Year 4 

 Mrs Annable, Mr Reed, Mrs Smyth and Mr Watson

• Wednesday 27 November 2024 Year 4 - English: Gender swapped fairy tales In Year 4, we have been studying the Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munich. This text aims to challenge the narrative of a princess. The children have used this idea to create ‘gender swapped’ fairytales or traditional tales in the style of a comic.
• Wednesday 20 November 2024 Year 4 - Kensuke's Kingdom cinema visit Year 4 visited the cinema to watch Kensuke’s Kingdom today. All children came out of the cinema full of excited chatter, describing the events they had witnessed. We had discussions in school about some of the themes in the film. Many children could describe their favourite parts of the film and many said they’d love to see it again! Throughout the visit, all children showed excellent focus and were very respectful.
• Monday 11 November 2024 Year 4 Pantosaurus Day Last week children wore different pants for Pantosaurus Day. We investigated the PANTS rules; privates are private, always remember your body belongs to you, no means no, talk about secrets that upset you and speak up, someone can help. Great work Year 4!
• Thursday 24 October 2024 Year 4 - Take One Picture Studio Year 4 have had a fantastic experience in the Take One Picture studio, creating artwork inspired by ‘Courtyard of a house in Delft’ by Pieter de Hooch. They experimented with tone and shade at the sketching station, created intricate patterns with acrylic paint on tiles and performed mini plays using shadow puppets they had fashioned with lolly pop sticks and paper. We were lucky to be visited by a local willow weaver, Ruth Marley, who expertly supported the children in the making of our giant sculpture, soon to be revealed.
• Friday 11 October 2024 Year 4 Kennings This week, Year 4 learnt how to write a kenning. We investigated the origin of kennings before writing one about ourselves. Everybody followed the rule of ‘noun, hyphen, verb’ to create excellent kennings. Finally, inspired by our Take One Picture, we wrote a kenning about a caregiver. In the poems, the children were able to reflect upon what they are thankful for in their daily lives and how their caregivers support them.
• Thursday 3 October 2024 Year 4 Art
• Wednesday 11 September 2024 KS2 Singing This week, KS2 began their singing assemblies. These will take place weekly on Wednesdays. Children sang beautifully and were accompanied by Mr Armstrong on piano, Mr Reed on the cajon and Mr Watson on the guitar.

Year Four is the second of four years children spend in Key Stage Two (KS2).

They follow the Y4 or lower KS2 programmes of study from the Primary Curriculum.

Children are taught key subjects through specific units of work for example themes and projects such as Take One Picture, the Anglo Saxons, and Harry Potter during STEM fortnight.

Children can be taught by different teachers for example in Spanish and Music and in PE they work with a number of specialist coaches for example tennis.

Children have a weekly swimming lesson one morning each week. They also have access to an exciting range of extra-curricular clubs such as Choir, Football and Dance. In the spring term they have the opportunity to go on an outdoor activity residential to Robinwood Activity Centre.

Children are assessed regularly so that we can plan next steps and report progress to parents.

For further information about Y4 please refer to Y4 Routines and Procedures and the curriculum map.

Y4 Routines and Procedures 2024-2025

Y4 Curriculum Map - Autumn 1