This week's Learning in Year 4 at a glance!
Year 4Learning Link: All Roads Lead to Rome |
We hope the children will enjoy their trip back in time when we learn about the Romans and their country of origin. We will be learning about the location of Italy within Europe, its main regions and cities and making comparisons to Britain. Through these comparisons, we will be able to understand why the Romans invaded Britain and the lasting impact of this today. Alongside the History and Geography, we will also be studying stories with a historic setting including ‘Escape from Pompeii,’ and “Across the Roman Wall.” In Art, we look at Roman murals, statutes and mosaics and the development of Italy as a centre of artistic excellence, and a source of historical evidence. As part of our learning in D&T, we will be baking Roman style bread and taking inspiration from this to design our own signature loaf! |
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St Gemma: Mrs Grove: mrsgrove@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk Mr Jones: mrjones@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk St Wilfred: Mr Burnip: mrburnip@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk |
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| Autumn Curriculum Newsletter | |
Year Group reminders |
Week Commencing: 20th October 2025 Week B Monday: 4G Baking - 4G please bring ingredients in today. Homework due in. PE for both classes. Face to face Parent Consultation Evening. Tuesday: PE for both classes Wednesday: 4W Baking - 4W please bring ingredients in today. Thursday: Friday: Spelling homework due in. Flu immunisations. Non-uniform day - raising the postage funds for the shoeboxes. Please make a donation on Scopay. Have a wonderful half term! Looking further ahead: Wednesday 19th November - Trip to Fishbourne Roman Palace. We will need some parent volunteers. Please email Mrs Grove or Mr Burnip if you are able to come. Reminders: PE for Year 4 will be every Tuesday and on a Monday in WEEK B. Please ensure your child has a named glue stick. A Pritt Stick costs £1 and can be bought from your child’s class teacher. We will be spot checking children’s uniforms, please make sure they are named as well as water bottles and snack boxes. |
Reading for Pleasure |
Reading - please read for up to 20 minutes each day and record in the reading record. There are questions in your child’s homework diary to support their comprehension further. Please record the questions you have asked in your child’s reading record, e.g 4a, 6c, 8b. CGP Homework books: This will be set each Monday and marked the following Monday. Please complete Workout 7 in the Maths and English books due on Monday 3rd November. Spellings: These will be set on a Friday and due in on the following Friday. |
Homework |
4G: Delta and the Lost City 4W: Harry Potter |
RE |
CREATION AND COVENANT We will be watching a stage version (online) of the Story of Joseph as an ending to our current branch and as a precursor for our next branch, Prophecy and Promise. |
English |
WRITING We will be writing poetry linked to our learning about volcanoes. Master Readers: Across the Roman Wall Monday:Whole class reading of text Tuesday: Book Club Wednesday: Modelled comprehension Thursday: Independent comprehension Friday: Review and vocabulary focus Focus vocabulary this week: urn, impatience, ducked, furious, insolent, beckoned |
SPAG |
Spelling Purple group with Mr Burnip and Mr Jones: To spell words with the prefix ‘inter’ Red group with Mrs Farage: To spell words with the ‘ch’ sound ending -ture Blue group with Mrs Inman: To spell words where ‘gn’ and kn’ make a n sound at the beginning of words Yellow group with Mrs Grove: To spell words adding ‘s’ or ‘es’ to make plurals Grammar verse, line, rhyme |
Maths |
PLACE VALUE This week, we are learning how to subtract 4-digit numbers using our understanding of place value and written methods. We will begin by subtracting without exchanging, then move on to calculations that require exchanging between columns. We will also learn to check our answers using addition and apply our skills to solve subtraction problems in real-life contexts. |
Science |
MOVING AND GROWING This week, we are learning how diet, exercise and lifestyle choices help to keep our bones and muscles healthy. We will explore the importance of eating the right foods, staying active and making good choices for our bodies. We will use what we learn to create an informative poster showing how to keep our bones and muscles strong and healthy. |
Art |
BREAD BAKING 4G baking - Monday 20th October (morning only) 4W baking - Wednesday 22nd October (morning only) As well as baking our delicious bread, we will be designing packaging labels for the children to bring the bread home in. |
Computing |
COMPUTING NETWORKS/ONLINE SAFETY We will learn that not everything on the Internet is true and what fake news is and look at how google searches are ranked. |
Geography |
ITALY This week, we are learning about famous Italian explorers and the impact they had on the world. We will discover who they were, where they travelled, and what they achieved. We will also explore how their journeys helped shape trade, discovery and our understanding of the world today. |
French |
We will understand descriptions of monsters in French. |
Music |
Listen and appraise music. Perform compositions. What do you think about this music? How can you describe it using musical vocabulary? Rediscover your composition and practice it. Can you perform your composition? How can we be a good audience? |
PE |
Hockey Control the ball when receiving. Move with the ball. Begin to tackle effectively. Dodgeball Learning the rules of the game and beginning to use them to play honestly and fairly. Communicate with my teammates to apply simple tactics. Throw with some accuracy at a target. Return to the ready position to defend myself. Basketball Dribble the ball accurately. Shoot from D zone. Pass to team members after creating space. |
Learning for Life |
BLACK HISTORY MONTH We will look at some significant people from the past who have had a huge impact on our lives today and recognise how diversity is overcome. |