Year Four

Mr Hallam is the teacher in our Year Four class. Our PE days are Monday and Wednesday.

Class Saint

St David. Patron Saint of Wales. Feast day is 1st March. 

David was born about 520 near St. Bride’s Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales. There is very little known about his life. David was the son of a leader named Sant and Non, a woman who later was named a saint.

David became a Christian priest. He then lived on an island for many years to study the Bible.

Once he left the island, David founded a monastery, or religious house, at Mynyw (Menevia) in southwestern Wales. Life at David’s monastery was very strict. The monks who lived there had to work very hard. They were rarely allowed to speak. They ate only bread with vegetables and salt. They drank only water.

David founded many churches throughout southern Wales. He later moved the center of the church government from Caerleon to Mynyw. David died in about 600 in Mynyw.

St David, Pray for us

Autumn Term Curriculum Overview

Maths

• Column addition and subtraction
• Add and subtract multiples of 100
• Compare and order 4-digit numbers
• Rounding 4-digit numbers to the nearest 1000, 100 and 10
• Know how many 100s, 200s, 500s and 250s, 1000 is composed of
• Perimeter
• Explore and learn the 3, 6 and 9 times tables

English

The Y4 class text this term is Charlotte’s Web.

We will be learning to:

infer meanings with evidence, build a varied vocabulary, extend sentences using conjunctions, use fronted adverbials, organise paragraphs, punctuate speech, edit writing and make improvements, use semi-colons and summarise ideas.

RE

Creation and Covenant

- The story of Abraham and Isaac

- God’s covenant with Abraham is the foundation of Judaism and Christianity

- The decisions of Abraham and Joseph were informed by the faith in God

Prophecy and Promise

- Describe what a prophet is with Elijah and John the Baptist as examples

- Make links between Isaiah, John the Baptist and the season of Advent

- Know that Christ the King marks the end of the Church’s year

- Make links with the ancestry of Jesus and the Jesse tree

History

Y4 will be studying Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.

Key learning includes:

· Know meaning of BCE and CE

· Anglo-Saxon settlements

· Life in Anglo-Saxon Britain

· Alfred the Great

· Resistance against the Vikings

· Rise of Christianity

Science

Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans

Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions

Design and Technology

Electrical Systems - Simple circuits and switches

Gather information about needs and wants, and develop design criteria to inform the design of products. Generate, develop, model and communicate realistic ideas through annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams. Order the main stages of making. Select and use tools and equipment to cut, shape, join and finish. Select and use materials and components, including construction materials and electrical components. Evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and identify the strengths and areas for improvement in their work. Understand and use electrical systems in their products, such as series circuits incorporating switches, bulbs and buzzers.

PE

Dodgeball

Develop throwing in a target game. Develop dodging skills to avoid being hit. Develop catching within the rules of the game. Think tactically. Compete in a tournament. 

Gymnastics

Develop individual and partner balances using apparatus. Perform and land rotation jumps. Develop the straight, barrel, forward and straddle roll. Link actions that flow. Create a partner sequence using actions learnt. 

Computing

Creating Media - Photo editing- Manipulating digital images, and reflecting on the impact of the changes and whether the required purpose is fulfilled

Music

Clarinet lessons

Personal Development

Anti-Racism