English:
Our quality text will be ‘The Egyptian Cinderella’. We will write our own version of a traditional tale with an Egyptian twist. We will continue to build upon our knowledge of expanded noun phrases, similes and fronted adverbials and also develop our understanding of inverted commas.
Geography:
This area of the curriculum is covered in Spring 1 & 2. We will use maps to locate Egypt linked to our theme about Ancient Egypt.
Year 4
Half-term
2
Maths: This half term we will learn about… Multiplication and Division
- Multiples of 3, 6, 9, 7, 11, 12
- Multiplying and dividing by 1 and 0
- Factor pairs
- Formal written methods of multiplication and division We will continue to revise times tables through our TT Rockstar’s sessions.
Science:
History:
We will study the Ancient Egyptians and how artefacts and discoveries have led to developing our understanding of this period in history. We will learn about life in Ancient Egypt, mummification and the worship of gods and goddesses.
We will identify how sounds are made and understand that vibrations travel through a medium to the ear. We will be investigating patterns between volumes of sounds and the vibrations that produced it. We will also consider how sound can change with distance from the source.
PE:
We will continue to develop our skills in gymnastics and athletics with support from WLSP.
Music:
This term the key element of music is tempo, we will move on from glockenspiels to keyboards. We will learn were the notes are on the stave, recap key information and begin to learn simple melodies. We will listen to many pieces of music for example Moonlight Sonata from Beethoven and Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin.
Design Technology:
We will be investigating and modelling framed structures to improve their stability then apply this research to design and create a stable, decorated pavilion.
Art - This area of the curriculum will be covered in Spring 1.
Spanish:
Las verduras / The vegetables:
Year 4
RE:
During lessons we will explore why Jesus is important to some people. Exploring key questions such as ‘What does the word inspiring mean?’ and ‘How and why did Jesus’ teaching inspire people?’.
Half-term 2
• Name, recognise and recall from memory up to 10 vegetables in Spanish, and attempt to spell some of these nouns with their plural article/determiner.
Computing: This area of the curriculum is covered in Spring 1 & 2.
PSHE:
We will continue to explore a range of feelings and emotions, exploring strategies to manage them positively and understand how and where to seek help if needed. We will also engage in Anti-bullying Week activities.
• Learn the high frequency verb quisiera from the verb querer (to want in Spanish).