Year 4

In this unit, Year 5 will be studying crime and punishment through the ages. We will be studying many periods, taking in the Roman era, the Anglo-Saxon era, the Tudors and the Victorians. We will also look into crime and punishment in our own time. In English, we will be reading 'Oliver Twist' and we will be writing narratives and letters/letter-diaries based around the text. In Maths, we will be working on decimals, fractions and percentages, alongside continuing our hard work towards our Times Tables Check. We are looking forward to Science - we will be investigating a 'Victorian Crime Scene' during 'CSI:Victorians', by investigating changes in states of matter.

This half term, Year 4 will be exploring the earth’s layers to understand more about earthquakes and volcanoes! We will learn about the structure of the earth, looking at the causes and distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes and their effect on landscapes and people. The children will be introduced to the Pacific Ring of Fire, the most active region on earth and consider people choose to live in earthquake and volcanoes zones when both can be life-threatening.

In English, we will be travelling with Violet to the strange new town of Perfect, a place where everything is not quite as perfect as it really seems. The children will be reading all about Violet’s quest to find her dad, discover why everyone goes blind and why her mum is acting so strangely. We will be writing a debate about tea, an essential daily drink in Perfect and writing our own short stories set in the town. Get ready for an adventure!
In Maths, we will be continuing to focus on key objectives essential to Year 4. The children will be practising times tables each day, focusing on number fluency at the beginning of the half term before moving onto fractions later in the term. Fluency in arithmetic skills will also continue each week.

This half term, the children will be travelling back in time on an adventure to Ancient Egypt! Year 4 will explore who the Ancient Egyptians were, the Great Pyramids, the Gods they worshipped, what the Ancient Egyptians did and discuss whether Ancient Egypt deserves its reputation as one of the most important early civilisations.

In English, we will be going on an adventure with Ivy and Seb to the strange and wonderful underground world of Lundinor where common objects are not as they seem. The children will be reading all about Ivy’s quest to unpick the mystery of her family and set off on a race against time to rescue them. They will also be using the text to create uncommon adverts, design hobsmatch outfits, write about their travels through suitcases and even compose their own short story set in Lundinor.
 
In Maths, we will be continuing to deepen the children’s understanding of fractions and decimals and to apply to reason and solve problems. We will also continue to work hard on our times tables, learning the 9 and 12 times tables. In Science, we will be undertaking experiments with building structures and using the data from our investigations to draw conclusions.

How does the water go round and round? This half term the children will explore water changes states, moving from a liquid to gas, back to liquid again. They will also be exploring rivers, understanding how they flow and change course as well as doing a river study on a major UK river. This work in Geography will link to their work in Science, where they will study changes in state from solid, liquid to gas and observe changes when they are heated or cooled. 

In English, they will be delving into the classic children’s tale of Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. We will be reading all about Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad and setting off on their adventures on the rivers with them. The children will be writing information reports on the woodland animals, composing Mr Toad’s Guide to Driving and even writing some letters home from his time in prison. We can’t wait to share this much-loved story with the children!

In Maths, we will be moving on to fractions while continuing to consolidate the children’s understanding of key number skills. They will explore what fractions are, the relationship between different fractions and learn how to calculate with them.

This half term the children will go on an exploration through Roman Britain. The children will go back in time to explore all the changes the Romans made to our country and evaluate their legacy left behind today. They will look to answer the question whether the invasions were good or bad for Britain. 

In English, they will be delving into the magical world of Matilda by Roald Dahl. We will be reading all about the terrifying Miss Trunchball, the marvellous Matilda, Miss Honey, The Wormwoods and Bruce Bogtrotter. The children will be writing poems, stories and pleading with Mr Clewes not to bring The Chokey to The Crescent Academy!

In Maths, we will be continuing to embed the children’s knowledge of place value, measurement and scales, rounding, adding, subtracting, dividing, multiplying and fractions with a focus now shifting to using their Maths skills to solve real life problems.

Get set for a Roman adventure!

This half term the children will go on an imaginary journey around the United States of America. They will ‘travel’ along Route 66, exploring many different states along the way. The children will be accessing Google Earth and atlases to investigate the similarities/differences between the different American regions and discover more about its famous landmarks.

In English, they will be delving into the magical world of Harry Potter! We will be delving into the wonderful world of Hogwarts in our reading sessions and writing our own descriptive pieces of the characters and settings.

In Maths, we will be embedding the children’s knowledge of Place Value,  measurement and scales, rounding, adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying. They will carry out reasoning problems linked to our Geography topic too.

Get set for the Great American Road Trip!