Year 4 The Romans

English

In English this term we are

focusing on poetry and stories

from other cultures.

In Poetry, we will be:

Reading and exploring a

range of poems by Joseph

Coelho.

Performing poems.

Finding features of poems.

Writing our own poems

based on a poet.

For our second unit we will be

exploring ‘The village that

vanished’ by Ann Grifalconi. We

will be:

Exploring different cultures.

Describing a settings and

characters.

Focusing on our inference

skills to explore events.

Maths

This term Year 4 children will

learning the important skills in

place value and addition and

subtraction.

We will be learning to:

Recognise the place value of each digit in a four digit number (thousands, hundreds, tens and ones)

Round any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 10

Solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above and with increasingly large positive numbers

Count backwards through zero to include negative numbers

Read Roman numerals to 100

Add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction where

Science

In Science, we will be learning

about living things and their

habitat.

We will be learning to:

Research different habitats

and the different living

things that live there

Group animals based on

observable features

Classify animals into specific

groups

Use a classification grids to

identify a particular type of

animal

Identify different types of

trees in our local

environment

To understand the positive

and negative effect of

humans on living things and

the environment

Opportunities for SMSC

Year 4 the children will:

Engage in practical activities which

require them to engage in team

work and show mutual respect for

each other.

Be sharing their life experiences

and aspirations and show respect

for other’s opinions in PSHE.

Learn how to respectfully and

courteously challenge each other’s

opinions in class discussions.

Value of the Term

Confidence

Topic

During topic we will be looking at

Romans and their Empire. During

the first lesson the children will be

recording their prior knowledge and

discussing any misconceptions they

may have. This leads on to ordering

dates and events on a

timeline. Children will also be given

an opportunity to look at and

handle artefacts, collecting

evidence from these and explaining

how the lives of the rich and poor

differed. Children will be gathering

evidence about what life was like in

Britain before the Romans arrived,

explaining why the Romans were

successful in their invasion and

what life was like in Roman Britain.

DT

In DT, children be learn to make

bread, similar to the type that

Ancient Romans and soldiers would

have made. The children will take

part in researching bread and taking

part in bread tasting. They will then

move on to designing their bread

and making it. After that, they will

be tasting their bread and evaluate

it.

Computing

In ICT, children will be reviewing

online safety and why it is

important to keep passwords safe.

Children will use a program called

purple mash to interact with a

range of ICT units.

Children will learn to:

Create a presentation on how

to stay safe online

Understand how the internet

helps us to communicate

P.E.

In PE this term, we will be learning about Gymnastics and Football.

The children will be focusing on the following skills:

Agility and stamina

Footwork

Good team work

Spatial awareness

Co-ordination

Strength

Speed

PSHCE

The new school year will start off

with all children recapping rules,

rights and responsibilities. School

council will be elected and children

will revisit the importance of having

a good behaviour for learning. Last-

ly we will also learn about citizen-

ship and how to live in the wider

world.

How you can help your child at

home

Ensuring that your child

arrives at school at 8.45am for

morning registration.

Reading with your child daily

working on inferencing and

comprehension skills.

Ensuring that your child wears

suitable (labelled) clothing

dependent on weather.

Contacting the school if your

child is not well enough to