Year 4

Last half term, we were fully immersed in learning about Victorian life; we enjoyed finding out about the Industrial Revolution, the lives of Victorian children and how some incredible inventions were made. During our assemblies, we learnt about the pros and cons of the rapid growth of the British Empire. Our next topic links nicely to the Victorian era as we will be continuing our learning about amazing inventions.

In English we will be writing explanation texts about real-life and imaginary machines. We will be practising using a range of conjunctions, rhetorical questions and technical vocabulary. We will then be writing quest stories, where the main character embarks on a journey where they must overcome a challenge.

In Maths we will be consolidating lots of our learning from Year 4 so far including types of angles, types of triangles and quadrilaterals, fractions and written methods using the four main operations (+ - x ÷). We will also be learning how to solve problems involving time and converting between a 12 hour and 24 hour clock.

Our Science topic is ‘Animals, including humans’. We will be learning about the different types of teeth animals have and their purposes. We will also learn about the human digestive system with some messy experiments!

In History we will be using primary and secondary sources to investigate how inventions have changed life over time.

In RE our focus will be on Christianity, in particular Jesus and the miracles Christians believed he performed.

In Personal Develpment we will be learning about the physical and mental changes that take place during puberty as well as how we can prepare ourselves for Year 5.

In Desgin Technology we will be designing and making a delicious pasty, considering the type of pastry, a healthy filling and the food miles the ingredients have travelled.

If you have any further questions about the content of the Year 4 curriculum please contact the Year 4 Team Leader, Mrs Stone, who will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

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