Class Teacher - Miss Root     

                                                    Teaching Assistant - Miss Watson     

                             

 

Spring 2 overview.                                               

         Literacy:

During Spring 2, year 4 looked at the book 'The Secret Lake' by Karen Inglis. With this book, year 4 created a fictional recount about discovering something mysterious, using the techniques of prepositional phrases and conjunctions of time. We also created a fictional suspense story about year 4 children travelling back in time to their room using pronouns and simple sentences for effect.

Year 4 also used 'The Secret Lake' in their reading lessons, where they continued to follow a sequence of lessons, looking at clarifying new words, finding evidence and making inferences based on their text for that week. 

 

Maths:

During Spring 2, year 4 worked extremely hard on calculating money. Year 4 looked at different notes and coins and calculated how much change they would receive back after paying for various items. Year 4 have now become confident in answering problem-solving questions regarding money. 

RE:            

Our RE unit in Spring 2 was 'Desert to Garden'. During this unit, year 4 reflected on Jesus' arrest and death. As part of their lessons, year 4 carried out a brilliant role-play activity where they acted out St Peter finding Jesus' empty tomb. They considered the different emotions St Peter and the other disciple may have felt when they discovered the empty tomb. They also reflected on St Peter's faith and his decisions. 

 

 

Science:

During Spring 2, year 4's science topic was 'Living things and their habitats.' Year 4 had a brilliant experience on a school trip to The Butterfly House where they had 2 talks about animals and their habitats carried out by professionals. The children were very engaged and asked some brilliant questions, showing a great understanding of their topic. 

The Butterfly House Trip:

D&T

During Spring 2, year 4 planned and assembled their own torch in small groups. Year 4 worked very hard in small groups to design their torch, thinking about the different features of torches, such as, housing, reflector and switch. They then used their prior knowledge from their previous science topic 'Electricity' and formed their electrical circuit to begin their torch design. They finished their design using cardboard to create the torch body. 

Music

Year 4 continued their music lessons with Mr Edge during Spring 2. They learnt new songs with Mr Edge around celebrating and reflecting on Lent. They have continued to showcase their brilliant singing skills and develop their musical composition skills. 

Summer 1 Overview 

Literacy: 

During Summer 1, year 4 looked at the book 'The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane' by Kate DiCamillo. With this book, year 4 created a character description of their teddy bear which they designed using the techniques of complex sentences and commas for lists. 

Year 4 also used 'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane' in their reading lessons, where they continued to follow a sequence of lessons, looking at clarifying new words, finding evidence and making inferences based on their text for that week. 

  

                    

Maths:

During Summer 1, year 4 worked extremely hard on re-capping time on an analogue clock and converting it into digital time. Year 4 also worked incredibly hard practising their multiplication this term to get them ready for their MTC!

RE:

Our RE unit in Summer 1 was 'To the Ends of the Earth'. During this unit, year 4 reflected on how the Church today continues to spread the word of Jesus and his teachings and reflected on the Apostles' creed and what the Apostles' mission was. As part of their lessons, year 4 created a brilliant class Marian display where they worked in different groups, organising and creating items which reflect who Mary was and why she is so important. 

Science:

In Summer 1, year 4 started their science topic 'Sound.' Year 4 can now explain how and why sound is made and they have identified different parts of the ear. They have carried out an investigation in partners about how the size of our pinnae affects how well we can hear sounds being made. 

Music

Year 4 continued their music lessons with Mr Edge during Spring 2. They learnt new songs with Mr Edge preparing for their liturgical performance. They have continued to showcase their brilliant singing skills and develop their musical composition skills. 

History:

During the Summer 1 term, year 4 began their history topic on Ancient Romans. They learnt about the different roles Roman people had and what their life was like and acted out what these roles would have looked like. They also learnt about the different army techniques the Emperors used and thought hard about whether they worked well and why.