Summer 1
| English | Reading | Writing |
| The children will be practising their usual reading comprehension skills this half term of retrieval and inference whilst reading a play by undoubtedly the most famous playwright in history, William Shakespeare. We will also read the book Peace and Me, which details the lives of Nobel Peace Prize Winners. | This half term we will complete four ‘mini’ writing journeys for the children to practise the writing skills that they have learnt so far, such as fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases and possessive apostrophes. The children will write a defeat the monster narrative, a journey narrative and two non-fiction pieces. |
| Maths | We will start this half term in Maths by exploring decimals, including tenths and hundredths, and comparing and ordering decimals, before moving onto looking at time and money. | |
| Science | Living things and their habitats will be our focus of study for Summer 1. The children will be learning all about classifying animals using classification keys and also how humans may impact the environment of an animal. |
| RE | In RE this half term the children will begin their learning on Buddhism. They will learn about a Buddhist’s view on happiness and how they follow the 8-fold noble path. |
| PE | For indoor PE Year 4 will be exploring dance and how they can use this medium as a way to communicate thoughts, feelings and ideas. For outdoor PE they will be learning and practicing their athletic skills including running, jumping and throwing techniques. |
| Geography | In Geography, we will be comparing our local Poole Harbour, with Sydney Harbour in Australia. We will consider how the harbours were formed, how humans and wildlife use the harbour and we will identify risks to these environments.
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| Art | Things will be bright in Art this half term as we learn all about Pop Art! The children will learn about Pop Art King Andy Warhol, and how they can experiment with colour through painting. |
| French | Our unit of study in French for Summer 1 is ‘En Classe’ and the children will be learning to say what they do and do not have in their pencil case and to follow some simple classroom demands. |
| PSHE | Healthy Bodies and Healthy Minds – children will explore ways of maintaining their mental and physical wellbeing and will learn about how friends, family and media can affect their health choices. |
| Music | This half term, we are really lucky to be going to watch the BSO perform ‘Dance, Dance, Dance’ as part of their ‘Explore the Orchestra’. We will be learning the Makaton signing and the parts of the orchestra ready for this concert. |
| Computing | In Online Safety lessons this term, Year 4 will discuss how others might feel about items posted online. In programming, they will use a logo-based program to move an on-screen turtle. |