Ash Class 2024/25

Welcome to Ash Class - Year 4

The Year 4 team are:

Mrs Whitby - Class teacher (Monday, Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday morning)

Mrs Walford – Class teacher (Thursday afternoon and Friday)

Mrs Evans - Teaching Assistant

Mrs Rudge – Teaching Assistant

Miss Proctor – Teaching Assistant

Mrs Godbold - Teaching Assistant

Miss Bullett - Teaching Assistant

Year 4 Curriculum

Maths

In year 4, we follow the White Rose scheme of learning. We also do a Mastering Number starter every day which helps with our fluency. Our topics for maths are: 

• Autumn term - Place value, Addition and Subtraction, Measurement, Multiplication & Division A
• Spring term - Multiplication & Division B, Length & Perimeter, Fractions, Decimals A
• Summer term – Decimals B, Money, Time, Shape, Statistics, Position & Direction

Guided Reading

We use Grammarsaursus Comprehension Crushers to explicitly teach word reading and reading fluency through a range of activities including echo reads, timed reads, and fluency grids. Comprehension Crusher units last two weeks and the focus of the learning comes from the content domains specified in the National Curriculum. Each reading unit focuses on two or three of the content domains and the units are arranged to ensure complete curriculum coverage. 

Writing

Writing skills are developed through the explicit teaching of writing. In the Autumn term, children complete a grammar-based unit called the Place Value of Punctuation and Grammar. When this first unit has been completed, Grammarsaurus writing unit guides are used to support teachers in creating a bespoke learning journey for their class.

PE

We use Get Set 4 PE for our lessons in PE and specialist coaches also help to develop our skills.

• Autumn term: Invasion games -netball, Swimming, Net/wall games – tennis,  
• Spring term: Dance, Gymnastics, Target games – rugby,
• Summer term: Striking and fielding games - cricket, OAA, Athletics and Gymnastics. 

Computing

We follow Purple Mash for our computing lessons. Our topics are Coding, Online safety, Spreadsheets, Writing for different audiences, Logo, Animation

History

We follow Grammarsaurus for our History. Our topics are: 

• Autumn term – Local History study
• Spring term – What were the greatest achievements of the Ancient Greeks?

We follow Grammarsaurus for our Geography. Our topics are:

• Autumn term – What are the similarities and differences between my region and Campania, Italy?
• Spring term – Locality Unit - Cadbury
• Summer term – How can we record and measure weather phenomena?

Science

We follow Grammarsaurus for our Science. Our topics are Living things and their habitats, States of matter, Animals including humans, Electricity, Sound

Art

We follow Grammarsaurus for our Art. Our topics are:

• Autumn term - Sculpture. 
• Spring term - Paint.
• Summer term - Drawing.

DT

We follow the Design and Technology scheme of work for our DT. Our topics are:

• Autumn term – Mechanics – Levers and linkages
• Spring term – Structures – shell structures using CAD
• Summer term – Electrical systems - Simple circuits and switches, Simple programming and control

Music

Our music lessons follow Charanga.

• Autumn term – Mama Mia, Glockenspiel 
• Spring term – Stop! Lean on me
• Summer term – Blackbird, Reflect, rewind and replay

MFL – French

• Autumn term – Review Year 3, Pets 
• Spring term – At home, Going to school
• Summer term – In my classroom, Lunch at school, School subjects

PSHE

In PSHE, our topics are Digital Wellbeing, One World, Safety First, Think Positive, VIP’s

RE

We teach the Worcestershire syllabus for Religious Education. Our topics are:

• Autumn term – How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people? What is the Trinity?
• Spring term – How do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim? Why do Christians call the day Jesus died Good Friday?
• Summer term – For Christians, what was the impact of Pentecost? How and why do people mark the significant events of life?