Welcome to Year 4!
Your Teacher is Ms Rutkowski
Mrs Brenchley is your Learning Support Assistant.
Welcome to Summer 2.
Below you will find information about what your child will be learning this term.
Please make sure all items of uniform are labeled including PE kit.
Please read with your child whenever possible. Target of at least 3 times a week. Please sign their reading diary at least 3 times a week.
PE is every Monday Please come in PE kit.
Class PE will be on Thursday please come in PE kit
In Year 4 children complete the Times table test at the end of the year. You can practice the test using the link below.
Thank you for your support
Prayer
In Year 4 we focus particularly on the following prayers. Please support your child to pray these at home.
Values for this Half term : Learned and wise
Pupils are growing to be learned, finding God in all things; and wise in the ways they use their learning for the common good.
One of the most important ways we become learned and wise is by watching the actions and listening to the teaching of Jesus Christ.
BUILDING THE KINGDOM
we are very proud to be a part of the Building the Kingdom programme, the aim of which is to embed distinctive Catholic Curriculum design for the transformation of society. As said on their website, ‘through the National School of Formation, a dynamic and challenging approach to teaching and learning in a Catholic School has been developed. This initiative calls for the contextualising of all learning within the beliefs and values of the Gospel and the Catholic tradition, aspiring to reach the highest possible levels of learning. We call it Building the Kingdom…’
Through Building the Kingdom, we explore the big questions of purpose and meaning that arise throughout the Liturgical year, and then create lessons and events which engage students with the skills needed to be agents for a Spirit fuelled transformation of society.
Through our curriculum work this term we will be focusing on:
CST- Stewardship of God's Creation
In Genesis 1:26 and 1:28, God gives people “dominion” over creation. From the beginning, God asked humans to care for one another and for all creation. We are to act as caretakers or stewards of creation.
The basis of all stewardship can be traced back to our creation. A steward takes personal responsibility for something in his or her care. One synonym for steward is keeper. A steward of God’s creation is a keeper of the earth.
So how can we help children recognise that God wants us to be good stewards of God’s creation?
British Value: Tolerance of other faiths and religions
Put simply, this means we all don't have to share the same beliefs and values. Respecting the values, ideas and beliefs of others whilst not imposing our own is central to a civilised and progressive society. Mutual respect can also be defined as the proper regard for the dignity of a person or position.
Values for this half term
Eloquent and Truthful Pupils are growing to be eloquent and truthful in what they say of themselves, the relations between people, and the world. What does this mean? Catholic schools help their pupils grow by developing an eloquent language which they can use to understand and articulate their emotions, beliefs, and questions, encouraged by the example of their teachers to be truthful in the way they represent themselves and speak about the world.
BUILDING THE KINGDOM
we are very proud to be a part of the Building the Kingdom programme, the aim of which is to embed distinctive Catholic Curriculum design for the transformation of society. As said on their website, ‘through the National School of Formation, a dynamic and challenging approach to teaching and learning in a Catholic School has been developed. This initiative calls for the contextualising of all learning within the beliefs and values of the Gospel and the Catholic tradition, aspiring to reach the highest possible levels of learning. We call it Building the Kingdom…’
Through Building the Kingdom, we explore the big questions of purpose and meaning that arise throughout the Liturgical year, and then create lessons and events which engage students with the skills needed to be agents for a Spirit fuelled transformation of society.
Through our curriculum work this term we will be focusing on:
CST- Human Dignity
The Catholic social teaching principle of human dignity is about understanding that each of us is made in God's image. Every person has an innate human dignity no one can take away. Human dignity is given freely to all human beings; whether saint or sinner, imprisoned or freed, powerful or marginalised.
British Value: Mutual respect and tolerance
Put simply, this means we all don't have to share the same beliefs and values. Respecting the values, ideas and beliefs of others whilst not imposing our own is central to a civilised and progressive society. Mutual respect can also be defined as the proper regard for the dignity of a person or position.
RE Summer 2
Pentecost
The Pentecost story
Links to wind
Oil of Chrism in sacraments
Link to the saints being guided by the Holy Spirit
The fruits of the Spirit
Special roles and responsibilities
responsibilities in the life of the Church.
the special role played by priests and religious,
Their own responsibility in the church
This unit ‘Living things and their habitats’ takes children through six lessons where they learn how to: recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways; and explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment.
