Summer Term

English

We will be focusing on developing our writing skills, particularly improving our grammar. Our learning will be based on The Ironman by Ted Hughes,

Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl—This book is filled with revolting rhymes. (Be warned: It's no ordinary Once upon a time). There's poor Cindy whose heart was torn to shreds, because her Prince, he chops off heads! Snow White's dwarfs although awfully nice, are guilty of one shocking vice . . .And what becomes of Goldilocks, that nasty thieving little louse, when she goes sneaking around the three bear's house . ..We will also read the Life of Neil Armstrong an autobiography based on the life of the first man to walk on the moon. Remember to read on Bug Club and complete home learning.

Maths

The topic we will cover are: 

Decimals, Measurement including money Money  and Statistics. Geometry which includes properties of shape , position and direction 

Science

In science we will discover more about Dangers to Living Things-‘How can changes to the environment affect the things that live there?’ They will construct and interpret food chains, identifying producer, prey, consumer and

predator. We will realise that the availability of food is an important factor when considering how animals respond to change in the environment.  We will be

thinking about Health and Prevention : Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions. Learn about dental health and the benefits of good oral hygiene and dental flossing, including regular check-ups at the dentist.

Computing

We will working on writing our own programmes using Logo. We will also find out how to make our own animations.

History

 Our Topic is Ancient Greece. We will be Ancient Greece investigating the four main periods of the Greek Empire. By exploring different kinds of historical sources and evaluate their usefulness. We will find out about Alexander the Great  as well as researching lifestyle and clothing.

Geography

Land and Sea  - Earthquakes. We will be looking at the causes of earthquakes and discover how the plate boundaries of the Earth, are constantly moving, which cause earthquakes. We will discover the different precautions that people can take to minimise the damage caused by earthquakes.

Art

 We will be looking at the work of Paul Klee. 

D&T

Our focus is textiles we will be designing and making a monster

PSHE

We have two topics that we are looking at: Living in the Wider World. Our second topic is Money Matters where we will find out different aspects of looking after our money.

RE

Finding reasons

to care through

religious stories

French

We have two topics to cover-  Transport and Countries

Music

We will be continuing to play our instruments- the trumpet, the trombone, the flute or the clarinet. 

Spelling

Summer One

Week one 

• weather 

• whether 

• serious 

• obvious 

• completion 

• dangerous 

• mountainous 

• tongue 

• antique 

• expression

Week Two

• basic 

• basically 

• frantic 

• frantically 

• dramatic 

• dramatically 

• historic 

• historically 

• optimistic 

• optimistically

Week Three

• subdivide 

• subheading 

• submarine 

• submerge 

• antiseptic 

• anticlockwise 

• antisocial 

• antibiotic 

• autobiography 

• autograph

Week Four

• purpose 

• straight 

• surprise 

• therefore 

• pressure 

• peculiar 

• heard 

• important 

• interest 

• consider

Week Five

• interact 

• intercity 

• international 

• interrelated 

• interchange 

• interconnected 

• internet 

• intermediate 

• intermission 

• interweave

Summer Term 2

Week One 

• girls’ 

• boys’ 

• babies’ 

• houses’ 

• sisters’ 

• trolleys’ 

• potatoes’ 

• pizzas’ 

• buses’ 

• arches’

Week Two

• children’s 

• people’s 

• men’s 

• mice’s 

• women’s 

• geese’s 

• fishermen’s 

• oxen’s 

• teeth’s 

• police’s

Week Three

• address 

• believe 

• business 

• complete 

• different 

• eighth 

• experience 

• increase 

• island 

• medicine

Week Four

• girls’ 

• boys’ 

• business 

• complete 

• babies’ 

• houses’ 

• sisters’ 

• trolleys’ 

• potatoes’ 

• arches’

Week Five

• children’s 

• men’s 

• mice’s 

• increase 

• island 

• medicine 

• oxen’s 

• teeth’s 

• police’s 

• experience

PE

Athletics 

and swimming 

Online Safety

 We will be working on our Digital literacy  skills-  Researching effectively, the key is using  keywords . As well as finding out more about Creative credit and copyright, information Literacy through the topic-Whose is it anyway? 

In Year 4 we have PE on a Tuesday. On a Wednesday we have music please make sure your children have their instruments in school on these days. Swimming is on Friday- please bring a swimming kit.  Please look at the school weekly newsletter for any special events.