Welcome to Year 4. We are 4RW!
The adults in Lilac Class are Mrs Rawsthorne and Miss Wright.
In English, the texts we will study are: ‘The lost Happy Endings’, ‘Beowulf’, ‘Street Child’, ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ and ‘The Journey’.
In Maths, we will be learning how to use the formal calculation methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. We will also be learning about decimals and fractions and applying this to other units such as measure: length and perimeter.
In Science, our topics for this year are States of Matter, Sound, Animals including Humans. Electricity and Living things and their Habitats. We are looking forward to planning and carrying out a number of scientific investigations.
In Art, we will explore how line, tone and texture create perspective, how using a range of colours can enhance perspective in paintings, and how we can use IT to create our own interpretations of the city of Bradford in the style of Lowry.
In DT this year, we will plan, design and make a light up celebration card using electrical circuits, healthy snack bars and kites to fly in the playground.
In RE, the questions that we will explore include, ‘What is it like to follow God?’, What are the deeper meanings of festivals?’ and ‘What does it mean to be a Sikh in Britain today?’. As part of our topic on Sikhism, we will visit a Sikh Gurdwara.
Our History topics this year include The Vikings, Victorian Britain and changes to Crime and Punishment over time. We will visit Bradford’s Industrial Museum as part of our second topic and participate in a lesson in a Victorian classroom.
In Geography, we will explore the questions ‘Will we ever see the water we drink again?’, ‘What would make the ideal settlement?’ and ‘How does a country’s position on the globe affect its time zone?’
Our Computing topics include The Internet, Staying Safe Online and Creating Programs.
In Spanish, Year 4 will cover topics on Vegetables, Presenting Myself, Family, The Olympics and Clothes.
Year 4’s PSHE learning this year includes ‘Managing Feelings’, Keeping Healthy as we Grow’ and ‘Managing Risk in different places’.
We are also looking forward to learning the ukelele as part of our music lessons.
Take a look at our Curriculum Year Group Plan below to find out what else we will be learning about in Year 4 this year. Remember, you can find the Knowledge Organisers for each unit on Class Dojo – please share these with your children and discuss the key vocabulary!
Important Information:
Library: Monday
PE: Monday
Reading Books: Thursday
Spellings: Friday
