Year 4 are taught by Mr Merrifiled and Mrs Wheal.

Miss Hannaway and Mrs Shadbolt are our Teaching Assistants.

All children will have a colour-banded book and a library book to take home and they will be able to change this every Monday.  If they need to change before their library day they are to liaise with the school teacher. We can provide a reading log if you require it. Year 4 PE days are Tuesdays and Thursdays – PE kit is to be worn to school on these days.

Home Learning  is provided and to be returned via your child’s Google Classroom. If you need to contact the team please email: Y4@kgagomer.uk

Curriculum Overview for the year:

Autumn Term 2024

Year 4 will travel back in time to learn about the Romans and Celts, discovering who the Romans were and why they wanted to invade Britain. We will explore their remarkable engineering and how they ‘left their mark’ on Britain. To enhance our learning, we will visit Fishbourne Roman Palace.

In literacy, we will use a variety of fiction and non-fiction books to deepen our understanding of the Romans. During Guided Reading, we will read “Romans on the Rampage” by Jeremy Strong. Our literacy lessons will begin with “The Roman Handbook” and progress to “The Mousehole Cat.” These texts will help us investigate character and setting descriptions and develop our own information texts. Additionally, we will produce non-chronological reports, recounts, and write our own stories. We will also create our own poems inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poem about the seasons.

In maths, we will start the year focusing on number and place value, followed by addition and subtraction, and finally multiplication and division. Every Friday, we will complete an arithmetic test and a times tables quiz to assess our mathematics knowledge and identify areas for improvement. Year 4 will have a multiplication test next June, so we will regularly use Chromebooks to practise. Adults can support their children by using programmes like ‘Times Tables Rockstars’ and ‘Push the Button’ at home, aiming to answer questions in under 4 seconds.

In science, we will study animals, including humans, with a focus on the digestive system. We will start with the function of the teeth and mouth and follow the journey of food through the body’s organs. We will ask scientific questions, then plan and carry out various experiments to support our learning.

For the first part of the term, we will explore Roman mosaics and create our own patterns. We will learn how to weave using paper and wool to create our own samples.

PE days are Tuesday and Thursday, beginning with Roman dance and invasion games.

In computing, we will focus on developing students’ computer literacy before moving on to coding using Scratch.

PDL and RSE will focus on family relationships and what makes a family. We will explore being welcoming to others using the text “Beegu” and learn about assertiveness through the text “Dogs Don’t Do Ballet.” In RE, we will understand how religious stories convey messages. Before Christmas, we will explore the meaning of Advent for Christians and hold our own advent service at St Mary’s Church in Alverstoke.