Welcome to Year 4 - Sapphire Class
Staff
Mrs R Glover
Sapphire
BA (Hons) QTS
Hi, I’m Mrs. Glover, and I’ve been teaching at Bewsey Lodge Primary for the last three years. After spending time in KS1, I’m excited to have recently moved to KS2, where I’m now teaching a fantastic Year 4 class. I’m passionate about creating a fun
Mrs B Albiston
Sapphire
Mrs C Marsh
Sapphire & Amethyst
PE Day & PE Kit
PE will take place on Tuesday.
Please ensure you child comes to school in their PE Kit on that day.
What's New
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Snack Money
Morning snack can be sent from home or purchased from school. Anyone buying snack from school must commit to the whole week and pay via ParentPay on Monday morning before 8:30am. The maximum amount snack will cost is £2.50 per week. There is also an option to pay for the whole term.
Reading Books
Reading Books will usually be changed Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please read with your child every night and sign their reading record.
Knowledge Organiser
You have been given a Knowledge Organiser and Homework Grid with some tasks relating to our topic.
Each week we will have a focus that has been covered on the Knowledge Organiser.
Homework
Children will recieve spellings and times tables homework on a Friday to complete for the following Friday.
Children can choose homework for our topic from the homework grid.
Recent Terms Archive
Welcome to Sapphire Class
Overview
Class Topics For Each Half Term
Autumn 1:
History
Walk like an Egyptian!
This half term, Year 4 will step back in time to discover the fascinating world of Ancient Egypt! In History, we will uncover what life was like for the Ancient Egyptians, while our English texts will take us on adventures along the Nile and inspire our own storytelling and instruction writing. We will also celebrate Black History Month, exploring an inspirational figure and using our learning to create biographies.
Across the rest of the curriculum, we will investigate vibrations, pitch and how sound travels in Science, strengthen our place value and calculation skills in Maths, and develop our drawing techniques in Art. We will explore the internet and online safety in Computing, learn about The Church in RE, develop our musical skills in Music and explore what it means to be part of our Year 4 community through PSHE.
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Autumn 2:
Geography:
Is the Earth Violent?
This half term, Year 4 will investigate the exciting question, ‘Is the Earth violent?’ In Geography, we will explore volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, discovering how these powerful natural events shape our world. Our English learning will link closely with this as we journey to Pompeii through a range of exciting texts, developing our storytelling, diary and non-fiction writing before finishing the term with a festive retell of Stick Man.
Across the rest of the curriculum, we will investigate electricity and build circuits in Science, before putting our knowledge to the test by designing and making torches in DT. We will get creative with Digital Art, produce our own audio in Computing and explore Christmas in RE. In Music, we will prepare for our Christmas performance, while PSHE will focus on celebrating differences and what makes each of us unique.
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Spring 1:
History:
Let there be light!
This half term, Year 4 will travel back to Victorian Britain as we explore Let There Be Light! In History, we will discover the remarkable story of Grace Darling and investigate how sea rescue has changed from Victorian times to the present day. In English, we will continue to develop our writing through a range of fiction and non-fiction, building our vocabulary and using increasingly ambitious sentence structures.
Across the rest of the curriculum, we will explore living things and their habitats in Science and experiment with printing techniques in Art. In Computing, we will become programmers as we investigate repetition and create shapes using code. We will explore Jesus: Why the Son of God? in RE, develop our musical skills through Low So, High Do, and in PSHE we will focus on our dreams and goals for the future.
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Spring 2:
Literacy:
Tales with a twist!
This half term, Year 4 will put a new spin on familiar stories in our English unit, Tales with a Twist! We will explore how traditional tales can be changed and reinvented before creating imaginative twists of our own. We will also celebrate poetry, exploring and creating poems as part of our World Poetry Day learning.
Across the rest of the curriculum, we will investigate teeth and their important role in the human body in Science and get creative with colour, texture and materials through collage in Art. In Computing, we will use Micro:bits to explore data logging, while Music will develop our understanding of quaver and semiquaver patterns. We will learn about Easter in RE, and our PSHE theme, Healthy Me, will explore how we can make choices that help us stay happy and healthy.
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Summer 1:
History:
From Gods to Games - Ancient Greece
This half term, Year 4 will journey back to Ancient Greece in our History unit, From Gods to Games: What the Greeks Gave Us. We will explore Ancient Greek life, beliefs and achievements and discover how their ideas have influenced the world we live in today. In English, we will continue to develop our skills as confident writers through a range of engaging fiction and non-fiction.
Across the rest of the curriculum, we will investigate solids, liquids and gases through our States of Matter Science unit and get creative with sculpture in Art. In DT, we will develop our textile skills to design and make our own product, while Computing will introduce us to photo editing. We will explore prayer in RE, develop our rhythm and recorder skills in Music, and focus on building positive relationships in PSHE.
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Summer 2:
Literacy
This half term, Year 4 will continue to grow as confident readers and writers, exploring a range of engaging texts and using them to inspire our own writing. We will bring together the skills we have developed throughout the year, using increasingly ambitious vocabulary, varied sentence structures and accurate punctuation to create writing we can be proud of.
Across the rest of the curriculum, we will continue our exploration of States of Matter in Science and develop our creativity and painting techniques in Art. In Computing, we will become game designers as we use Scratch to explore repetition in programming. We will explore David and the Psalms in RE, continue developing our recorder skills and explore 3-time rhythms in Music, while our final PSHE unit, Changing Me, will help us reflect on change as we prepare for the next stage of our journey.
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