Welcome to Year 4!
Your Teacher is Ms Rutkowski
Mrs Brenchley is your Learning Support Assistant.
This Half Term we will be joined by
Miss Mold Associate teacher
Welcome to the Spring Term.
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. Your child has a reading puppy to read to in their book bag. Please sign their reading diary at least 3 times a week.
PE is every Monday Please come in PE kit.
Thursday is swimming 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.
Virtues for this term: Faith Filled and Hopeful
Pupils are growing to be faith-filled in their beliefs and hopeful for the future.
Schools help their pupils grow by passing on the living and faith-filled tradition of Jesus Christ; by having persevering faith in the pupils, and by encouraging them, in turn, to have faith and hope in others.
Values and virtues : Compassionate and loving
Pupils are growing to be compassionate towards others, near and far, especially the less fortunate; and loving by their just actions and forgiving words.
Schools help their pupils grow by being compassionate and loving in the way pupils are treated, especially when a pupil is in trouble; and by opening pupils’ eyes to those who suffer poverty, injustice or violence.
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-Care for creation
We show our respect for the Creator by our stewardship of creation. Care for the earth is a requirement of the Catholic faith. We are called to protect people and the planet, living our faith in relationship with all of God's creation.”
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 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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