football tops are allowed. Children can bring football boots although trainers are also needed to walk down in.
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