Year 4M

Year 4 Multiplication check

This year, the Year 4 multiplication check will take place during the week commencing 9th June 2025 until Friday 13th June 2025. It is important that your child is in school during this week so that they are able to complete this statutory test. 

                                                                    Here are some websites that can be used to practise the times tables.                                                                                                           

Curriculum Overview for the Spring Term

Year 4 Spring Term Curriculum Overview 2024-2025

Spelling Overviews for the Spring Term 

Year 4 Spring Term Overviews

READING

In Spring 1 our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:

 Last: The Story of a White Rhino by Nicola Davies | Lila And The Secret Of Rain by David Conway | Cinderella OF the nile by Marjan Vafaeian | Anansi and the Golden Pot by Taiye Selasi |  Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit 

Our reading lessons (Pathways to Read) in Spring 1 are all based around the book 'Volcanoes' by Maria Gill

WRITING:

In English lessons, all of our writing lessons (Pathways to Write)  are based on one of our Five Reads 'Escape from Pompeii' by Christina Balit. 

There are lots of different writing opportunities to enable children to learn and use the mastery keys for Year 4.  In our writing, we will be using standard direct speech and a variety of verb forms correctly and consistently.  We will still be using fronted adverbials and expanded noun phrases. We will be writing a story using the mastery keys.

PHOTOGRAPHS 

Take a look at what we have been up to this half term. 

ART - Wax Resist

We coloured a whole piece of paper using wax crayon and then painted over using a mixture of black paint and soap.  Once dry, we used different tools to scratch off the paint to reveal the brightly coloured wax and created art. 

SCIENCE - Comparative and Fair Testing

We carried out an enquiry to find out the best material for sound proofing. We used data loggers to measure the volume and carried out a fair test. 

COMMANDO JOE - Den Building

We used a range of available equipment to make a den that would fit in all of our team mates.  

SCIENCE - Observing over time - Sound Throughout the Day

We used data loggers to measure the volume (in decibels) of our corridor at different times of the day.  

ART - 3D and Proportion

We created drawings using charcoal.  We set up a range of equipment in the classroom and tried to draw the items thinking about shading, 3D and proportion. 

SCIENCE - The Ear

We learned all about the different parts of the ear.  Before completing our work books, we worked in groups to label diagrams of the ear. 

ART - 3D Drawing 

We used our pencils to shade and create 3D drawings.  We practised the skills drawing a piece of ribbon. 

Here is the curriculum overview for the whole Autumn Term 

Year 4 Autumn curriculum Overview

Year 4 Autumn Term Spelling Overviews

AUTUMN 2

READING:

In Autumn 2, our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:

Our reading lessons (Pathways to Write) in Autumn 2 are all based around the book 'The Train to Impossible Places' by PG Bell

WRITING:

In English lessons, all of our writing lessons (Pathways to Write)  are based on one of our Five Reads 'Leon and the Place Between'.

There are lots of different writing opportunties to enable children to learn and use the mastery keys for Year 4.  We will be writing descriptions of settings using expanded noun phrases and a range of conjunctions. We will be writing diary entries using the mastery keys. 

PHOTOGRAPHS 

Science - Observing over time

In our science lessons, we have been looking at states of matter. In our of our investigations, we looked at how the temperature of water affects the speed that an ice cube melts. 

Science - States of Matter

We learned about the states of matter and then made our own ooblek which is a special liquid called a non-newtonian fluid. It behaves like a liquid and can be poured but, under pressure, behaves like a solid. 

PE - Circus Skills

As our class novel in our writing lessons was based around a visit to a circus, we decided that, in our PE lesson, we could practise a variety of circus skills.  We practised balancing, juggling and lots more. 

AUTUMN 1

READING:

In Autumn 1, our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:

In Autumn 1, our reading lessons (Pathways to Reading) are all based on the book 'Rise Up' by Amanda Li. 

WRITING:

In English lessons, all of our writing (Pathways to Write) are around the book 'Counting on Katherine' by Helaine Becker

There are lots of different writing opportunties to enable children to learn and use the mastery keys for Year 4.  We will be writing descriptions of settings, scenes including dialogue and non-fiction biogprahy texts. 

PHOTOGRAPHS

Take a look at what we have been up to this half term. 

Science - Identifying, classifying and grouping. 

We collected a variety of different leaves from our Forest School and used our knowledge and skills to group them. 

Art - Shadow art

We used cardboard to create letters for special words and then created shadow art by using them to cast shadows onto the ground.  We had to wait for a sunny day. 

Art - 3D sculpting

We drew our designs on paper and then used plasticine and carved them to make 3D sculptures.

Art - Chalk 3D drawing. 

We talked about 3D and tried to make our chalk drawings look 3D on black paper by shading. 

EXTRA LEARNING:

Here are some apps our children have logins for at home. These apps will help support their learning in school.

                       MATHSFLEX                                                                     TIMESTABLE ROCKSTARS                                                                                                                 

https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0   |        https://ttrockstars.com/                             |       

We have put together some useful websites that will help support your learning.

Click on the picture and it will take you directly to the website.

https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables