OHS: Form 4 Curriculum Overview

Form 4: Curriculum Overview

Maths

Number & Place Value

• Represent numbers to 1,000.

• Partition numbers to 1,000

• Number line to 1,000

• Thousands

• Represent numbers to 10,000.

• Partition numbers to 10,000 Flexible partitioning of numbers to 10,000

• Find 1, 10, 100, 1,000 more or less Number line to 10,000.

• Estimate on a number line to 10,000.

• Compare numbers to 10,000.

• Order numbers to 10,000

• Roman numerals

• Round to the nearest 10

• Round to the nearest 100

• Round to the nearest 1,000

• Round to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000.

Addition and Subtraction

• Add and subtract 1s, 10s, 100s and 1,000s.

• Add up to two 4-digit numbers - no exchange.

• Add two 4-digit numbers - one exchange.

• Add two 4-digit numbers– more than one exchange.

• Subtract two 4-digit numbers - no exchange.

• Subtract two 4-digit numbers - one exchange.

• Subtract two 4-digit numbers – more than one exchange.

• Efficient subtraction.

• Estimate answers.

• Checking strategies.

Area

• What is area?

• Counting squares.

• Make shapes.

• Compare area.

Multiplication and division

• Multiples of 3

• Multiply and divide by 6.

• 6 times-table and division facts

• Multiply and divide by 9.

• 9 times-table and division facts.

• The 3, 6 and 9 times-tables

• Multiply and divide by 7.

• 7 times-table and division facts.

• 11 times-table and division facts.

• 12 times-table and division facts.

• Multiply by 1 and 0.

• Divide by 1 and itself.

• Multiply three numbers.

Ideas for Home

• Discuss the place value of different numbers you see; what is the value of each of the digits?

• Practise counting forwards and backwards in different increments.

• Using various methods for addition and subtraction.

• Practising all times tables up to 12x12 daily.

• When shopping, ask your child questions such as rounding up items to the nearest whole and using those rounded prices to estimate costs.

Science

Sounds

• To identify how sounds are made.

• To explore how vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear.

• To explore sound insulation

• To explore volume

• To explore pitch

• To explore sounds from near and far

Electricity

• To explore electrical appliances and electrical safety.

• To learn about electrical components in a series circuit.

• To investigate electrical circuits.

• To explore insulators, conductors, and switches

• To investigate how electrical components can change within a circuit.

Ideas for Home

Sounds

• Create cup and string phones.

• Explore the sounds of various musical instruments; how do they change in different environments?

• Using egg box cartons, can you soundproof a room and how things sounded before and after?

Electricity

• Explore all of the different uses of electricity throughout your home.

• Create circuits at home using electricity kits.

• Discuss the dangers of electricity and how we can keep each other safe when around it.

English

Reading

(independent, paired, group and shared, adding expression and intonation)

Writing

(fiction, fantasy stories and fables, non-fiction, instructions and explanations, poetry, fantasy writing, biographies and focusing on imagination)

Spelling

(consolidating national curriculum Form 4 spelling words, affixes, spelling patterns, revision of high-frequency words and word families)

Grammar

(sentence structure including correct use of full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks, commas, question marks, semicolons, nouns, proper nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, connectives, conjunctions, and fronted adverbials)

Comprehension

(literal and inferential, written and verbal in full sentences)

Handwriting

(posture, letter size and formation, presentation, and revision of joining the cursive script)

Speaking and Listening

(following instructions, listening to others, taking turns in conversations, speaking clearly to a variety of audiences, presentations, performance).

Ideas for Home

• Reading with an adult every night for at least 10 minutes.

• Continue reading and supporting children’s book choices.

• Ask questions about the plot, character and settings and begin to make links to other stories and the world around them.

• Discuss stories you enjoy and interesting things you have been currently reading with your children to encourage the ‘love for reading’ and ‘role model’ for your child.

• AR quizzes.

History

The House of Tudor

• To learn who the Tudors were and when they reigned.

• To understand how ordinary people lived during the Tudor era.

• To identify different reasons why Henry broke away from Rome (The English Reformation).

• To explain why King Henry VIII wanted an heir and explore this through his marriages’ positives and negatives.

• To explore the life of Queen Elizabeth I

• To identify the reasons for the failure of the Spanish Armada

Geography

St. Lucia

• To locate St. Lucia on a map and identify some of the main features.

• Compare life in St. Lucia to life in the UK.

• Compare the climate of St. Lucia and the UK - using a climate graph, looking at temperature and rainfall trends.

• Describe what fairtrade banana farming is how it is beneficial to the local area and people on the island.

