During the Autumn term, we will be exploring the text, The Whale by Ethan and Vita Murrow. We will be writing our own narrative based on the text before moving on to newspaper reports. Our focus literary features will be: expanded noun phrases, fronted adverbials, and inverted commas. We will also be editing our work to make sure we are using standard English. 

This term in Math, we will be having a heavy focus on place value and numbers to 1000. When we are confident with these numbers we shall begin looking at the four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

In Year 4, a BIG FOCUS is learning and securing our multiplication facts. We will be complete the government set multiplication check in the summer term. All children should be practicing their times table at home, before being testes each Friday. 

Science:

Our Science focus is on states of matter. Thinking carefully about solids, liquids, and gases and how we change between them. We will also be thinking about how scientists work and what skills they need in order to complete a task accurately. 

History:

This half term, our class will be travelling back in time to Ancient Greece! We will explore how Greece was made up of powerful city-states like Athens and Sparta, and find out how the Greeks used fascinating myths about gods and goddesses to explain the world around them. We will discover how democracy began in Athens, giving citizens the chance to vote and make important decisions, and we will be amazed by the incredible achievements of the Greeks in art, architecture, science, and philosophy that still inspire us today. We will also learn about the very first Olympic Games, held to honour Zeus, and even become reporters to write our own “Breaking News in Ancient Greece!” newspaper articles, complete with dramatic headlines, formal writing, and quotes from the scene. It’s going to be an exciting adventure into the past!

Woodland learning is on Thursdays.

Tuesday and Friday are our class PE days.

Class Dojo will continue to be used this year. It is a great space where you can view photos, videos and information about what is happening in Year 4 and across the school. If you require another invitation to join, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Please can you ensure that all belongings and named (PE Kits – Wellies – School Uniform – Bags – Coats – Water bottles etc).