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 Mathletics 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

Year 4

Spring Term 2 2015

Language>>>
Language>>>
The children will be reading a variety of texts
The children will be reading a variety of texts
including stories from other cultures and
including stories from other cultures and
persuasive texts. These texts include Grandpa
persuasive texts. These texts include Grandpa
Chatterji by Jamila Gavin. They will also be given
Chatterji by Jamila Gavin. They will also be given
the opportunity to further develop their writing
the opportunity to further develop their writing
skills in weekly extended writing sessions as well
skills in weekly extended writing sessions as well
as develop their grammatical and phonological
as develop their grammatical and phonological
knowledge and understanding in timetabled
knowledge and understanding in timetabled
grammar and spelling lessons.
grammar and spelling lessons.

Maths>>>
Maths>>>
The children will be learning about flat shapes

and triangles and be able to identify their

properties accurately. The children will also be
looking at symmetry, reflective symmetry and
how to plot co- ordinates accurately on a grid as
well as translating shapes.
The children will also consolidate their basic
skills through their weekly sessions within class.

Religious
ReligiousEducation>>>
Education>>>
During this half term, the children will be learning:
That Jesus is truly God and, as man, truly
human
That Jesus came to share our life so that we
can share his
When Jesus died on the cross he took away our
sin
The events of Holy Week

Science>>>
Science>>>
The children will continue to learn about states

The children will continue to learn about states

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

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.

Computing>>>
Computing>>>

In ICT the children will be HTML editors.

In ICT the children will be HTML editors.
They will learn about the history of the web,
They will learn about the history of the web,
before studying HTML (hypertext mark-up
before studying HTML (hypertext mark-up
language), the language in which web pages are
language), the language in which web pages are
written.
written.
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.

Physical
PhysicalEducation>>>
Education>>>
The children will be with the One Goal sports
coach learning Basketball skills, as well as having a
special coach to learn how to play Futsol.
PE days are Wednesday and Thursday.

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

The children will be investigating and having

The children will be investigating and having
the opportunity to cook eggs in many different
the opportunity to cook eggs in many different
ways. The children will be asked to design and
ways. The children will be asked to design and
cook their own omelette following the correct
cook their own omelette following the correct
safety and hygiene precautions.
safety and hygiene precautions.

Geography>>>
Geography>>>
The children will be immersed in Argentina

The children will be immersed in Argentina

where they will find out about the country
where they will find out about the country
in great detail looking at the aspects of
in great detail looking at the aspects of
the country and landscape, famous
the country and landscape, famous
monuments, traditional games and food.
monuments, traditional games and food.
The children will also have the opportunity
The children will also have the opportunity
to Tango!
to Tango!