Year 4
Welcome to Year 4
The overviews gives details about what will be taught during each term for the academic year 2019/20:
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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ESCAPADES IN EUROPE
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SPARKS AND SPITFIRES
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MUMMIES & MYSTERIES
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DANGER DOWN UNDER
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WHAT DID THE ROMANS EVER DO FOR US? |
LOCAL STUDY
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Science |
Sound and Pitch Plan experiments and test hypotheses.
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Electricity Construct a circuit. Identify components and appliances.
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Living things and their habitats: Classification keys. Food chains Group according to characteristics.
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Living things and their habitats: Changing environments. Field work and habitat study
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States of matter Plan and test hypotheses including heating and cooling Sort by properties |
Animals including humans: , teeth, digestion. Classify and explain functions of body parts
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History |
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Turning points in British history WW2 Causation, create structured accounts.
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Ancient Egyptians Study of culture lifestyle and domestic lives of Egyptians
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Romans invasion of Britain Locating evidence from primary and secondary sources. |
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Geography |
Europe– A journey from London to Istanbul. Map-work skills with an EU focus Islam 5 Pillars - beliefs and values and ask questions about the way commitment affects their lives. Visit to the open Centre |
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The River Nile Agriculture, climate and human influences.
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Geography of Australia Study of endangered environments Krindlekrax book project
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Local study and fieldwork
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Judaism Focus Identify the main features and patterns of Jewish traditions Birth, birthday, bar, bat mitvah death
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Christian Landmarks in life Investigate the importance for believers of ceremonies in which special moments in the life cycle are marked |
Christianity Identify the main features and patterns of Church worship and talk about the importance of church community
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Christianity Life of Vicar Shrove Tuesday Lent, Temptation, Easter
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Art |
Art deco/nouveau Decoupage and collage. Trains, flowers and abstract designs |
Blitz art and propaganda posters. Use of collage and media to create specific effects |
Observational drawing
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Aboriginal art
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Mosaics Leaf prints
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Learn about great artists, architects and designers
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Computing |
Scratch Make a game
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Write for different audiences. Word processing skills
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Branching data bases Create a sorting key using Powerpoint
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Data Handling Collect and present information.
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2D Animation Create a short animated film using 2D materials |
Scratch Design and write programs De-bug algorithms
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D/T |
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Structures, Bomb shelters Jinx connections
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Mechanisms—levers Use of mechanical systems (Shaduf)
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Design and make a salad Healthy Eating Health and Hygiene
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Mosaics Use of mouldable materials Clay shields/coil pots |
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Music |
Rhythm
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Singing and song structure- Christmas themed - Evacuees |
Play tuned percussion Standard notation Singing and song structure |
Music appreciation (listening)
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Different musical genre
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Revisit, Rewind, Replay Pitch, pulse and performance
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French |
Greetings Numbers Colours |
Days of week Months Basic conversation |
Weather
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Animals
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Travel And Transport
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Shopping Food
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PE |
Dance Dodgeball |
Dance Netball |
Circuits Hockey |
Gym Tennis |
Gym Orienteering |
Athletics Cricket |