The lessons have been written in sequence and are designed to challenge children to recall the knowledge and skills they have covered in the previous lesson(s). This is the third time children will visit the topic of living things and their habitats.
SUMMER 1
RE Summer 1
Easter
The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus
The thoughts and feelings of the apostles
Where can we see the risen Jesus today?
Sharing in the life of Christ
The Church is a universal church and a community. We are the church
Saint Peter and the keys to Heaven
The Pope in Rome
Catholic customs around the World
I am statements of Jesus
Curriculum 1066
We’re travelling back to 1066, probably the most famous date in English history. These are troubled times and there is danger afoot. A much loved king is dead and a French Duke has staked a claim for our kingdom. Discover a changing England, shaped by shires, protected by castles and ruled by foreign knights. Use the famous Bayeux Tapestry to explore the significant events of 1066. What happened when, and how did William of Normandy come to be called the Conqueror? Design a castle with defences strong enough to hold back the enemy. What about a space for fine dining and revelry? Try and build a happy (but safe) home. You’re the architect. Are you ready for the Norman invasion? Then don your armour and watch your back.
This unit ‘Animals including humans’ takes children through six lessons where they learn how to: describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans; identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions; and finally, construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.
SPRING 2
RE Spring 2
Lent
The temptations of Jesus
Fasting and prayer
Parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector
Yom Kippur
The Beatitudes
Holy Week
The events of Holy Week
Stations of the cross
Palm Sunday and Good Friday comparisons
Mighty mountains peak above the morning mists, imposing and eternal, rocky outcrops at their feet. Discover how these giants are formed, as a fold or a block, a dome or a plateau. Follow the water cycle’s course from peak to valley and meet the exceptional tribes of the hostile Himalayas. Then plan a mountain expedition from the BMC that is eco friendly and as safe as can be. But look out. What’s that by that tree? Its footprints are huge. Have we found the Yeti?
RE Spring 1
Christmas
Most children will know about the announcements made by angels in the
stories associated with the birth of John the Baptist and the birth of Jesus. They
will understand that angels are heralds of important messages and will be able to
consider ways in which Christians today are heralds of the message of Christ.
They will know and be able to explain some of the Church’s customs for
celebrating the birth of Christ.
Jesus Light of the world
Most children will know the stories of the Baptism, Presentation and
Transfiguration of Jesus. They will understand that at these events Christ is
revealed as the Light of the World and the Beloved Son of God. They will know
that through Baptism, Christians become the Children of God and will identify
symbols from the Baptismal liturgy that express this belief.
Big and strong, powerful and brave, the Saxons wave their battle axes and brandish their swords as they begin to invade Britain’s shores. Sail back to the Dark Ages, where battles were rife and fear reigned. Find out about the lives of the Saxons, including how they lived and where they came from. Meet the bloodthirsty Vikings from Scandinavia – never before had such terror swept the land. Make a Saxon sword or a Viking brooch and decorate it with intricate patterns. Choose to be a Saxon or Viking and trade your crafty goods, but let’s keep it cool. We don’t want a fight breaking out. Are you ready to shine a light on the dangerous and deadly Dark Ages?
This unit ‘States of matter’ takes children through six lessons where they learn how to: compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases; observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C); and finally, identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature.
RE Autumn 2
Old Testament: Moses to King David
Most children will know and be able to recall in words, actions and writing the
stories studied in this unit. They will understand that God chose and called Moses
and David for special tasks. They will recognise that God protected his people and
that in the Psalms of David we find images of God caring for and protecting his
people. They will understand that through the anointing with the Oil of Chrism in
the Sacraments, Christians celebrate and respond to God’s call in their lives today.
Advent
Most children will know that Jesus was descended from the House of David.
They will know some stories about some of Jesus’ ancestors and will be able to
recognise how important their relationship with God was to them.
Children will be able to place some of the characters into an historical sequence
and will identify some important symbols for these different people as featured on
the Jesse Tree.
