This week's Learning in Year 4 at a glance!
Year 4Learning Link: The Amazing Amazon |
This term we will be learning about the Amazon Rainforest and the plants and animals that live there. We will be exploring the differences between the Amazon climate and our own, and how the people and creatures have adapted to live there. Crucially, we will be learning about how important rainforests are to our planet’s health and how we should protect them. As part of this learning journey, we will be reading and writing stories from the Amazon as well as writing persuasive letters. We will also be finding out about how rainforests have inspired artists and musicians. So there’s no time for monkeying around, let’s go and explore the Amazing Amazon! |
| St Gemma: Mrs Grove: mrsgrove@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk
Mrs Nardini (Tues): mrsnardini@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk St Wilfred: Mrs Williams: mrswilliams@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk Mrs Clarke (Fri): mrsclarke@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk Mr Burnip: mrburnip@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk |
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| Summer Curriculum Newsletter | |
Year Group reminders |
Week Commencing: 12th May 2025
Week B Monday: 4W PE Tuesday: PE for both classes Friday: Spelling test Other reminders: Many children do not have a glue stick – please send them in with a NAMED glue stick or with £1 to buy a Pritt Stick at school. DATE CONFIRMATION – Monday 30th June – Trip to The Living Rainforest – we are very excited to take Year 4 on this new trip, please see the website for more details: https://livingrainforest.org/ |
Reading for Pleasure |
The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau |
RE |
New Life
L.Q. How did Paul spread the Good News? Reflecting on the conversion of Saul to St. Paul and investigating his different missions and what they meant for the spread of Christianity. LQ: What is significant about St. Paul’s letters? Learning about St. Paul’s letters to the Corinthians and how they reveal what he was feeling at the time and reflecting on the impact they have on us today. |
English |
Writing based on Journey to the River Sea
LC: To apply the rules of dialogue. Children will write a conversation between two characters applying the rediscovered rules of speech. Master Readers – Journey to the River Sea Monday: Whole class reading of text – Chapter 8 Tuesday: Book Club Wednesday: Modelled comprehension Thursday: Independent comprehension and review Friday: Edit and review and read Chapter 9 Focus vocabulary this week: shrilling, taunting, quelling, good-natured, hospitality, summons |
SPAG |
Spelling
Blue Group: To spell homophones. Green Group: To revise words from this year Orange Group: To spell words adding the suffix ‘-ly’ to ‘-le’ words Grammar Conjunctions Adjectives Expanded noun phrases Apostrophes |
Maths |
Decimals
LQ: How do you divide numbers by 10 or 100? In this lesson, children will divide numbers by 10 and 100 and see the connection between dividing by 10 and then 10 again and dividing by 100. In this lesson, children will understand that given a number of tenths or hundredths they can make the number bond up to 1. LQ: How do you partition decimals? In this lesson, children will learn that a number with up to two decimal places can be made up of some 10s, 1s, tenths and hundredths. LQ: How do you flexibly partition decimals? In this lesson, children will find a range of different ways to partition a given decimal number. |
Science |
States of Matter
LC: To explore our knowledge about states of matter. Rediscovering our learning from this term so far in an investigation. |
Art |
Exploring Artistic Techniques
LC: To make careful observations from nature. Children will explore the techniques of botanical artist Marianne North and sketch ideas for a larger piece of work using ideas inspired by her art. |
Computing |
Computer Science
LC: To apply our knowledge of programming Using our learning from Logo, to navigate our way around the Crystal Rainforest |
Geography |
Rainforest
LC: To understand the structure of a rainforest. Children will make and label the layers of a rainforest. They will describe some plants and animals that live in the rainforest. |
French |
LC: To learn the words for 10 sports. |
Music |
Stick notation. Composing using a rhythm grid. Creating rhythmic layers.
Can you read this stick notation? Can you write this rhythm in stick notation? Can you use rhythms to create a composition with rhythmic layers? What percussion sounds can you create? |
PE |
Athletics
Children will demonstrate sprinting and running over varying distances. They will continue to develop throwing techniques such as a shot push. Children will jump with control and balance and with some accuracy and power into a target area. Cricket Children will understand rules of bowling and batting and application of underarm and overarm throwing combined with specific throwing techniques for Cricket e.g. bowling. Children will apply new fielding and batting techniques and learn to striking a ball after a bounce. OAA (Outdoor Adventurous Activities and team building) Children will orientate a map, develop co-operation and observational skills. Navigate around a map and draw a route using directions. Communicate and listen as a team. |
Learning for Life |
Ten:Ten
LQ:What am I feeling? Using the Ten Ten resources to explore, understand and examine different feelings we may encounter as we grow. This lesson will involve discussions about hormones. |
Homework |
Maths and SPaG: Summer WO 4 only. Due Monday 19th May
Spellings: These will be set on a Friday and due the following Friday. Please keep practicing TTRS! You can use the jamming section to practise individual times tables you really need to work on. Class Battle will take place from Friday 9th May – Friday 16th May! Get ready! Who will be victorious this week? |