Autumn Term 1 2025

Curriculum 

Welcome to Year 4!

This term, we will be diving into the fascinating world of the Romans, discovering how they lived, worked, and shaped history. As part of their learning, the children will explore Roman art and design, with a special focus on mosaics. They will have the chance to create their own wonderful mosaic patterns, experimenting with shapes, colours, and designs to reflect the style of this ancient civilisation.

In English, our class text will be Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit, a powerful story that brings the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to life. Using this text as inspiration, the children will develop their writing skills in a range of styles. In Autumn 1, we’ll be writing a narrative, non-fiction report and a set of instructions.

In Science, Year 4 will be exploring the exciting science topic of classifying animals. The children will learn how scientists sort living things into groups based on their features, such as body coverings, how they breathe, and how they reproduce. This will help them understand the similarities and differences between animals and appreciate the incredible variety of life on our planet. Through hands-on activities and investigations, pupils will develop their observation skills and begin to think like young scientists.

PE Days

Mrs Hawksworth’s class has PE on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs Thompson’s and Mrs Wick’s class has PE on Monday and Wednesday.

Please ensure that children have the correct PE kit, suitable for both indoor and outdoor activities.

Reading

This half term, children will continue to take part in our Regular Readers initiative.

We kindly remind parents that children need to read at least three times per week to qualify for the Regular Reader Treat at the end of the term. This reward celebrates those who have consistently met the reading expectation throughout the half term.

Thank you for your continued support in encouraging a love of reading at home!

Homework

Weekly homework will be set on a Monday and due in the following Monday. Please check in your child’s home school diary for the insert each week - this will also be set out via WEDUC to parents each week.

Your child will also be given weekly spellings on a Monday. These spellings will then be tested on the following Monday during our weekly spelling lesson.

Times Tables Rockstars logins are stuck in the Home School Diaries. It is important that the children practise as often as possible as this will help support them in their multiplication check in June.