Buckle up, sunglasses on. We’re going on a road trip across the good old US of A. Flying from London Gatwick, and landing at JFK airport New York, it’s time to explore the sights and sounds of the Big Apple. Use your map skills to navigate your way around some of its most famous landmarks and send a postcard home to ask the question ‘Do you wish you were here?’ Learn how to send an email to book a day trip or reserve a room. Make sure you ask the important questions ‘Does your hotel have a pool? Is there 24-hour room service?’ Meet the Iroquois tribe; Native Americans with amazing customs and traditions. Then plan a bespoke road trip for Mr Smith and his family of four. They want to spend three weeks in the sunshine. It’s going to be a long ride. Put the roof down and let the wind blow through your hair. We’re off.
Identify common appliances that run on electricity; construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers.Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery; recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit; and finally, recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors.
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Sean and Annie have one chance to escape the potato famine and plague in Ireland. They survive a shipwreck and land safely in America searching for their father. But their new land is one of hardship and they live in poverty on the streets of Boston. However, their adventure is just beginning.
An unforgettable tale of struggle, adventure and hope from War Horse author and former Children’s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo. ‘There’s a plague, a fever, call it what you will, sweeping this country, and it’s coming closer all the time.’ Sean and Annie have one chance to escape the potato famine in Ireland, but they must leave their dying mother behind. They travel in search or their father, across rough seas, to a new land of hardship: America. It’s a long and dangerous trip, but their family’s survival depends on it. And the journey there is only the beginning …
Autumn 1
Values and virtues: Grateful and Generous
Pupils are growing to be grateful for their own gifts, for the gift of other people, and for the blessings of each day; and generous with their gifts, becoming men and women for others.
Schools help their pupils grow by encouraging them to know and be grateful for all their gifts, developing them to the full so that they can be generous in the service of others.
BUILDING THE KINGDOM
we are very proud to be a part of the Building the Kingdom programme, the aim of which is to embed distinctive Catholic Curriculum design for the transformation of society. As said on their website, ‘through the National School of Formation, a dynamic and challenging approach to teaching and learning in a Catholic School has been developed. This initiative calls for the contextualising of all learning within the beliefs and values of the Gospel and the Catholic tradition, aspiring to reach the highest possible levels of learning. We call it Building the Kingdom…’
Through Building the Kingdom, we explore the big questions of purpose and meaning that arise throughout the Liturgical year, and then create lessons and events which engage students with the skills needed to be agents for a Spirit fuelled transformation of society.
Through our curriculum work this term we will be focusing on:
CST-Dignity of the human person
God made each one of us. This makes us incredibly special. It doesn’t matter who we are, who our friends are, what we own, or what we look like. What matters is that we are special because we are God’s children. This means that we must treat others with respect and fairness because God made us all.
British Value: Individual Liberty
Individual liberty means each of us having the freedom to make our own choices and do what we want – within reason. As long as we respect the other three British values and the rights of others, then we are free to pursue our ambitions, and follow our own will.
Creation The story of Abraham to Joseph
Most children will know the stories of creation, Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and
Joseph from the Old Testament. They will understand from the story of creation
that human beings are made in God’s image and likeness and that this needs to
be valued and respected in other people. They will be able to identify how God
called and protected both Abraham and Isaac.
Jesus teaches us how to pray
Most children will know that Jesus prayed to the Father and they will be able to
identify some of the prayers that he learnt growing up in the Jewish faith. They
will be able to explain why it is important to call and to pray to God the Father.
They will know some of the traditional prayers of the Church including the prayer
of the Rosary.
I am Warrior! I am strong, brave and powerful. Meet me in battle. Draw your sword, wield your axe and challenge me if you dare. Invade and attack. Romans versus Celts, the fight is on. Discover warring Britain: meet Claudius, Boudicca and Julius Caesar and find out what the Romans did for us. Get ready for Gladiator School and learn alongside Spartacus and Spiculus, brave fighters of the Roman Colosseum. When all that battling makes you hungry, relax, lie back and feast yourself on dormice and grapes, or perhaps a roasted swan sprinkled with nuts?
Learners will look at sound vibrations and how sounds travel through different mediums. Children will then think about the sounds they hear which are pleasant and unpleasant, as well as being safe with sound by understanding how to insulate sounds. During the unit, learners will get the chance to design and build their own sound-making devices and to test materials that are good at insulating sounds.
Iliona never imagined that her sea voyage from Greece to Egypt would lead to Rome, but when she is captured by pirates and auctioned off as a slave, that's where she lands. Readers are invited to view the wonders of Rome through Iliona's eyes--the luxury, the excess, and the politics.
Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips.
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