Mr Hallam is the teacher in our Year Four class. Our PE day is Wednesday.

Class Saint

St David. Patron Saint of Wales. Feast day is 1st March. 

David was born about 520 near St. Bride’s Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales. There is very little known about his life. David was the son of a leader named Sant and Non, a woman who later was named a saint.

David became a Christian priest. He then lived on an island for many years to study the Bible.

Once he left the island, David founded a monastery, or religious house, at Mynyw (Menevia) in southwestern Wales. Life at David’s monastery was very strict. The monks who lived there had to work very hard. They were rarely allowed to speak. They ate only bread with vegetables and salt. They drank only water.

David founded many churches throughout southern Wales. He later moved the center of the church government from Caerleon to Mynyw. David died in about 600 in Mynyw.

St David, Pray for us

Spring Term Curriculum Overview

Maths

Factors. Multiply and divide by 10 and 100. Multiply 2 and 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number. Divide 2 and 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number. Measure in km and m. Measure and calculate perimeter including missing lengths. Fractions - improper fractions and mixed numbers. Equivalent fractions. Adding and subtracting fractions. Decimals - tenths and hundredths. Divide 1 and 2-digit numbers by 10 and 100. 

English

The Y4 class text this term is How to Train Your Dragon. Key learning includes: complex sentences, use commas correctly, edit writing based on feedback, fronted adverbials, adverbial phrases, proofread for errors, form letters correctly, spell Y3/Y4 common exception words correctly. 

RE

Community - Life in the local Christian community and ministries in the parish

Giving and Receiving - Living in communion

Self-Discipline - Celebrating growth to new life

Geography

Y4 will be studying Rivers. Key learning includes:

- Latitude and longitude

- The journey of a river from source to mouth

- The Water Cycle

- Use maps, plans and graphs to present geographical features

- Take part in fieldwork to observe, measure and record

Science

Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways explore and use classification keys to help group

Identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment

Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.

Design and Technology

Structures - Shell Structures 

PE

Dance

Computing

Repetition in shapes

Music

Clarinet lessons

PSHE / RSE

Learn that similarities and differences between people arise as they grow and make choices, and that by living and working together – teamwork – we create community. Learn about the need to respect and look after their bodies through what they eat and what they physically do. Learn what the term ‘puberty’ means and when they can expect puberty to take place. Learn correct naming of genitalia and what changes will happen to boys and girls during puberty. Learn that emotions change as they grow up, about the range and intensity of their feelings and that ‘feelings’ are not good guides for action, that feelings are neither good or bad, but information about what we are experiencing that help us consider how to act and what ‘emotional well-being’ means. Recognise that images in the media do not always reflect reality and can affect how people feel about themselves. Learn that some behaviour is wrong, unacceptable, unhealthy and/or risky and that thankfulness builds resilience against feelings of envy, inadequacy, and insecurity, and against pressure from peers and the media.