ENGLISH
Reading and writing
Fiction and poetry:
 Novel: “The Butterfly Lion”
 To understand how paragraphing or chapters
are used to build up ideas
 Stories from other cultures
 Stories with a historical setting
 Study range of poetry in different forms
Non-Fiction:
 Persuasive writing
 Newspaper report
Grammar and punctuation:
Grammatical awareness
Sentence construction and punctuation:
 Changing words/ word classes
 Identify common punctuation including
commas, speech marks, hyphens,
semi-colons, colons , dashes and respond to
them when reading
 Grammatical changes. Questions and
commands
 Use of connectives to structure an argument
Spellings:
Spelling strategies e.g. look, cover, write check
Spelling conventions and rules
Vocabulary extension and rules
Handwriting:
 To use joined handwriting for all writing
HISTORY
TUDOR LIFESTYLES
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Life in Tudor England
Rich and poor Tudors
MATHEMATICS
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Round 3-digit numbers to 10 or 100; round
money to £; make estimates
Multiply/divide integers by 10 or 100, multiply
by 5 or 20 by halving/doubling
Subtract HTU – TU, HTU – HTU, check results
with inverse calculation
Find differences by counting on; understand
relation between +/Use 8-point compass, measure clockwise/
anticlockwise turns
Know angles are measured in degrees; know
relationship between degrees and right
angles
Locate position on a grid using coordinates;
recognise horizontal and vertical lines
Understand and use standard units of
weight; read scales
Know relationship between different units of
time; read calendars
Organise and interpret data in Venn/Carroll
diagrams
Add amounts of money, e.g. £3.26 + £5.85,
using standard written methods
Subtract money amounts by standard written
method of decomposition
Use partitioning and informal methods to
multiply TU by U
Multiply TU by U using standard methods
Divide TU by U (standard/informal methods);
understand division as repeated subtraction
Find fractions, quantities and shapes; relate
fractions to division
Recognise decimal notation; equivalence
between fractions and decimals (1/2s and
1/4s)
MUSIC
Exploring singing games. Pupils will participate in a number
of singing games, learning to recognise some of their
characteristics. Reviewing how to write music accurately.
Learning musical maths and names of notes. Preparing
songs and accompaniments for the Middle School Concert.
SCIENCE
Friction
Expectation: Most children will describe some of
the factors that increase friction between solid
surfaces. Children will investigate the effects of
air and water resistance. They will be able to
measure forces and describe how to investigate
friction, explaining what their results show. Links
will be made to forces in everyday life.
Moving and Growing
Expectation: Most children will describe the main
functions of their skeleton. They will describe
observable characteristics of bones and
recognise that their skeletons grow as they grow.
They will be able to state that movement
depends on both skeleton and muscles. We will
investigate the different types of skeletons
found in the animal world.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
The New Testament narrative will continue
with learning about and learning from the
Resurrection, the Ascension, Pentecost, the
martyrdom of Stephen, the conversion of
St. Paul, and the spread of Christianity.
FRENCH
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Food & drink
Money
Menus
Likes & dislikes
Questions
ART
Pupils will continue to use a variety of media to
build on skills already taught. They will have
experience of both 2D and 3D media and
produce work related to a selection of cross
curricular topics. The children will also produce
exciting work for Arts Week.
INFORMATION &
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Collecting and presenting information
Children learn to collect information in a
way that it can be easily processed; enter
data correctly; select and create an
appropriate graph for their purpose
Modelling & Control
Use instructions and commands to control
devices.
PE AND GAMES
Boys
 4 lessons of Cricket
 1 lesson of Athletics/Tennis (alternate)
 1 lesson of Swimming
Girls
 4 lessons of Rounders
 1 lesson of Athletics/Tennis (alternate)
 1 lesson of Swimming
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
During this term, pupils will undertake a variety of
activities to develop knowledge, skills and
understanding through:
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Investigating and evaluating a range of familiar
objects and products
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Focused practical tasks that develop a range of
techniques, skills, processes and knowledge
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Design and make a game containing a circuit.
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Design and make a key/coat peg.
CURRICULUM
BOOKLET
St Piran’s School
Maidenhead
GEOGRAPHY
Pupils will study a locality outside the UK.
The children will focus on the village of Voi in
Kenya, which will support our relationship with
the Kazi Mingi Foundation.
They will compare and contrast the physical and
human features of an African village with
Maidenhead.
Year 4
Summer Term
2011