Year 4Curriculum

EveningMrs Aitchison

The Daily Routine9.00am Registration

9.00am – 9.30am Reading/ Whole school collective worship/ Hymn Practice/ Test

9.30am - 10.30am 1st lesson

10.30am – 10.45am

1ST BREAK

10.50am - 12.15pm

2nd lesson

12.15pm – 1.15pm LUNCH

1.15pm – 2.00pm 3rd lesson

2.00pm - 3.20pm 4th lesson

3.20pm HOMETIME

Water Bottles• Children keep their water bottles on their desks. They can fill their water bottles with fresh water and have a drink after playtime/ dinnertime. Children can also access their bottles for a drink during lessons.

• They are encouraged to take them home each week to wash them.

Playtime Snack• Unfortunately KS2 children are not provided with fruit, so we encourage them to bring in their own for playtime.

Sickness

• If your child is sick during school time then we will use the contact details you provided to get in touch with someone to pick your child up. We will also do this if they look particularly ill.

• We would not ring if children complain of e.g. bad stomach (unless otherwise instructed) but would keep an eye on them and try various things to help.

Homework in Year 4• Homework is always an extension of the

activities your child has been working on in class.

• Homework may not always be recorded.Day Subject To be handed

in

Monday Spellings Tested on Friday

Friday Reading BookReading diarySpellings

The following Friday

Every other Friday

Maths Games The following Thursday

Changing As directed

Class Assemblies

Autumn Term

Friday 18th December

Spring Term

Thursday 24th March

Summer Term

Friday 8th July

Achievement assemblies take place every Friday at the end of the day. Two children are chosen each week to receive ‘pupil of the week’. Every effort is made to ensure each child will receive this award throughout the year. End of term achievement assemblies are on the following dates;

Other datesAutumn Term Thursday 26th November

Christmas Craft Fayre

Autumn Term Wednesday 16th December Christmas Party

Spring Term

Wednesday 23rd March

Key Stage 2 Production

Parents evenings

• 9th- 11th November• 29th- 2nd March

Year 4 Rewards

• House points• Stickers• Privileges (reflection) • Star of the week / Star of the

term• Leaves

Year 4 Curriculum* Core Subjects

- English- Maths- Science- ICT/ Computing- RE

* Foundation Subjects- History- Geography- Art- Design & Technology- Music- French- Physical Education

Lessons in Year 4Children are taught in structured lessons, which

consists of 4 main parts:

- Sharing of WALT (we are learning to…)

- Whole class teaching (smartboards / powerpoints / practical and interactive)

- Independent work (individual / paired / small group)

- Plenary (summary of lesson)

Assessment is continuous and tracked to ensure that each child’s unique needs are catered for.

There will also be an assessment week in the Autumn, Spring and Summer term.

English

Phase 1 – get to know genre

Phase 2 – sentence / word work linked to genre

Phase 3 – write own text linked to genre

Stories with a historical setting

Explanations

Cultural stories

Stories with a dilemma

Persuasive Texts

Writing Focus• Vocabulary – adjectives, similes, descriptive phrases, interesting and ambitious words, verbs and adverbs

• Connectives – and, but, so, then, because, if when, although, however, as well as,

•Openings – First, Just then, Next, Finally, After a while, Also, Immediately,

•Varying sentence openings – start with an adverb, a questions, in the middle of action

•Punctuation - . , !, ? “ ”•Spelling

•Grammar

Writing FocusThe man walked down the lane.

The old man strolled down the cobbled lane.

Just then the old man strolled slowly down the cobbled lane with a wooden walking stick in his hand.

Guided ReadingGuided reading sessions last half an hour and are set up as a carousel.

I read with a guided group, while other children work independently in groups developing, consolidating and applying comprehension skills.

The book the children bring home each week has not been read before in class.

Handwriting – Letter Formation

Children will have regular 10/15 minute handwriting lessons

Spellings• It has became clear that the children are

memorising spellings that they take home and so doing well in tests, but on the whole are struggling to apply rules to new words.

• We will therefore do a ‘blind spelling test’ on a Monday and some activities/ research based on the rule. They will also do this at home.

• On the Friday the children will do another test where they need to apply the rule to new words.

Maths

Number and place value• Count in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 100•Find 1000 more or less than a given number•Count backwards through negative numbers•Recognise place value•Order and compare numbers•Round any number to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000•Estimate numbers•Solve practical problems using increasingly larger numbers•Read Roman numerals to 100.•Add and subtract numbers with 4 digits using columnar addition and subtraction•Estimate and use inverse operations to check answers•Solve two step problems in context•Recall multiplication and division facts up to 12x12•Multiply and divide mentally•Multiply 2 and 3 digit numbers using formal written method•Recognise and show common equivalent fractions•Count up and down in hundredths•Add and subtract fractions•Recognise and write decimal equivalents•Round decimals to the nearest whole number•Compare numbers with decimals•Solve money and measure problems involving fractions and decimals

Measuring• Convert between different units of measure•Measure and calculate the perimeter of a shape•Find the area of shapes•Estimate, compare and calculate different measures, including money in pounds and pence.•Read, write and convert time between analogue and digital clocks•Solve time problems

Statistics• Interpret and present data using appropriate graphical methods including bar charts and time graphs.•Solve difference problems using information presented in graphs.

