Spring 2
| English | Reading | Writing |
| We will be delving into a children’s classic this half term as we will be reading Stig of the Dump by Clive King. The story follows Barney as he unexpectedly finds himself landing in a cave in the middle of the local rubbish dump and meets someone very unusual! As we study this text, we will continue to practice our skills of retrieval and inference and consider vocabulary choices and meaning. | Our fiction writing journey this half term will be Journey to the Lonely Mountain. Based on the start of the Hobbit, we will use this text to practice the skills of writing dialogue and using apostrophes for possession. Our non-fiction focus will be a persuasive letter where we will be learning how to accurately write present perfect verb sentences. |
| Maths | Our Maths learning will be focusing on Fractions this half term. The children will learn to convert improper fractions and mixed numbers, and to add and subtract fractions. Please ensure your child continues to practice their Times Tables ready for the Multiplication Check in June. |
| Science | Electricity will continue to be under the microscope for the rest of the Spring in Science. Now the children can identify a circuit and its components they will begin a range of investigations including the most effective way to create a switch and which materials conduct electricity and which insulate. |
| RE | Ready for Easter the children will learn all about Holy Week with a particular focus on Good Friday and its significance to Christians. They will consider and discuss their opinions on the Christian belief of whether Jesus is still alive today. |
| PE | For outdoor PE the children will be practising their striking and fielding skills through cricket and for indoor PE the children will be progressing through the skills of action, dynamics and performance in dance. |
| History | Togas at the ready as we learn all about the ancient civilisation of the Greeks this half term! We will learn about Greek heroes, Gods and Goddesses as well as all about the beginning of the Olympic Games. The children will also consider how the Ancient Greeks impacted and changed the world.
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| DT | For Design Technology Year 4 will explore and understand the different types of switches that can be made. They will use this knowledge to design their own alarm system for a house and evaluate its effectiveness. |
| French | We hope the children are hungry because in our French lessons Year 4 will be learning how to order foods, drinks and snacks from a French café. Bon Appetit! |
| PSHE | Family matters this half term as the children will identify different types of relationships and appropriate boundaries and behaviours, discuss what it's like belonging to a group, team and a family and explore how families and others show that they care. |
| Music | This half term the children will explore the topic of Recycling. They will make their own instruments and use them to compose their own music in a variety of structures. |
| Computing | This half term, Y4 will design and make their own catch games using Scratch. They will also combine text and images in Desktop Publishing. |