Marsden Community Primary School
Year 4 Learning Zone and Curriculum Overview
Land Use and Natural Resources
Autumn 2 Curriculum Letter
Autumn 2 Term Overview
A look-back to the first part of 2024's Autumn Term in Year 4
Focus on Computing
A look back at last year...
Art
In art we have been exploring the work of the world-famous artist Monet, and his use of tone, tint and shade. We have explored this new vocabulary and learnt how to recreate these techniques.
English - Setting
In English we have been exploring how to effectively use expanded noun phrases in our setting descriptions, innovating our own setting descriptions based on the story of Gulliver's Travels. We described what Gulliver could see, hear and smell in the strange new land he found himself shipwrecked on.
Music
In music we been exploring the value of notation and the names of notation when presented on a stave. We then used this knowledge to compose our own pieces of music and then play our compositions on the Glockenspiels.
Pets at Home
Some of the Year 4 learners, went on an exciting trip with Mrs Rimmer! In English, they have been learning all about 'How to Care for Animals'. They boarded the train to Pets at Home in Burnley. They picked up some leaflets and some pet treats for Mrs Rimmer's dog. They also watched dogs being groomed. Mrs Rimmer can't wait to read their leaflets about 'How to Care for cats'.
In music we have been exploring musical dimensions. We have been specifically focusing on texture and dynamics in music, and applying this to our song focus Mamma Mia. We have also been recapping our prior learning on pitch, pulse and rhythm. Please enjoy the clips of year 4 performing Mamma Mia and sharing their new vocabulary.
In science we have been using our collaborative and questioning skills when learning about electricity. We have been making complete circuits and understanding what components make a circuit. Alongside exploring the function of a switch and understanding what happens the flow of electricity when the circuit is open and closed. We have also used our science enquiry skills to make predictions, write conclusions and investigate insulators and conductors. Watch the clip below of 4M sharing all of their electricity learning.
Natural Resources
In geography we have been learning about natural resources, we have compared and gathered information on non-renewable resources like fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas, alongside renewable resources like water, the sun and wind. In addition to this we have investigated how these resources are used and how they have impacted the evolution of settlements over the years. Please watch 4S tell you all about what they have learnt this term.
Marsden Community Primary School
Year 4 Learning Zone and Curriculum Overview
Land Use and Natural Resources
Autumn 2 Curriculum Letter
Autumn 2 Term Overview
A look-back to the first part of 2024's Autumn Term in Year 4
Focus on Computing
A look back at last year...
Art
In art we have been exploring the work of the world-famous artist Monet, and his use of tone, tint and shade. We have explored this new vocabulary and learnt how to recreate these techniques.
English - Setting
In English we have been exploring how to effectively use expanded noun phrases in our setting descriptions, innovating our own setting descriptions based on the story of Gulliver's Travels. We described what Gulliver could see, hear and smell in the strange new land he found himself shipwrecked on.
Music
In music we been exploring the value of notation and the names of notation when presented on a stave. We then used this knowledge to compose our own pieces of music and then play our compositions on the Glockenspiels.
Pets at Home
Some of the Year 4 learners, went on an exciting trip with Mrs Rimmer! In English, they have been learning all about 'How to Care for Animals'. They boarded the train to Pets at Home in Burnley. They picked up some leaflets and some pet treats for Mrs Rimmer's dog. They also watched dogs being groomed. Mrs Rimmer can't wait to read their leaflets about 'How to Care for cats'.
In music we have been exploring musical dimensions. We have been specifically focusing on texture and dynamics in music, and applying this to our song focus Mamma Mia. We have also been recapping our prior learning on pitch, pulse and rhythm. Please enjoy the clips of year 4 performing Mamma Mia and sharing their new vocabulary.
In science we have been using our collaborative and questioning skills when learning about electricity. We have been making complete circuits and understanding what components make a circuit. Alongside exploring the function of a switch and understanding what happens the flow of electricity when the circuit is open and closed. We have also used our science enquiry skills to make predictions, write conclusions and investigate insulators and conductors. Watch the clip below of 4M sharing all of their electricity learning.
Natural Resources
In geography we have been learning about natural resources, we have compared and gathered information on non-renewable resources like fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas, alongside renewable resources like water, the sun and wind. In addition to this we have investigated how these resources are used and how they have impacted the evolution of settlements over the years. Please watch 4S tell you all about what they have learnt this term.