Year 4
Autumn Term
Year 4 Curriculum content
One of the ways in which we hope to involve you in your child’s education is to outline the topics and areas, which they will be covering each term. We hope that you will find this information useful when discussing and helping your child with their work at home.
Maths
The children will practice and develop their oral and mental skills daily during the Numeracy lesson. This term we shall cover place value of numbers up to 10,000, consolidate their understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division as well as learning and revising tables. We shall deal with real life problems using both money and measurements in kilometres, metres, centimetres and millimetres. They will develop their understanding of 2D and 3D shapes and develop their ability to tell the time.
Language
The children will understand a variety of creative and factual writing arising from the study of traditional and historical stories, as well as newspaper and magazine articles. They will be taught spelling strategies, conventions and rules. We shall be particularly looking at verbs, adverbs and higher level punctuation. They will be encouraged to use joined up handwriting at all times.
Science
We shall be learning about how the skeleton is related to movement and support in humans and developing their understanding of what happens to the skeleton and muscles as they move. The children will be learning about insulation and keeping warm. They will also be studying electrical circuits in the second half of the term.
I.C.T.
The children will develop their word processing skills by producing newspaper articles. They will also use a computer graphics package, using a variety of tools to create patterns. The internet will also be research purposes throughout the term. They will be using their emailing skills from Yr3 to further their Australia topic.
Art
We will be looking at the work of Aboriginal artists and recreating designs using various media. We will also be exploring wartime artists and comparing a variety of viewpoints and styles.
Music
We shall be listening to music that portrays specific moods and emotions. We will be investigating music and instruments from around the world. The children will learn traditional and modern songs from a variety of countries and periods. We will be taking part in Enfield sings.
R.E.
We shall be looking at Judaism with particular reference to Jewish beliefs through studying the synagogue and the Sukkot celebration. During this we hope to visit the Southgate Progressive Synagogue. We shall be studying Islam – Muslim beliefs about God through the Quran in the second half of term.
Design and Technology
Children will plan and construct first world war planes using a variety of materials and joining techniques.
Games/P.E.
Controlling and receiving skills will be taught and developed. After half term we will be doing Gymnastics. Dance and partner work to music will be developed.
Topic
Topics covered this term will be ‘Australia’ and World War 1’.
Homework
Each child will be set at least two pieces of homework on a Friday covering literacy and numeracy. This should be returned by the following Thursday. Home reading books will be selected by the child from the class libraries as we are hoping to encourage an independance and enjoyment of reading real books.
When hearing your child read it would be appreciated if you could sign the reading record. Return it to school on your child’s allocated day so that we can monitor their reading. Reading books will be changed weekly `and in addition your child will be able to select a book from the school library which should be returned each week.
Thank you for your co-operation.