Half term
English
Escape from Pompeii: narrative and newspaper reports
Year 4: use fronted adverbials followed by a comma; use inverted commas for direct speech; use possessive apostrophes with plural nouns; organise paragraphs around a theme.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- National Poetry Day (Thursday 1 October): write and perform autumn kennings
- Read Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit — predict and infer
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Use fronted adverbials followed by commas
- Write a descriptive setting of Pompeii before the eruption
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Write a newspaper report on the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79: headline, the 5 Ws, and direct speech in inverted commas
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Edit and publish the reports
- Use possessive apostrophes with plural nouns
Maths
Place value to 10,000; addition and subtraction
Year 4: order and compare numbers beyond 1,000; find 1,000 more or less; round to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000; read Roman numerals to 100; add and subtract numbers with up to four digits using columnar methods.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Represent numbers to 10,000
- Read Roman numerals to 100 (I to C) — linked to our Romans topic
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Find 1,000 more or less
- Compare and order numbers
- Round to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Add numbers with up to four digits using columnar addition
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Subtract numbers with up to four digits
- Estimate and use the inverse to check
- Daily times tables practice for the multiplication tables check
Science
States of matter
Compare and group materials as solids, liquids or gases; observe that some materials change state when heated or cooled and measure the temperature at which this happens; identify evaporation and condensation in the water cycle.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Compare and group materials as solids, liquids or gases
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Investigate how materials change state when heated or cooled; measure temperature in degrees Celsius
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Plan a fair test: which chocolate melts fastest?
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Evaporation and condensation in the water cycle
- How does temperature affect evaporation?
History
The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
Julius Caesar's attempted invasions; the Roman Empire by AD 42 and Claudius's conquest; British resistance (Boudica); Romanisation of Britain.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Why did the Romans want to invade Britain? (Julius Caesar 55–54 BC; Claudius AD 43)
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Boudica's revolt: compare and evaluate sources
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Black History Month: Roman Britain's diverse people — Emperor Septimius Severus, born in North Africa, who died in York in AD 211, and the 'Ivory Bangle Lady' of York
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Roman roads, towns and baths: the legacy of the Romans today
Geography
Rivers and the water cycle
Describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including rivers and the water cycle; locate the world's major rivers and those of the UK.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- The water cycle (linked to science)
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Features of a river: source, mouth, tributary, meander, confluence
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Locate major rivers of the UK and the world
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- How people use rivers, and the causes and effects of flooding
Art and design
Roman mosaics
Improve mastery of art and design techniques; use sketchbooks to review and revisit ideas; learn about great artists and craftspeople in history.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Study Roman mosaics, such as those at Fishbourne Roman Palace
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Design a mosaic in sketchbooks using geometric patterns
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Create a mosaic using paper or ceramic tiles
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Evaluate their mosaics and suggest improvements
Design and technology
Mechanical systems: Roman catapults
Design, make and evaluate; understand and use mechanical systems in their products, such as levers.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Investigate how levers change force and movement
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Design a catapult to launch a pom-pom
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Make the catapult, reinforcing joints to make it strong
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Test and evaluate, measuring how far it launches (linked to maths)
Computing
Repetition in programs
Design, write and debug programs using repetition; use logical reasoning; use technology safely and respectfully.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Use count-controlled loops
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Draw shapes using the Pen extension and repeat blocks
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Create animations with forever loops
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Online safety: online friendships — who can we trust?
PE
Tag rugby and dance
Play competitive games; perform dances using a range of movement patterns.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Tag rugby: pass backwards and run into space
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Tag rugby: tagging rules; attacking and defending
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Dance: create a group motif inspired by the eruption of Vesuvius
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Dance: perform and evaluate
Music
Reading notation on glockenspiels
Play and perform with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression; use and understand staff notation.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Listen to cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and talk about his music
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Read crotchets, quavers and minims; play C, D and E
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Play a melody together, keeping in time
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Compose a short melody using three notes
RE
Sikhism: what is important to Sikhs?
Beliefs, practices and the importance of equality and service (sewa) in Sikhism.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Guru Nanak and the beginnings of Sikhism
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- The five Ks and what they mean
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- The gurdwara and the langar: sharing food with everyone (linked to Harvest)
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Bandi Chhor Divas, celebrated at the same time as Diwali
PSHE and RSHE
Being me in my world; mental health
Relationships education and health education: respectful relationships, online relationships, mental wellbeing.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Create our class charter: being part of a group
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- World Mental Health Day (10 October): managing big feelings
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Online relationships: being kind and staying safe
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Black History Month: identity, heritage and belonging