Year 4

Year 4 has children aged 8-9 years old. We have 3 classes in year 4, with 30 pupils in each class.

The classes are named after famous people, They are Armstrong, Newton and Adams.

The teachers for 2024/25 in Year 4 are Mrs Jacques and Mrs Abbas in Armstrong, Mrs Tariq in Newton and Ms Ullah in Adams. They are supported by Teaching and Learning Partner Mrs Rasool.

What will we be learning this year?

Autumn 1 Term

Curriculum Theme: What makes a civilisation significant? (Ancient Greece)
Literacy: Character Description, Setting Description.
Supporting texts: Julius Zebra by Gary Northfield.
Science: Electricity
Maths: Place value, Plus and Minus.

Autumn 2 Term

Curriculum Theme: What makes a civilisation significant? (Continued)
Literacy: Narrative Text: Hero Story
Supporting texts: Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher
Science: Sound
Maths: Multiplications and division.

Spring 1 Term

Curriculum Theme: Why do people choose to live in dangerous places? (Rivers)
Literacy: Non-Chronological report.
Supporting texts: The lion, the witch and the wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.
Science: States of matter.
Maths: Fractions, Shape.

Spring 2 Term

Curriculum Theme: Why do people choose to live in dangerous places? (Continued)
Literacy: Explanation Text – Water Cycle.
Supporting texts: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone by J.K. Rowling.
Science: Water cycle.
Maths: Time, Angles.

Summer 1 Term

Curriculum Theme: What is the impact of invasion? (Ancient Rome)
Literacy: Persuasive letter – linked to the historical invasion of Kent by the Romans.
Supporting texts: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone by J.K. Rowling.
Science: Digestion and teeth.

Summer 2 Term

Curriculum Theme: What is the impact of invasion? (Continued)
Literacy: Story conflict – Linked to the Battle of Medway on the Thames.
Supporting texts: Roman Diary: The Journal of Iliona by Richard Platt.
Science: Classification of living things