Branksome Heath Middle School

YEAR 4 Curriculum Review - Autumn Term 2011

INTRODUCTION

We are pleased to welcome your child to Year 4.  The teachers in Year 4 are:- 

Miss Lewis (Year Leader)
Miss Paton
Mrs Watts/ Mrs Bates
Miss Teuber
Mrs Anwyll

 

LITERACY

We follow the National Primary Framework.  This term our main focus will be to write independently:- 
o Instructions
o Explanations
o Poems
o Narrative texts

NUMERACY

We follow the National Primary Framework.  This term our main focus will be:-
Place value, Addition, Subtraction, Money, Measures, Shape & Space Number Sequences, 
Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Decimals,
Time and Data Handling

SCIENCE

We follow the QCA guidelines.  This term our topics will be:-

o Moving and Growing
o Habitats

To reinforce our lerning in school we will be taking the children to Upton House to carry out activities such as pond dipping and bug hunting.

TOPIC

This term our main topic is the Caribbean.  We will be learning about food, culture, weather and tourism.  We will also be linking our topic with our literacy lessons, through a unit on stories from other cultures.

MUSIC

This year all children will be taught African drumming.  This term this will be focusing on basic rhythm and technique. 

ART & DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

This will be taught in blocks during the year. Topics covered include food, textiles, journeys and imagery.

PE/GAMES

Indoor Activities - Gym - Travelling and Dance.  Outdoor Activities - Invasion games.  Swimming lessons will replace the games lesson for each class in turn over the course of the year.

RE

Our focus question in RE this term is "Who was Jesus and why is he important to Christians?"

ICT

We aim to improve the children's computer knowledge and skills this term with work including - using fonts, re-ordering text, editing text, inserting pictures and saving their own work.

PSHE - Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning

A valuable lesson per week to encourage the children to develop good relationships and respecting differences.

HOMEWORK

We currently set 15 minutes of homework per evening. 
Monday         Reading
Tuesday        Reading
Wednesday   Maths
Thursday       Reading
Friday           Project work

We would greatly appreciate your support with your child's homework and listening to your child read.