We would like to introduce you to our Year 4 Staff

Miss. Mason - Classteacher

Mrs. Saunders - Teaching & Learning Assistant 

Summer 2024

Welcome back to St George & St Martin’s Catholic Academy. We hope you had a wonderful Easter and are ready to continue your school journey in Year 4 for our final term! Our Spring Term was packed full of exciting experiences and as a class, we created many more amazing memories. We hope you are enthused for what sensational opportunities this next term has in store for us. Here is a taster of just some of the things we will be learning about throughout the Summer Term.

The children will learn through discrete subjects. Below are some of the things that we will cover during the Summer term:

English   Writing: Discussion– balanced argument Poetry Story with chapters Formal Letter    Speaking and Listening: Career presentation, prepared at home	Maths   Fractions        Decimals        Money   Time  Geometry  Statistics	R.E.   Easter Sharing in the Life of Christ– The Church community Pentecost Special Responsibilities    *Class Saint—Blessed Carlos Acutis who is known for his devotion to the Eucharist Alternative Faith: Judaism- visit to the synagogue.
Science Materials - States of Matter (Chemistry)    Electricity - Physics	History: Shang Dynasty A place in Time Living in the Shang Dynasty Gods & Kings Dragon Bones Shang Artefacts Fu Hao	Geography: The World The Water Cycle Rivers
Art Explore pointillism Create reflections in art   *Class artist – Georges Seurat	Design & Technology Electrical product with switches/buzzers	P.E. Summer 1: Handball Tennis Spring 2: Athletics Cricket
Computing   Podcast Online Safety	French   In a French Classroom A circle of life in French Clothes-Getting dressed French Food	RHE   Being the best me that I can be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2024

Welcome back to St. George & St. Martin’s Catholic Academy and a very Happy New Year to you all! We hope that you have had a brilliant and refreshing Christmas break and are ready to continue your school journey in Year 4. During our Autumn Term, we made lots of amazing class memories and we hope you are enthused for what exciting opportunities the next term has in store for us.

The children will learn through discrete subjects. Below are some of the things that we will cover during the Spring term.

 English

• Persuasive advert
• Modern Poetry
• Fairy tales and play script
• Persuasive argument
• Reading Comprehension
• Suffix and prefix spelling rules
• Punctuation including direct speech
• Speaking and Listening: Narrative retell

Maths

• Multiplication and Division
• Length and Perimeter
• Fractions
• Decimals

 R.E.

• Christmas

• Jesus light of the world, beloved Son

• Lent

Geography

• Use maps and globes to locate the equator, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and the Greenwich Meridian.
• Know what is meant by the term ‘tropics’.
• Know where the equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and the Greenwich Meridian are on a world map.

History

• Who Were The Romans And How Did They Build Their Empire?
• Why Did The Romans Invade Britain?
• Why Did The Romans Build New Roads And Towns?
• Who Was Boudicca And Why Did She Lead A Rebellion?
• Why Was Hadrian’s Wall Important And Who Lived There?
• Why Do We Remember The Romans?

Science –

Living Things and their Habitats

• Grouping Living Things
• Classifying Vertebrates
• Invertebrate Hunt
• Classification Keys
• Local Habitat
• Environmental Change
• Endangered Species
• Other Changes
• Climate Change
• Impact of Change

Art  - Roman Art

• Explain some of the features of art from historical periods.
• Recognise when art is from different cultures
• Create texture in art
• Know how to use line, tone, shape and colour to represent figures and forms in movement
• Class artist – Georges Seurat

D & T

• Food Product – Creating biscuits     

Autumn 2023

Welcome back to the start of a brand new year at St George & St Martin’s Catholic Academy! We are very happy to be welcoming your children into Year 4 and helping them to achieve their full potential throughout the year. We hope that you have had a fantastic Summer and are feeling refreshed, ready to continue learning in Key Stage 2.

The children will learn through discrete subjects. Below are some of the things that we will cover during the Autumn term.

English

• Poetry with an animal/Iron Age theme
• Character descriptions
• Newspaper report
• Story in an imaginative world
• Classic poetry
• Recount – write a diary
• Reading Comprehension
• Suffix and prefix spelling rules
• Punctuation including direct speech

Maths

• Place Value
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Measurement – area

R.E.

• Creation and the story of Abraham
• Jesus teaches us how to pray
• Old Testament Moses—King David
• Advent

Geography

• UK Rivers
• UK Mountains
• 4 figure grid reference
• 8 point compass rose
• Plan a UK car journey using a map

History

• Romans including:
• Roman and British History
• Invasion of Britain
• Housing

Science

Autumn 1: Animals including Humans

• The Digestive System
• Teeth
• What happens to my food?
• Food chains - Predator, prey and producer

Autumn 2: Sound

• Pitch
• Higher and lower
• Soundproofing

Art  

• Create texture in art
• Facial expressions
• Know how to use line, tone, shape and colour to represent figures and forms in movement
• Integrate digital images into artwork
• Class artist – Georges Seurat

D & T

• Textiles – Running and backstitch

What's been happening in Year 4 ...