Year 4
Croeso i Dosbarth Teifi
Staff:
Teacher: Miss Bowen
Class Information:
- Class starts at 8.45am and finishes at 3.15pm
- Water bottles containing water to be brought in daily with your child’s name clearly labelled
- Fruit or vegetable snacks can be brought in for morning breaktime or purchased from the fruit trolley for 30p a day
- Reading books to be brought in daily and will be changed as necessary
- Homework is sent out every Monday and is to be completed and returned by Friday. If there are any problems with the homework please let us know as soon as possible so that we can help
- PE kits (hyperlink to uniform section) to be worn to school every Tuesday. Ensure kit is appropriate for the weather
- Label EVERY item of clothing clearly with your child’s name
If you wish to speak with us please make contact via email admin@porthcawlps.bridgend.cymru or ring 01656 815660.
Ms Rowley (headteacher), Mr Richards (Deputy) and Mrs Farmer (Engagement Officer) are also available on the yard at the beginning and end of the day.
Porthcawl Primary Curriculum:
Year 4 | |||
History | Geography | R.V.E.- Business and Social | |
Ancient History | Human Geography | RVE | |
Autumn 1- Liberating Leaders | Owain Glyndwr (Mark Drakeford) (CC, D, R 12) | Gandhi (D, R 14) | Identity and Belonging (CC, D, R12, 14 ) |
World History | Physical Geography | Global Goals | |
Spring 1- Solar Power | China (D, R ??) | Deserts ( D) | Affordable and clean energy Goal 7 (D R 12,24) |
| Modern History | Country Study | RVE |
Summer 1 – Black Gold | Coal (CC, D, R36 ) | Swansea & Cardiff (CC D R15 31) | The Journey of Life (CC, D, R14 ) |
Year 4 | |||
Science | Technology | Expressive Arts | |
Forces & Energy | Create | Drama | |
Autumn 2 – Love is in the air | Gravity & up-thrust | Parachute | Shakespeare (R29) |
Living Things | Food | Music | |
Spring 2 – Heartbreak Habitats | Habitats (CC, R 29) | Smoothie – fair trade (R24) | Elvis – Rock ‘n’ Roll (CC, R29) |
Matter & Materials | Computation | Art | |
Summer 2 – Marvellous Mixtures | Solutions | Algorithms - Scratch | Helen Elliott/ Rhiannon Davies - Contemporary (CC, R12 29) |
Language, Literacy and Communication
Autumn 1 | Spring 1 | Summer 1 |
Leon and the place between Angela McAllister | How to Live forever Colin Thompson | Flotsom David Wienser |
Range - diary, instructions, newspaper report, playscript, speech, narrative | Range- setting, description,dialogue, alternative ending, fantasy story | Range- biography, persuasive advert, historical report,newspaper report, discussion text, narrative |
Autumn 2 | Spring 2 | Summer 2 |
Leon and the place between Angela McAllister | Monster guide Jonathan Emmett and Mark Oliver | Legend of St John’s well (Welsh/ Local) |
Range- diary, persuasive advert, instructions, newspaper report, playscript, speech, narrative | Range- diary, instructions, persuasive, complaint, narrative adventure | Range- information text, explanatory, narrative |
Mathematics and Numeracy
A wide variety of topics are covered including:
Number | addition and subtraction using 2d numbers multiplication and division |
Measurement | using scales in weight, length and capacity beginning to convert between units of measure |
Shape
| recognise and describe 2D and 3D shapes including simple symmetry |
Data | timetables, calendars, Venn and Carroll diagrams, pictograms, bar graph,
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Number facts, relationships between numbers and times tables are taught through Big Maths.
The Big Maths scheme covers the 4 aspects of numeracy each day. Children are given number facts known as 'Learn its' to help improve recall of addition and multiplication facts which can then also be used for subtraction and division.
Our first module this year for the New Curriculum is Owain Glyndwr. We looked at images, used Britannica Digital Learning and other internet based resources to find out about the life of Owain Glyndwr and an aspect of the history of Wales. We then used Adobe Creative Cloud to make and produce our own short videos on him.