Welcome to Kings College
Year 4 2014 - 2015
Primary Department
Primary Department
Head of Primary – Paula Parkinson
Deputy Head of Primary – Kirsty Sharp
• Early Years
Foundation Stage
• Pre – Nursery : 2-3 years
• Nursery : 3-4 years
• Reception : 4-5 years
• Co - ordinator – Mrs
Janice Kelly
• Key Stage 1
• Year 1 : 5-6 years
• Year 2 : 6-7 years
• Co-ordinator – Ms
Amanda Nichols
Primary Department
• Lower Key Stage 2
• Upper Key Stage 2
• Year 3 :7 – 8 years
• Year 4 :8 – 9 years
• Year 5 : 9 – 10 years
• Year 6 : 10-11years
• Co-ordinator – Ms
Alex Martinez
• Co-ordinator – Ms
Sally Anne Banks
Year 4 Class Teachers
• Ms Catherine Powell 4P
Spanish: Carolina Vivas
• Ms Annelouise Jordan 4J
Spanish: Carolina Vivas
• Ms Frances Spivey 4S
Spanish: Silvia San Román
• Ms Dawn Sutherland 4D
Spanish: Sira García-Gutierrez
Curriculum
1. English
2. Mathematics
3. Science and Technology
4. Humanities
5. Art and Design
6. Physical Education
7. Spanish
English
• Poetry: Creating Images
• Non-fiction: Information
texts
• Fiction: Issues and
Dilemmas
• Narrative: plays (Y4
performance)
Spanish
Lengua española:
Escritura: Alargar oraciones, describir a un animal, escribir una receta,
alterar el orden de las palabras.
Gramática: La comunicación, la lengua, oraciones y palabras, sonidos
y letras, la sílaba.
Conocimiento del Medio:
Se estudiará vocabulario relacionado con el cuerpo humano, los
huesos, los órganos de la nutrición los animales y las plantas.
Mathematics
• Place value to 10,000
•Division and multiplication
•Addition and subtraction to
1000
• Geometrical shapes
• Length and capacity
• Time
• Fractions
• Doubling and halving
Group setting
There will be an emphasis on learning
times tables up to 12 x 12
Rainbow tests
X
(bronze)
2, 5,10
3, 6, 9
2, 3, 5, 6, 9
4, 8, 12
7, 11
All
All
Multiples of
10,100
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problem
Solving
(gold)
Science and
Information Technology
Forces and Friction – slowing down harmful friction and useful friction
moving in air and water.
Keeping Warm – Thermal conductors and insulators.
ICT: Word processing and using Espresso.
History and Geography
ANCIENT EGYPT
• Daily life and hieroglyphics
• Pyramids and Pharaohs
• Religion and mummification
• Tutankhamen
Art and Design
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Close observational drawings – use of different drawing materials.
Line and colour skills
Portrait painting, collage and clay-work
Using texture in paint
Modelling using papier maché
Designing and making jewellery
Creating land and water-scape scenes
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Exploring rhythm and pitch
Performing
Learning to identify instruments in musical pieces
Experimenting with voices and instruments in composition
Learning musical notation
Physical Education
• Use of various body parts to move over apparatus – sliding, curling
and stretching using small and large apparatus.
• Look at themes of ‘travelling’ patterns and pathways, to put together
simple movement sequences following set pathways.
• To learn ball -control with hands or feet and move changing speed
and direction. Invasion games played
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PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, Emotional) and Religious Education
Stories from Jesus’ & Moses’ life.
New beginnings
Behaviour, friendships
Fears and worries.
A Day in Year 4
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9:25-9:40
9:40-10:30
10:30-10:50
10:50-12:30
12:30-13:40
13:40-15:10
15:10-15:30
15:30-16:20
Welcome and registration
Lesson 1
Morning playtime
Lessons 2 and 3
Lunchtime
Lessons 4 and 5
Afternoon playtime
Lesson 6
Examinations and Tests
• PIPS (Performance Indicators in Primary Schools)
• Half-termly English, mathematics and
science tests
• End of year tests
Homework
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Daily: 10 minutes per night:
Reading
Times-tables (Rainbow tests)
Spelling words
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Weekly: 10-20 minutes each weekly:
Mathematics (Mymaths)
Reading Record
Handwriting
One piece of work of EITHER English, Science, Topic or research
project
Maths Homework
Online Lesson
Questions
Feedback
Websites
• Espresso
• Education city
Year 4 Show
Residential
June 2015
Reports
• October
• February
• June
Uniform
• No necklaces or bracelets
• Earrings only studs
• Hair accesories must be black, dark blue
or dark green
• Sports shoes for playtime
• Winter uniform
• Swimming kit
School Nurse
• 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
• First aiders
Behaviour
In Year 4 we follow the Golden Rules.
In every classroom is a ‘golden board’ where the
rules are clearly displayed.
If the rules are broken, we have sanctions which
you can read about in your booklet. Please
support us and talk to your children about the
Golden Rules and how to behave in and around
the school – as this is an important part of
learning how to behave in society.
Houses
• Crown – green
• Knight - blue
• Shield - red
• Lion - yellow
The children can earn
house-points for their
house through good
behaviour and good
work.
There are a number of
house competitions held
throughout the year so
the children can win
extra points for their
house.
Thank you
We hope that your children will enjoy their
time in Year 4 – there will be lots of
exciting activities for them to take part in
over the course of the year.
If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact us.