Understanding Shape• Compare and classifiy geometric shapes, including quadrilaterals and triangles•Identify acute and obtuse angles and compare angles•Identify lines of symmetry •Complete a symmetric figure

Position and direction•Describe positions on a 2D grid as coordinates in the first quadrant•Describe movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left/right and up/down•Plot specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon

Calculating StrategiesStrategies for adding

• Putting the larger number first and counting on

6 + 27 = 27 + 6 =

• Using knowledge of number bonds

6 + 8 + 4 = 6 + 4 + 8 = 10 + 8

= 18

Addition 14 + 25 =

Partitioning into tens and ones14 + 25 =10 + 20 = 304 + 5 = 930 + 9 = 39

Addition Column method

94+25119

8 6+2 511 1 1

Subtraction

6560 504034

5 6 1010

65 – 34 =

Counting on on an empty number line

Subtraction Column method

65 – 34 =

65 34 31

_

74 – 46 =

7 4 4 6

6 1

Partition the second number e.g.

45 – 23 =

45 – 20 = 25

25 – 3 = 22

Multiplication

Partitioning into tens and ones23 x 5 =20 x 5 = 100 (2 x 5 = 10)3 x 5 = 15100 + 15 = 115

3 4x 310 2 1

Sharing

If I share 12 sweets between 4 children, how many will they have each?

12 ÷ 4 = 3 *** *** ******

Grouping

How many 4s in 12?

12 ÷ 4 = 3 ****

****

****

48 44400

10 1 1

48 ÷ 4 =

On a number line

Short division

An extra 5 minutes?!It will really aid the children if they can confidently and rapidly recall number facts such as:

Number bonds to 10, 20, 100Counting forward/back from any numberAdding/Subtracting 1/10Multiplication facts for X2, x5, x10 x3 x4 tablesDoubles and corresponding halves

Science • Living things• Changes of state

• Sound• Electricity

• The water cycle• Digestive system

ICT/ Computing

The children have one ICT lesson a week in the ICT room.

• E Safety• Computer Science• Emailing• Digital Literacy • Databases

Religious EducationReligious Education is based on the new “Come and

See” programme.

Autumn TermPeople, Called, Judaism, Reconciliation, Advent

Spring TermCommunity, Giving and Receiving (Eucharist), Self

Discipline

Summer TermNew Life, Building Bridges, God’s People

TERM TITLE

AUTUMN 1

Ancient Egypt

AUTUMN2

Angry Earth

SPRING 1 Italy/ America

SPRING 2 What were the Romans doing in Durham?

SUMMER 1 Region in the UK

SUMMER 2 Field Work

History/ Geography

PE

• P.E kit is needed for all PE lessons. Please ensure that all items, including plimsolls, are labelled.

• The children are following the ‘real PE’ programme where they will look at:

- Personal skills- Social skills- Cognitive skills- Creative skills- Applying physical skills- Health and Fitness

PE lessons take place on a Wednesday afternoon

MUSIC•Music lessons take place on a Friday 9:45- 10:30 with Mrs Bell. The children will study the following:

-Ostinato-Christingle, keyboard skills-Vivaldi- the Four Seasons-Easter Production-Program Music

French

• The children have an hour of French every Thursday morning.

• This is taught by Mrs Thomas.Grammar: Regular verbs, adjective endings,

adverbs and connectivesKey questions and answers: time, daily routine,

birthday, where you live, simple opinionsVocabulary: time, daily routine, months, seasons,

geography of France, numbers to 60, transport and school subjects

Talking PartnersThe children are paired up into talking partners. The children sit next to their talking partners during teaching time, if this is necessary.• It encourages children to listen to other children,

promoting speaking and listening skills. • It provides less confident children the opportunity to

share ideas first.• Social benefits – children talk to and work with children

in their peers group who they may not have previously worked with.

Marking• All children’s work is marked with 2

positive comments if relevant.

• A challenge / next step is also identified.

AssessmentThe children are no longer assessed according to levels. They are assessed against Year group expectations and so when tested they may appear as emerging, expected or exceeding.

Year 4 – “An open door”

• I am in school most mornings by 8am and usually leave at 4pm.

• Please come and see me about anything that is concerning or worrying you.

• Contact the office to make an appointment.