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

Summer Term Curriculum Overview

Maths

· Fractions greater than 1

· Mixed numbers and improper fractions

· Lines of symmetry

· Read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 12- and 24-hour clocks

· Division with remainders

English

The Y4 class text this term is Kaspar Prince of Cats. We will be learning about:

inferring a characters thoughts and feelings, character description, use and correctly punctuate direct speech, relative clauses, organising paragraphs correctly around a theme, accurately using reported speech, using apostrophes, using evidence from a text to support points made, subordinating and coordinating conjunctions

RE

To the ends of the Earth

· Find connections between Jesus’ words to Peter and the role of the Pope

· The Apostles’ Creed and that it summarises the central beliefs of Christians.

· Describe some ways in which the Church today continues the work of Jesus

· Describe what is meant by the ‘communion of saints’

Dialogue and Encounter

· Describe some facts about the life of St Paul and explain why he is important -

·  Describe ways Christians work together for the benefit of the whole community

· Describe the five pillars of Islam 

Art

Y4 will be studying Surrealism. Key learning includes:

· Know Salvador Dali, MC Escher, Grete Stern and Nikolina Petolas

· Line, shape, form

· Tessellation

· Primary, secondary, tertiary, monochromatic colours

· Foreground and background

· Positive and negative space

Science

Identify how sounds are made. Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases.

 Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases. Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled. Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle

Design and Technology

Food - A healthy and varied diet

PE

Tennis - Throwing, catching, forehand, backhand, rallying, balancing, running

Computing

Manipulating digital images

Music

Clarinet lessons

Personal Development

Keeping Safe - Describe what is appropriate and inappropriate physical contact. Know the effects that a range of substances can have on the body. Have basic first aid knowledge. Identify rules and understand some of the values and rights they uphold. 

Living in the Wider World - Recognise actions which make them feel loved or cared for. Identify different types of work. Understand some choices about managing money