Autumn Term 2000 Year s1

First half of Spring Term 2016 Year 4 Teachers: Mrs Parkes, Mr Higgins, Mrs Greenham and Mrs Ward Teaching Assistants: Ms Tucker and Mrs Weavind This is an overview of the work we will be covering this half term

English

Writing  Stories set in imaginary worlds  Investigating how characters are built from small details  Explaining how writers use figurative and expressive language to create images and atmosphere  Studying, reading and writing plays ready to perform Spelling  Prefixes super- and anti-  Nouns ending in –f and –fe  Words ending in –ight, -tion and -ious Grammar  Nouns (singular and plural)  Exclamation marks  Verbs (past and present tense) Reading  Read extensively favourite authors and genres  Experiments with reading other texts  Identify and summarise evidence from a text to support a hypothesis  Deduce characters’ reasons for behaviour from their actions Speaking and listening  Tell stories effectively and convey detailed information coherently for listeners  Compare different contributions of words and images in short extracts from films

Mathematics

Addition and subtraction  add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction where appropriate  estimate and use inverse operations to check answers to a calculation  solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why Measurement  estimate, compare and calculate different measures, including money in pounds and pence  convert between different units of measure [for example, kilometre to metre]. Statistics  interpret and present discrete and continuous data using appropriate graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs  solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs. Fractions (including decimals)  count up and down in hundredths; recognise that hundredths arise when dividing an object by one hundred and dividing tenths by ten  recognise and show, using diagrams, families of common equivalent fractions  add and subtract fractions with the same denominator  recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths or hundredths 1 1 3  recognise and write decimal equivalents to ∕4, ∕2, ∕4  find the effect of dividing a one- or two-digit number by 10 and 100, identifying the value of the digits in the answer as ones, tenths and hundredths  round decimals with one decimal place to the nearest whole number  compare numbers with the same number of decimal places up to two decimal places Science Animals including humans Skills based  Collect information from secondary sources  Setting up simple practical enquiries, comparative and fair tests  Use results to draw simple conclusions  Use results to suggest improvements to further enquiries  To predict what might happen in a further enquiry

Knowledge based  Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans  Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions  Introduced to the main body parts associated with the digestive system such as mouth, tongue, teeth, oesophagus, stomach and intestines  Compare teeth of carnivores and herbivores  Find out what damages teeth and how to look after them

Other areas of the Curriculum  Geography: Rivers – Features. Erosion, deposition and transportation. Maps and grid references. Pollution and effect of drought and flooding. Importance of rivers on earth.  ICT: Communicating information – Entering information into a database and using the database to generate new information  Music: Keyboard skills  Art: River pictures  PE: Dance – Flash-mob/Stomp dance. Outdoor games – Swimming  RE: Exploring the concept of freedom in context of Jewish celebration of Passover  PSHE: Changes in families. Ups and downs in relationships. Getting on and falling out

Week 1: The prefix ‘super’ and ‘anti’ super- meaning above or better than anti- meaning against

To be anticlockwise calendar tested antiseptic continue on Fri 8th antisocial separate Jan supermarket ordinary superstar often

Week 2: nouns ending in –f and –fe For most nouns that end in –f, change the f to v and add –es elf elves For nouns ending in –ff, just add –s cliff cliffs For most nouns that end in –fe, drop the fe and add –ves. wife wives

To be half – halves cuff – cuffs life – lives tested elf – elves sheriff – sheriffs wife – wives on 15th shelf – shelves sniff – sniffs knife – knives Jan scarf – scarves puff – puffs (giraffe – giraffes) Week 3: nouns ending in –f and –fe To be loaf – loaves stuff – stuffs safe - saves tested thief – thieves whiff – whiffs housewife - housewives on 22nd leaf – leaves cliff – cliffs Jan wolf – wolves

Week 4: Words from the Year 4 word list which the children are expected to know by the end of the year (some repeated from Autumn)

To be address experience strength tested favourite weight island on 29th probably interest Jan different February

Week 5: For 2 weeks we are looking at words ending in –ight, -tion, and – ious. -ight is a common ending for words with the long vowel sound i. Most words ending in –tion are nouns. Most words ending in –ious are adjectives.

To be invention collection station tested action completion on 5th obvious delicious previous Feb flight tight might

Week 6: To be competition hesitation injection tested glorious serious mysterious on 12th creation invitation Feb bright slight sight

If you require another copy of this it is attached to the half termly overview sent out via parentmail or your child can bring home a paper copy. The Key Stage 2 Spelling Booklet is also available if you require another please just ask. Any questions or comments regarding spellings, do speak to a member of Y4. Kind regards, Mrs Parkes and Mr Higgins