Our-Curriculum-in-Year-4 (ID 1036)

• Religious Education
  Religious Education

  Our topics this term are: People, Called & Gift. We will look at the lives of Jesus’s ancestors such as Abraham and Jacob before looking at the sacrament of Confirmation. We will then prepare for Christmas with our Advent topic about the gift of Jesus at Christmas. There will be plenty of opportunities to take part in class worship sessions and also in Mass during the term.

• English
  English

  We will be using a selection of fiction and non fiction books such as The Egyptian Cinderella and The Journey to write narratives, explanation texts, poetry and persuasive pieces. There will be an emphasis on using the correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. Big Write will be completed on a regular basis and will be related to the genre being studied in class.

• Mathematics
  Mathematics

  We will will be looking at place value to 10 000, Roman Numerals to 100, rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000. We will then move onto addition and subtraction of 4 digit numbers using up to two exchanges. Area is next before finally moving onto the first of two units about multiplicationa dn division. The children complete a times table screen in the summer term so we will be practising our times tables on a regular basis.

• Art and DT
  Art and DT

  In Art lessons we will concentrate on drawing skills, exploring line, shape and form. We will study famous artists both historical and contemporary, in particular Roman mosaics and sculpture and the work of Vik Muniz.

• French
  French

  In French we will be continuing with our learning of basic phrases to be able to hold a conversation in french. We will be looking at French cities and Francophone countries looking at the weather, food, giving simple directions and clothing.

• Geography
  Geography

  In Geography out topic is about how we can live more sustainably looking at reclycling, wind power and solar power.

• History
  History

  We learn how early civilisation started in Egypt. We will be learning about the Egyptian gods and godesses, the afterlife and mummification, the building of the pyramids and who was the greatest Egyptian pharoah in all of Egyptian history..

• ICT
  ICT

  Understanding how computers are connected and gaining a basic understanding of the internet. Using presentation software including adding text and graphics, slide transitions and adding links.

• Music
  Music

  We will be looking at a range of musical styles and using this to develop our singing , improvisation, composing and notation skills.

• Physical Education
  Physical Education

  We will be having the fabulous Rachel teach our dance and we will be developing our gymnastics skills in Autumn and Spring term. In the Summer term we will be completing some orienteering activities and becoming better athletes in our Athletics unit. We will continue games lessons with Colchester United on a Tuesday.

• PSHE
  PSHE

• Science
  Science

  In science we are learning about sound and how sounds are made. We will be carrying out investigations on how to change the volume and pitch of sound, what causes sound and how we can insulate sound. Our second topic is all about human nutrition. We will be identifying the parts of the digestive system and teeth in humans and dicussing their basic functions.