Year 4 Curriculum Information
Summer Term
Home Learning:
All Maths (online MyMaths) will be set on Friday and due in on Thursday (children have logins for this)
Spellings will be set on Friday and your children will be tested on Friday. We will remind you on Google Classroom what list is being taught that week so you can access Spelling Shed to practise. (children have logins for this)
English homework will be set on Fridays and due in on the following Thursday. This will alternate between a reading comprehension one week and four pages of the CGP book (grammar book) the next week.
Times tables are tested weekly on Friday. Your child will bring home the times table that they are on to practise at home.
Rapid Recall- tested on Monday. Your child will bring home their marked rapid recall so you can see how well they are doing.
The expectation is that all children must complete their homework.
Maths
At OLM we use the Maths No Problem scheme. This scheme focuses on mastery of different mathematical concepts. Each child will have their own workbook which is made of different chapters (See below for the current chapters for this half term). At the end of each chapter there will be a review to complete. Your children will bring a blank copy of this to complete as homework. This will inform you on which parts your child is confident in and which areas they may need additional support.
Chapter 8: Decimals
Chapter 9: Money
Chapter 10: Length, Mass and Volume
Chapter 11: Area and Perimeter of Figures
Chapter 12: Geometry
Chapter 13: Position and Movement
Chapter 14: Roman Numerals
English
Author: Kate Pankhurst
Illustrator: Chris Mould
About this book:
Sacagawea, Frida Kahlo, Mary Seacole and Rosa Parks didn't set out to be thought of as 'great' but, instead, followed their passions and did what they thought was right to make the world a better place.
Written and illustrated by a direct descendant of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, this colourful picture book is full of facts about 13 inspirational women from history. It showcases some of their great achievements in a fun and accessible way for younger readers.
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Topic 7: New life Other Faiths: Islam Topic 8: Building Bridges Topic 9: God's People |
History
Topic 1: Islamic Civilisations – Arabia and Early Islam
Makkah: a city in a desert
Growing up in the desert
Arabian worlds
A new message
Escape to Yathrib
Return to Makkah
Topic 2: Cordoba City of Light
Islam bursts out of Arabia Page 3
Why did Islam spread so far, so fast? Page 6
The homesick ruler and the hall of light Page 11
City of learning, city of art Page 18
City of three religions Page 25
‘You have destroyed what was unique in the world’ Page
Geography
Topic 1: Earthquakes
The day that everything shook!
Why do earthquakes happen?
The San Andreas Fault
How can we measure earthquakes?
What are the effects of earthquakes?
How do humans live with earthquakes?
Topic 2: Deserts
Are deserts always hot?
The Sahara Desert
How are deserts formed?
What plants and animals live in a desert?
How have humans used deserts?
The Patagonian Desert
Science
Topic 1: Electricity
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What is electricity? |
Topic 2 : The History of Science
Did science exist in prehistoric times?
How did Ancient Egyptians use science?
What was Ancient Greek science?
How did Ancient Rome use science?
What was science in the Middle Ages?
What is modern science?
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Computing
Summer 1: Photo Editing
The children will develop their understanding of how digital images can be changed and edited, and how they can then be resaved and reused. They will consider the impact that editing images can have, and evaluate the effectiveness of their choices.
Summer 2: Repetition in Games
This unit explores the concept of repetition in programming using the Scratch environment. The children will look at the difference between count-controlled and infinite loops, and use their knowledge to modify existing animations and games using repetition. Their final project is to design and create a game which uses repetition, applying stages of programming design throughout.
PE
PE will take place on a Thursday and Friday for Y4M and Wednesday and Thursday for Y4HP. Please can children come to school wearing their PE kits on this day.
Our OLM PE uniform is:
- White OLM t-shirt
- Navy Blue shorts or tracksuit bottoms
- Black or white trainers.
Summer 1:
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Outdoor Adventure activities Complete PE |
Summer 2:
Athletics
French
Summer 1
Pencil case items
Question and answer
Dictionary use
Summer 2
Items of clothing
Plural nouns
Rhymes
Christmas
Art
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Sculpture & 3D |
Mega Materials
