Newport Community School Primary Academy
Main Themes in Each Subject by Year Group
Year FourHost Country: South Africa / Autumn Term / Spring Term / Summer Term /
Topic / · Seeing Different Places, Showing Similar Lives / · Space Explorers / · Go With the Flow: Ancient Civilisations
Maths
(Ongoing through the year) / Number Sense
· Counting in multiples of 6,9,25 and 1000
· Counting backwards through zero to include negative numbers
· Ordering and comparing numbers beyond 1000
· Rounding any number to the nearest whole number, 10, 100 or 1000
· Recognising and counting up and down in hundredths
· Converting between units of measure, e.g. km to m / Additive Reasoning
· Solving addition and subtraction two-step problems, deciding which operations and methods to use and why
· Solving simple money problems involving fractions and decimals to two decimal places
· Solving problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs / Multiplicative Reasoning
· Recalling multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 x 12 / Geometric Reasoning
· Comparing and classifying shapes based on their properties and sizes
· Identifying lines of symmetry in 2D shapes presented in different orientations
· Plotting points and drawing sides to complete straight sided shapes
English / See Literacy Curriculum Overview documents.
Communications and Oracy
(Ongoing through the year) / · Listening to and identifying the main points of each speaker
· Responding appropriately to the contributions of others in light of alternative viewpoints / · Developing an enquiring mind, asking questions to develop thinking
· Composing and rehearsing sentences orally to build up a rich and varied language / · Coherently conveying information for all listeners
· Researching, discussing and debating topical issues and problems, taking into account others’ views
Science and Technology
(including Design Technology) / · Using classification keys to identify and group living things
· Explaining feeding relationships between living things by using food chains and webs
· Identifying and naming the parts of the digestive system and their basic functions
· Knowing the different types of teeth and their functions
· Understanding that climate and seasons affect food production
· Following a recipe that uses techniques such as peeling, chopping, slicing, grating, kneading and baking / · Investigating shadows
· Understanding the places and roles of the Sun, Earth and Moon in our Solar System, day and night and seasons
· Investigating pneumatic systems to design and make a device / · Understanding solids, liquids and gases and how they change
· Knowing about the water cycle and water power
· Investigating how levers and gears can be used to transfer power
· Designing and making a mechanical system that creates movement
(Ongoing through the year) / · Using scientific vocabulary
· Observing, explaining and recording
· Asking and answering questions
· Modelling / · Recognising variables
· Fair testing
· Measuring
· Drawing conclusions / · Investigating
· Planning
· Evaluating
· Gathering data and identifying patterns
IT and Computing / Text and Graphics
· Typing words quickly and using error prompts
· Changing border style and applying shadow and other effects
· Changing the layering of text boxes, photos and other images / Computing
· Designing and using databases to answer questions
· Writing, testing, debugging and modifying procedures
Research and Communication
· Understanding computer networks and their opportunities for communication and collaboration
· Sending messages online
· Exploring and using virtual maps
· Knowing about sensible profile settings, including passwords / Multimedia authoring
· Creating an e-book
· Editing layout and sounds in presentations or animations to create a consistent design
(Ongoing through the year) / E-safety
· Understanding why some websites are safe for children to access / · Describing some risks of online activity / · Setting appropriate settings to guard against online hazards
Global Learning
(Citizenship) / · Knowing about important global events
· Understanding how people in different countries affect each others’ lives
· Knowing about the worth and contribution of different cultures, values and beliefs to our lives
· Identifying and valuing cultures different from their own
· Identifying and explaining different view, bias, opinion and stereotypes
· Empathising with others and instigating positive action
· Combating prejudice
· Respecting difference and diversity
· Understanding tact and diplomacy / · Knowing about important global events
· Understanding different ways that people work together
· Knowing the importance of individual worth / · Knowing about important global events
· Understanding how the behaviour of individuals can affect the lives of others
· Understanding potential to change the future
Faith and Belief (RE) / Thinking about the questions:
· How special is the relationship Jews have with God?
· Is forgiveness always possible? / Thinking about the questions:
· How important is it for Jewish people to do what God asks them to do? / Thinking about the questions:
· Do people need to go to church to show they are Christians?
Creative Arts
(Art and Design) / · Drawing
· Clay / · Monochromatic or colour limited painting / · Textiles
(Ongoing through the year) / · Using appropriate language to describe the arts, giving reasons for opinions
· Describing in detail how a range of artists are influenced by their environment / · Describing how artists select and use materials and processes to suit their purpose
· Presenting and displaying work for a range of audiences and purposes / · Selecting appropriate materials and techniques, using them with control
· Use art as a means of self-expression
· Visiting an art gallery or working with an artist
Humanities
(Geography and History) / · Knowing about the links, similarities and differences between the UK and South Africa, including the geography and history of the two countries
· Using maps, globes and atlases to find and plot information using 2-figure grid references and ask and answer questions
· Knowing the location of a range of UK counties and cities with key rivers and mountains
· Expressing views on the features of an environment and the way it is being harmed or improved
· Understanding that the past is recorded and interpreted in different ways / · Knowing about latitude, longitude, the Equator, the hemispheres, the Tropics and the Arctic and Antarctic circles in relation to weather
· Describing and giving reasons for changes in periods in history / · Gathering information from a range of sources to answer questions and make links between events
· Considering the effects of exploration on the world
· Knowing about some main events, dates and characteristics of periods studied
· Describing and understanding key human and physical aspects of places e.g. settlements, energy and water supplies
· Understanding how rivers shapes the landscape and lives of people around
Physical Health and Wellbeing / · Researching, discussing and debating topical issues, taking into account the views of different types of people, religions and cultures
· Understanding that people in all countries have the same basic rights and needs, although their lives, outlooks, characteristics and relationships may be different
· Managing emotions, including loss / · Knowing about the variety of factors that affect health and safety and their responsibilities in this area
· Understanding choices around spending and saving / · Developing appropriate strategies to manage emotions, fears and worries
· Knowing the stages of human development and how this varies from person to person and by age and stage
· Understanding persuasion
· Knowing the issues and laws surrounding smoking
Primary Languages
(French) / · Exploring nouns to name things, including masculine and feminine, and plural nouns
· Asking and answering questions and responding to commands
· Knowing the months of the year
· Understanding how traditions and children’s lives are similar and different in France / · Knowing the names of some French artists, places in France and some other European countries
· Recognising and using the French alphabet / · Naming a range of animals
· Asking and answering questions
· Building sentences using nouns, adjectives and a verb
· Memorising and presenting a short text
Music
(Taught across the year) / · Singing songs and creating different vocal effects
· Identifying, exploring and selecting melodic phrases and playing them by ear
· Beginning to compose pieces in pairs and make improvements to work / · Creating accompaniments to well-known songs
· Using instruments learnt to participate in an ensemble or small group / · Recording their own ideas
· Performing with awareness of other parts
· Considering the meaning, mood structure, place and time of a piece of music
PE
(Taught across the year) / · Devising routines of warming up, cooling down and stretching
· Experimenting with a wide range of actions when working individually and in pairs or groups / · Remembering and performing complex dance and gymnastic phrases
· Communicating ideas or feelings through dance and gymnastics
· Performing movements with fluency and control / · Swimming fluently and with control of breathing and movement using front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke
· Understanding and using skills, rules and tactics in games
July 2017