Year 4 Team - Mrs Newton, Mrs Rich, Mrs Wilkes, Mrs Schofield and Miss Hancock

This Half Term

The key text we will be focusing on this Half Term is 'The Ice Palace' by Robert Swindells

This is providing the base for learning across a few of our subjects. It will be inspiring our writing within our English lessons, we shall also be picking the text apart in our Reading sessions and discussing the different comprehension components as well as why the author has chosen to write the text in the way he has and the impact that it has on the story.

Our History topic is on Vikings. We will be looking at King Harald I and the first invasion in England. We will then be looking at the long ships and why they were built with certain features on them. Our oracy task at the end of the topic will be a Dragon's Den activity where the children will have to work in small groups to persuasively sell a long ship.

In Science, we will be looking at the topic of Animals including humans. We will be learning about the digestive system, teeth and then food chains in animals. 

In Computing, we are going to be delving into Information Technology and learning about how data loggers work. We will be producing our own data on the weather here and comparing it to the rainforest temperatures.

In Art, we are exploring the world of textiles. We will look at the artist Mandy Pattullo . We will discuss her key pieces of art and her techniques. The children will finally produce their own piece of sewing with the additional of applique

In French we are looking at 'Hair and Eyes' and learning to say, read and write things about their hair and eye colour and others.

Previous Learning

Last Half Term

The key text we will be focusing on this Half Term is 'The Iron Man' by Ted Hughes

This is providing the base for learning across a few of our subjects. It will be inspiring our writing within our English lessons, we shall also be picking the text apart in our Reading sessions and discussing the different comprehension components as well as why the author has chosen to write the text in the way he has and the impact that it has on the story.

Our Geography topic is on Rivers. We will be looking at the River Tame and its characteristics. We will then be looking at the British sewage system and the cause and effects of flooding.

In Science we will be looking at the topic of Living Things and their Habitats. Our learning will take place in and out of the learning room, at Forest School. We will be learning about how living things can be grouped and learn to use classification keys. We will also be looking at how environmental changes can effect living things.

In Computing we are going to be delving into Information Technology and learning about how the internet and networks work.

In Art we are exploring the world of Painting. We will look at the artist Claude Monet. We will discuss his key pieces of art and his Impressionism style. They will finally produce their own painting by painting just like Claude Monet, outside.

In French we are looking at 'Likes and Dislikes' and learning to say, read and write things we like, love, do not like and detest.