Year Four learn through an exciting range of projects to develop their skills and knowledge.

Year Four is a key part of Lower Key Stage Two. The children work hard to develop the skills and knowledge to prepare them for the final two years of primary school, Years Five and Six, which form Upper Key Stage Two.

Often the highlight for Year Four is ‘The Sleepover’ where the children get the chance to stay overnight at Thames Young Mariners before returning to school the next morning. Year Four are also in charge of hosting The Harvest Tea Party for the elderly residents in our school community. The children always put on a great show for them to watch.

Year Four's exciting Imaginative Learning Projects are:

INVASION

Find out about life in Britain after the Roman withdrawal. Learn all about the Anglos-Saxons and Vikings taking you through history until the time of the Norman Conquest. Where and what is Sutton Hoo? Who was King Athelstan? Find out more…

BURPS, BOTTOMS AND BILE

Investigate the busy world inside your body! Follow a tasty morsel as it makes its way through your digestive system. Do beans really have power? Work scientifically to figure this out. Make a working model of the digestive system –use it to persuade others to eat healthily.

1066

These are troubled times and there is danger afoot. A much-loved king is dead and a French Duke has staked a claim for our kingdom. Discover a changing England, protected by castles and ruled by knights. Use the Bayeux Tapestry to explore events. Design a castle – are you ready for invasion?

POTIONS

A poison, a mixture, an aromatic brew, a vapour, a liquid or sticky goo. Welcome to the amazing world of potions and their properties… use what you know about materials and their properties to create incredible potions in Professor Hazard’s Potions class.

MISTY MOUNTAIN, WINDING RIVER

Mighty mountains peak above the morning mists. Discover how these giants are formed, as a fold or a block, a dome or a plateau. Follow the water cycle’s course from peak to valley and meet the exceptional tribes of the Himalayas. Learn about the characteristics of mountains and rivers around the world.

ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS

Find out about the history of three of the world’s first ancient civilisations: ancient Sumer, ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley civilisation. Learn about the rise, life, achievements and eventual end of each civilisation.

Year 4 Mathematical Calculation Policy

Summer 2nd Half Term

Pathways to Spelling

Key Instant Recall Facts

Ancient Civilisations

Ancient Civilisations Knowledge Organiser