King’s CollegeWelcome to Year 4

2015-2016

Welcome to King’s College Year 4 2015 - 2016

Primary Department

Primary DepartmentHead of Primary – Paula Parkinson

Deputy Head of Primary – Adele Dickson

• Early Years Foundation Stage

• Pre – Nursery : 2-3 years• Nursery : 3-4 years• Reception : 4-5 years

• Co-ordinator – Mrs Janice Kelly

• Key Stage 1

• Year 1 : 5-6 years• Year 2 : 6-7 years

• Co-ordinator – Ms Amanda Nichols

Primary Department

• Lower Key Stage 2

• Year 3 :7 – 8 years• Year 4 :8 – 9 years

• Co-ordinator – Ms Alex Martinez

• Upper Key Stage 2

• Year 5 : 9 – 10 years• Year 6 : 10-11years

• Co-ordinator – Ms Sally Anne Banks

Year 4 Class Teachers• Ms Catherine Powell 4P

Spanish: Silvia San Román

• Mr Michael O’HaraSpanish: Carolina Vivas

• Ms Meredith SilverburnSpanish: Sira García-Gutierrez

• Ms Alison EntwistleSpanish: Sira García-Gutierrez

Spanish Coordinator: Mar Vallejo

Curriculum

1. English

2. Mathematics

3. Science

4. Computing

5. Humanities

6. Art and Design

7. Physical Education

8. Spanish

English

• Vocabulary building

• Reports

• Traditional tales- fables

• Performing a play

• Poetry- riddles

Spanish

Lengua española:Escritura: Escribir una noticia, una postal, recomendaciones, una excursión y

presentar a alguien.Gramática: La comunicación, la lengua, oraciones y palabras, sonidos, la

sílaba y sus clases.

Ciencias sociales:

Se estudiará vocabulario relacionado con la representación de la Tierra y los

continentes.

Mathematics

• Place value to 10,000

•Division and multiplication

•Addition and subtraction to 1000

• Geometrical shapes

• Length and capacity

• Time

• Fractions

• Doubling and halving

Group setting

Rainbow Tests

2, 5, 10

3, 6, 9

2, 3, 5, 6, 9

4, 8, 12

7, 11

ALL

ALL

Multiples of 10,100

TU

HTU

X ÷÷

problem solving

ALL

Maths Homework

Online Lesson

Questions

Feedback

Animals including Humans Electricity

Computing: Word processing and Scratch studio.

Science and Computing

eLearning

Year 4 - 2015/16

Puffin Academy App to enable Education City on iPad

History and Geography

ANCIENT EGYPT• Daily life and hieroglyphics

• Pyramids and Pharaohs

• Religion and mummification

• Tutankhamen

Art and DesignDeath masks with ModRocObservational Drawing of Death MasksSketching and negative watercolourColour mixing

Music:

Physical Education

• Use of various body parts to move over apparatus – sliding, curling and stretching using small and large apparatus.

• Look at themes of ‘travelling’ patterns and pathways, to put together simple movement sequences following set pathways.

• To learn ball -control with hands or feet and move changing speed and direction. Invasion games played

• (Football and hockey games)

• PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, Emotional) and Religious Education• Stories from Jesus’ & Moses’ life.• New beginnings • Behaviour, friendships• Fears and worries.

A Day in Year 4

• 9:25-9:40 Welcome and Registration• 9:40-10:30 Lesson 1• 10:30-10:50 Morning playtime• 10:50-12:30 Lessons 2 and 3• 12:30-13:40 Lunchtime• 13:40-15:10 Lessons 4 and 5• 15:10-15:30 Afternoon playtime• 15:30-16:20 Lesson 6

Examinations and Tests

• Half-termly English, mathematics and science tests

• End of year tests

Homework•Mymaths•Times tables•Spelling•Reading book•Presentation•Spanish

Covering books

Websites

• Espresso

• Education city

• Mymaths

• Edmodo

Year 4 Show

Residential (June 2016)

Reports

• End of each term

Uniform

• No necklaces or bracelets• Earrings only studs• Hair accesories must be black, dark blue or

dark green• Sports shoes for playtime• Winter uniform (coats)

School Nurse

• 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday• First aiders

Behaviour

In Year 4 we follow the Golden Rules.In every classroom is a ‘golden board’ where the rules

are clearly displayed.If the rules are broken, we have sanctions which you

can read about in your booklet. Please support us and talk to your children about the Golden Rules and how to behave in and around the school – as this is an important part of learning how to behave in society.

Houses

• Crown – green • Knight - blue

• Shield - red

• Lion - yellow

The children can earn house-points for their house through good behaviour and good work.There are a number of house competitions held throughout the year so the children can win extra points for their house.

Thank you

We hope that your children will enjoy their time in Year 4 – there will be lots of exciting

activities for them to take part in over the course of the year.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.