Year 4 Autumn overview.

English: (where appropriate, linking to our history theme)

Stories with imaginary settings.

Newspaper reports.

Greek myths and legends including character studies.

Reading and writing diaries.

Grammar – including developing use of conjunctions, adjectives, verb tenses and pronouns.

Performance poetry.

Maths:

Working with numbers up to 9,999 focussing on place value, comparing and ordering numbers and finding 10, 100 and 1000 more and less.

Rounding numbers to 10, 100 and 1000.

Developing recall of multiplication tables.

Securing formal methods of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and problem solving.

Time, measure, 2D shape and perimeter.

Physical Education.

Cross country

CircuitsGolden Greeks:

History focus – learning about life in Ancient Greece and the impact of Ancient Greece upon the world today.

Art – Greek masks and pottery.

RE:

Harvest – considering those living in poverty around the world.

The characteristics of Jesus and why believers follow him.

Christmas – focussing on life journeys.

PSHE- Being Me in My World

Making people feel welcome.

Caring about other people’s feelings.

Try to make our school community a better place.

Geography: RIO- a comparison of the UK and Rio with a particular focus on climate, food and celebrations. Science:

Teeth and Digestion

Understanding how foods are digested in different parts of our bodies.