Year 4 2025 - 2026

Welcome to the Year 4 Web Page.

Thank you for taking the time to look at what we are doing this term.

There are lots things to look forward to in Year 4 this year. Long Term Plans and general information about life in Year 4 can be found in the 'Files to Download' section, further down this page.

For the very latest information straight from Year 4, please see our Class Dojo Page.

🌼 Year 4 Spring Learning Overview 🌼

This spring term, Year 4 pupils will enjoy a rich and engaging curriculum packed with creativity, challenge, and discovery.

📚 English
We will begin by exploring the animated short The Saga of Biorn, using it as inspiration for descriptive writing and storytelling. We will then move on to How to Train Your Dragon, focusing on character development, adventurous vocabulary, and narrative skills. To finish the term, we will explore onomatopoeia poetry, experimenting with sound words to create lively and imaginative poems.

➕ Maths
In Maths, we will continue to develop our understanding of multiplication and division, with lots of times table practice to prepare for the Multiplication Tables Check. Later in the term, learning will include length and perimeter, fractions, and decimals, helping children build confidence in reasoning and problem-solving.

🔬 Science

This term, we will be investigating sound, learning how it is made and how it travels. We will then move on to living things and their habitats, where pupils will explore classification and the importance of caring for our environment.

🏺 History
In History, we will be learning all about the Vikings, discovering who they were, where they came from, and what life was like during the Viking era.

🗺️ Geography
We will learn about lines of latitude and longitude, developing our map skills, before moving on to explore the water cycle and how water travels around our planet.

🎨 Art & DT
In Art, we will explore painting and textiles inspired by Gilbert Ahiagble, as well as sculpture and collage influenced by Alberto Giacometti, developing creativity and artistic techniques.

Our DT topic, What’s really in your food?, will help us to understand nutrition, food groups, and healthy choices, while developing practical design skills.

⚽ PE
This term, Year 4 will take part in mindfulness and fitness.

🏊‍♀️ Year 4 will begin weekly swimming lessons at Ashton Leisure Centre, starting the week before half-term.

⛪ Christian Values

Our values this term are Generosity (Spring 1) and Courage (Spring 2).

PSHE🙂 
 We will be learning about Keeping Safe (Spring 1) and Rights and Respect (Spring 2).

Ways to help at home

• Please ensure your child is on time for school each day; the doors open at 8:25am and learning starts promptly after registration
• Listen to your child read daily and write a comment in their reading record books
• Talk to your child about their school day
• Ensure that your child learns their spellings
• Ensure all homework is carefully completed and handed in on a Tuesday.
• Practise times-tables.

Useful websites

TT Rockstars is excellent for helping to improve times-table fluency.

🌟 Our Year 4 Learning Journey 🚀✨