How can you enrich

your childs learning?

There is much you can do
as a parent to assist your
children with their
learning:

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Hear
your
child read
every
night
discuss
what they have
read, and the meaning of new words.
Enjoy this time together!
Practice spelling words
Rehearse times tables.
Encourage your child to complete their
Learning Journal chat about their
ideas. Help them research.
Encourage your child to complete the
online Mymaths activities
Tell us about achievements at home
every step of your childs development
is important!

Useful websites for fun activities include:

www.bbc.co.uk/schools
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk
http://primarygamesarena.com

Year 4
St Columbas Catholic
Primary School

Curriculum
Overview:

Class Teachers:
Mrs Hewson
Mrs Stanton
TA:
Mrs Seals
H.L.T.A: Mrs Balshaw

Year4

Spring Term 1 2015

Language>>>
Language>>>
The children will be reading a variety of texts including
The children will be reading a variety of texts including
stories with issues and dilemmas also stories from
stories with issues and dilemmas also stories from
other cultures. These texts include: Cliffhanger by
other cultures. These texts include: Cliffhanger by
Jacqueline Wilson and Mirror, Mirror by Jeannie Baker.
Jacqueline Wilson and Mirror, Mirror by Jeannie Baker.
They will also be given the opportunity to further
They will also be given the opportunity to further
develop their writing skills in weekly extended writing
develop their writing skills in weekly extended writing
sessions as well as develop their grammatical and
sessions as well as develop their grammatical and
phonological knowledge and understanding in timetabled
phonological knowledge and understanding in timetabled
grammar and spelling lessons.
grammar and spelling lessons.

Maths>>>
Maths>>>

The children will be learning about standard units

of measurements for length, weight and capacity
and the relationship between these units and how
to calculate perimeter and area of certain shapes.
The children will also be working with
measurements connected with telling the time and
problem solving opportunities.
The children will also consolidate their basic skills
through their weekly sessions within class.

Physical
PhysicalEducation>>>
Education>>>
The children are very lucky this term to have the
opportunity to have a sports coach teaching their PE
including gymnastics and dance.
Please ensure your child has their kit in school.
PE days are Wednesday and Friday.

Religious
ReligiousEducation>>>
Education>>>

The children will:

Know that Jesus teaches us to have faith and

trust in him

Know that it is not always easy to trust in God

Know that Joseph put his trust in God when the

angel appeared to him
Pease try to join us for class mas this half term.

Music>>>
Music>>>
The children will be continuing with their weekly
drumming sessions with Bolton Music Service
and will have regular singing within everyday
school life.

Art
Artand
andDesign
Design
Technology>>>
Technology>>>

During design technology the children will be

During design technology the children will be
working with food! They will be experimenting with a
working with food! They will be experimenting with a
range of different ways to cook certain foods with a
range of different ways to cook certain foods with a
focus on eggs.
focus on eggs.

Geography>>>
Geography>>>
In Geography we will be looking at South America,

In Geography we will be looking at South America,

its location using a variety of sources, climate and
its location using a variety of sources, climate and
human and physical features.
human and physical features.

Science>>>
Science>>>
The children will be learning about states of matter

The children will be learning about states of matter

including how to :
including how to :
compare and group materials together, according to
compare and group materials together, according to
whether they are solids, liquids or gases
whether they are solids, liquids or gases
observe that some materials change state when they
observe that some materials change state when they
are heated or cooled, and measure or research the
are heated or cooled, and measure or research the
temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius
temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius
(C)
(C)
identify the part played by evaporation and
identify the part played by evaporation and
condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate
condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate
of evaporation with temperature.
of evaporation with temperature.

Computing>>>
Computing>>>
This we are Meteorologists. We will be collecting

This we are Meteorologists. We will be collecting

data about the weather and presenting this on a
data about the weather and presenting this on a
table using Ms Excel.
table using Ms Excel.
Remember to check out the blog for your childs
Remember to check out the blog for your childs
blogging task this half term.
blogging task this half term.