Chacewater Community Primary School

Our Classes

Acorns - EYFS

Seedlings - Y1

Buds - Y2

Young Oaks - Y3

Bur Oaks - Y4

Red Oaks - Y5

Mighty Oaks - Y6

Welcome to Y4 Bur Oaks

The Bur Oaks are curious, hard-working and enthusiastic learners. We are looking forward to seeing where our learning takes us this year.

Miss S Hoare

buroaks@chacewaterschool.co.uk

Our teachers are Miss Hoare and Miss Alston and we are supported by our teaching assistant Mrs Pollard and Mrs Jaquemond.

Monday : Miss Alston
Tuesday - Friday : Miss Hoare

What Are We Learning?

Below you can find an overview of our learning for the whole year and also more detail for each term and the sequence which we will follow to help build our knowledge in each subject.

We use our Knowledge Organisers to help us identify key information, that we need to know and remember.

Year 4 Overview

Autumn Term 1 Learning

In the first half of the Autumn term most of our learning is driven by science and the theme - Food, teeth and digestion. Amongst other things we will be tasting and then making our own sandwiches, having a visit by a local dentist and even make poo to model digestion!

Autumn 1 Sequencing

Autumn 1 Leap into Learning.pdf

Knowledge Organisers Digestion, Teeth & Food chains.pdf

Autumn Term 2 Learning

In the second half of the Autumn term our main curriculum driver is history and we will be exploring the question 'How did the Romans impact Britain?'. By dressing up as Romans in our whole school history day we will develop a growing understanding of chronology and where the Romans fit into British history.

Autumn 2 Sequencing

Autumn 2 Leap into Learning

Autumn 2 Knowledge organiser: Romans impact on Britain

Spring Term 1 Learning

In this term our learning is driven by geography and a focus on rivers. This includes developing fieldwork skills and a visit to Truro to explore the journey of the rivers in our nearest city.

Spring 1 Sequencing

Spring 1 Leap into learning

Spring 1 Knowledge Organiser: Geography - RIvers

Spring 1 Knowledge Organiser: Science - States of matter

Spring Term 2 Learning

This term our curriculum is driven by science and the theme of 'electricity and sound'. There are plenty of opportunities for the children to develop their scientific enquiry skills, as well as applying their learning to make a circuit to use in their own night light.

Spring 2 Sequencing plan

Spring 2 Leap into Learning

Spring 2 Home learning grid

Spring 2 Sound Knowledge Organiser

Spring 2 Electricity Knowledge Organiser

Summer Term 1 Learning

This term our curriculum is driven by geography as we learn about mountains in year 4. We will be learning about how mountains are formed and locating the 3 peaks and 7 summits on maps. We will also be exploring the wildlife in our local environment in science to group and classify living things.

Summer 1 Sequencing plan

Summer 1 Leap into Learning

Summer 1 Knowledge Organiser - Geography - Mountains

Summer 1 Knowledge Organiser - Living things and their habitat

Summer 2 sequencing plan

Summer 2 Leap into learning

Summer 2 Knowledge Organiser Ancient Greeks

Summer Term 2 Learning

This term we will be focusing our learning on History and considering how the Ancient Greeks influenced the world today. We will even take a class trip to the Royal Cornwall museum to take part in a Greek pottery workshop linked to our art learning about 3D clay techniques.

Homework

Reading - Children should read at home for at least 20 minutes daily (building up to 30 minutes towards the end of the year) as part of their homework. Children on AR will be able to quiz and change their books at least 3 times per week.

Spelling - Spellings will be set on a Monday and quizzed the following Friday. Please access Spelling Shed for your child's weekly spellings.

Number fluency - A times table focus is set each week and rehearsed daily in school.

Numbots and TTRockstars is also part of our home learning and we ask that children log in at home and play for 10 minutes at least once or twice a week. Teachers will monitor each child's time played, current level and correct answers. Certificates will be printed weekly for achievements in these maths games.

Wider curriculum - each half term there are also a choice of additional home learning opportunities for children to engage with, as outlined in our 'Leap into Learning' document.

PE DAYS
This term we will have PE on a Monday & Friday. On both of these days, please come to school wearing your school PE kit with a school jumper.

RHE Y4 Parent letter

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