Year 4 | New Bradwell School

Year 4 will be reading the range of books listed below, which covers all the subjects in this year's curriculum:

The BFG
A Thief in the Village
Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang
Robinson Crusoe
The Breadwinner
Myths
Make it Change
Long Walk to Freedom
Return
A Christmas Carol
Gulliver
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Works 2

The topics we will be covering this term are:

English - The BFG - narrative, descriptive writing. Biography writing - Nelson Mandela.

Maths - Place value, addition and subtraction. Perimeter, multiplication and division.

Science - Acids and alkalis, reactions. Habitats, food chains.

History - Local history, sources of evidence. Britain and the wider world in the 19th century.

Geography - Countries and continents. South Africa - climate and features.

Technology - Designing and making a juice drink. Design and make friendship bands.

ICT - Word processing, Powerpoint. Using the internet.

Art - Colour and tone. Abstract art. Traditional pattern; printing.

Music - Exploring rhythmic patterns. Exploring arrangements.

PE - Gymnastics, health and fitness. Basketball, healthy and fitness.

RE - Why do Christians follow Jesus? Celebrations.

PSHE - Being healthy and happy. Staying safe.

Outdoor Learning - Orienteering. Map-making. Planting and growing.

Class Timetables

Relevant to our Year Group:

This year, we will be rewarding children who read at home every evening with a sticker and a table point at the end of the week. There will be an additional reward for children who have managed this for the whole half-term.

As well as hearing your child read every evening, here are some activities you might like to try at home to help develop their comprehension skills:

Write about their favourite character from the book they are reading.
Write a list of adverbs to show how a favourite character moves. (Try acting them out.)
Draw a picture of the most important event in the book.
Design a new front cover for the book.
Write the blurb for the story.
Write a different ending for the story.
Change the setting for one of the scenes. How does this alter the story?
Can they turn the story into a script?
Use playdough and make a short animation of the book.
Share books or comics that you loved as a child!

We would love to see any work completed at home.

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Typing practise It would be useful for children to spend time learning their typing skills at home so that they are able to work quicker on the computers in school. This is a great site to do this.

Dynamo Lots of fun activities to do at home

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