• Case Study of Dorothy Agard (A fairtrade banana farmer in St. Lucia).

Ideas for Home

• Visit the Tudor exhibitions at the V&A museum.

• Create a piece of Tudor artwork.

• Listen to Tudor music and discuss the differences and similarities with modern music.

• Dress like Tudors and cook a Tudor banquet!

Ideas for Home

• Locate other islands in the world and compare what life is like, compared to the UK.

• Visit a supermarket and explore what other fairtrade products are available to buy. Do a taste test with a non-fairtrade product to decide which is best.

• Cook a meal which would be eaten in St. Lucia.

Art/Design Technology

• To learn about portraiture inspired by Amedeo Modigliani

• Christmas card project - Children will create a piece of artwork that will use for the annual Christmas card fundraiser.

• To learn about abstract expressionism and create an action painting inspired by Jackson Pollock.

• To develop and consolidate artworks related to line drawing, space, and shape.

• To learn about the ready-mades- and the Dadaism and to create a painting inspired by Marcel Duchamp.

Developing drama skills and exploring texts used in English through:

• Improvisation

• Role play and short scenes.

• Exploring characterisation.

• Hot seating and conscience alley.

• Thought tracking.

• Freeze frames.

Religious Studies

Judaism

• To understand what trust is and why it is important.

• To understand the importance of the covenant story of Abraham.

• To understand the promises Jewish people, make to God by following the 10 commandments.

• To understand how Jewish people show their faith at home through a Mezuzah.

• The explore the importance of the relationship Jewish people have with God.

• To identify the key areas and features of a Synagogue.

• To discuss how our responsibilities change as we grow older.

• To define a Bat/Bah Mitzvah and discuss why they are an important moment.

• To understand how Jewish celebrations help show their faith in God.

• To discuss the ways in which Jewish people show their commitment to God.

• To reflect on the importance of people, things, and beliefs to themselves.

Digital images and documents. Creating a range of digital products for an animal sanctuary.

• Understanding the purpose of a digital product and how to make the document appropriate.

• Using a variety of software to create the products.

• Using the software with some independence.

Coding using Scratch

• Pupils will design a game for a specific purpose linked to their animal sanctuary.

• Pupils will code their game in Scratch, considering computational thinking.

• Pupils will design and digitalise their own graphics.

• Be able to evaluate their game and make improvements.

Drama Computing MFL French/ Spanish

To speak, read and understand a simple sentence (e.g., noun and colour adjective)

To ask and answer a few familiar questions with a language scaffold.

To produce the sound for several letter strings

To write a simple sentence using a language scaffold:

• Parts of the body

• Adjective position and agreement

• Authentic story “Va-t’en grand monstre vert”.

• European Day of Languages

• Months

• Numbers to 31

• Birthdays dates

PSHCEE

Being in my world

• Being part of a class team

• Being a school citizen

• Rights, responsibilities, and democracy (school council)

• Rewards and consequences

• Group decision-making

• Having a voice

• What motivates behaviour.

Celebrating Difference

• Challenging assumptions

• Judging by appearance

• Accepting self and others

• Understanding influences

• Understanding bullying

• Problem-solving

• Identifying how special and unique everyone is

• First Impressions

Music

Body Percussion and Composition

• To develop rhythmic skills through the study of Anna Meredith’s ‘Connect It’.

• To devise and compose short motifs in small groups.

• To perform as an ensemble a piece with multiple independent parts with an awareness of how all parts come together.

Singing for Performance

• To learn songs for Christmas performances.

• To sing as an ensemble with an awareness of tone, dynamics, articulation and diction.

PE

Alternative Sports

• Introduction to a new sport each week

• Gaining an understanding of rules and skills needed in different sports.

• Attacking principles and defending principles

• Tactical awareness, game play and umpiring

Health Related Fitness

• What happens to the body during exercise (physiological changes)

• Why is exercise important?

• Range of activities to focus on: cardiovascular endurance, speed, agility, balance, coordination, competition.

Swimming

• Building confidence in the water.

• Improving understanding and technique of all four strokes.

Games

Netball (girls)

• Ball skills- including chest, overhead, and shoulder passes.

• Footwork

• Attacking principles and movement towards the ball

• Defending principles.

• Positions and rules of 5 a-side and 7 a-side.

• Shooting technique.

• Competitive matches.

Football (boys)

• To practise ball mastery skills, including dribbling, kicking, stopping, and shooting.

• To demonstrate attacking and defending in football.

• Practise shooting.

• Understand more complex rules of football.

• Game play against other schools.

*Children will have the chance to play the opposing sports later in the term and in squads along with the opportunity to participate in some matches.