Cherry Class - Year 4
What we have been up to:
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Our Curriculum
Autumn:
Anglo Saxons and Vikings
Geography - Types of Settlement
Science:
Animals Including Humans
Living Things and Their Habitats
PE:
Netball
Spring:
Inventions
Geography - Mapping Skills
History:
Stone Age
Bronze and Iron Age
Science:
Sound
Electricity
Summer:
Oceans
Geography:
Arctic and Antarctic Circle
The Water Cycle
Science:
States of Matter
Autumn Term:
Anglo Saxons and Vikings - History
Anglo Saxons and Vikings - Geography
Anglo Saxons and Vikings - Science
Spring Term:
Inventions - Science
Inventions - History
Inventions - Geography
Summer Term:
Our Topic
Anglo Saxons and Vikings
Our topic for the Autumn Term is all about some of the early invaders and settlers in what is now the United Kingdom.
In History, we will learn about the period after the Roman's, where these invaders came from and why they chose to settle in England. We will examine what the country looked like between their first invasions, the resistance against the Vikings and the first king of England. To do this, we will need to learn how historians found out about the past and compare sources of information available to us. We will use computers to collect and present information about our country's ancestors and learn about the art and culture they introduced.
Our Science units will be animals including humans and living things and their habitats. Within this we will discover the inner workings of our digestive systems. I wonder what the Vikings ate and whether there is a way to find out... We will also develop a deeper understanding of food chains and how animals can be classified.
In RE, we will be learning about gods and goddesses from different religions and comparing stories that overlap between them.
Information for Parents
Everyday we start at 8:45am We leave at 3:15pm
Our PE days are on a Monday and Thursday - You will need to keep your PE kit in school for these days.
Homework
Click here for our Homework Sheet set: 24.11.23 and here for our optional creative homework.
Read at least three times each week.
Your number of reads will be added up every week so that we can reward you with a Bronze (50 reads), Silver (100 reads) or Gold (200 reads) badge.
Can you collect them all?
For a list of recommended reads for Year 4 click here
Practise spelling patterns and words you find tricky each week.
Here are some spelling word lists you could practise at home:
100 High Frequency Words
200 next High Frequency Words
Year 3/4 Statutory Word List
Here are our autumn term spelling patterns.
Try to complete at least 5min a day on TTRS. This is the best way to improve your times tables. Otherwise, try to complete at least 20min a week.
I will add to this throughout the year to suit what the children enjoy and need help with.
Science:
How to model the digestive system - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf339j6/articles/zrm48mn
Languages:
Here is a link to the wonderful Duolingo. Learn almost any language in the world.
English:
Poetry Cat
History:
Here is a link to The Story of Britain, told through the life of one family.
Home Learning
Here is a link to a video version of the log in guide emailed out with the children's log ins and here is another guide for parents to support their child using Google Classroom.
If you need your child's Google Classroom log in reset, please let admin know and we will try to do this as soon as possible.
Find more on Google Classroom. Contact Admin if you need help logging in.
Here is a powerpoint to use for Maths Meetings.
Maths
1. Column subtraction with more than one exchange.
Here is a simple sheet to practise using column subtraction.
Here is a challenge sheet to push yourself a little more. Page 2 is challenge 1, page 3 is challenge 2 and page 4 is challenge 3.
Here is a video of the method for subtracting in case you don't remember it.
Spelling
1. Use this powerpoint to learn the rules for adding the prefixes: il, in, im or ir
French
1. Use this sheet to practise writing about different parts of the body in French.
Feel free to use an online translator to help you.
Greater Depth Learning
Follow these links to find resources, activities and games for working at Greater Depth in:
Click on the Interland image to play the games and become an Internet Legend!
Click the map to test your European country knowledge.
