Saturn Class

2025-2026

Miss Rennolds, Mrs White, Miss Chapman, Miss Shearing, Mrs Westlake, Mrs Cheshire and Mrs Barnes welcome you to Saturn Class and look forward to working with you this academic year.  Year 4 is a great year with lots of exciting projects and opportunities.

Remember to check Class Dojo for class news and updates.

 

 

Spring Term
Saturn Class
Ancient Civilisations

This project teaches children about the history of three of the world’s first ancient civilisations: ancient Sumer, ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley civilisation. Children will learn about the rise, life, achievements and eventual end of each civilisation.

Our Legacy Figure
Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut was a powerful female pharaoh of Egypt who ruled as both regent and king, achieving unprecedented authority and prosperity during the 18th Dynasty. He legacy is defined by her unprecedented role as a female pharaoh, her extensive building projects, successful trade expeditions, and the enduring influence of her reign on Egypt’s prosperity and culture.

 

Science
Electrical Circuits and Conductors

This project teaches children about electrical appliances and safety. They construct simple series circuits and name their parts and functions, including switches, wires and cells. They investigate electrical conductors and insulators and identify common features of conductors. It also teaches children about programmable devices. They combine their learning to design and make a nightlight..

 

DT
Tomb Builders

This project teaches children about simple machines, including wheels, axles, inclined planes, pulleys and levers, exploring how they helped ancient builders to lift and move heavy loads.

 

 

Maths

The children will be learning decimals, geometry, statistics and position and movement.  They will continue to learn arithmetic and prepare for the Multiplication Tables Check in June.

MTC

In June, the children will sit a statutory test of 25 random multiplication questions to check if they know their multiplication tables up to 12 x 12.  We will practise times tables in school but children must practise regularly at home 10 minutes daily is advisable, in order to have fluency of recall. See the link below for further information,
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6543c1ef9e05fd0014be7c64/2024_Information_for_parents_Multiplication_tables_check_PDFA_v1.1.pdf

English

Journey-narrative

Nikola Tesla – biography

Secrets of a Sun King – diary

The Stroodle – persuasive advert

 

Spelling

Spelling includes daily and weekly spelling activities that are built on the fundamentals of teaching spelling with strong phonetic foundations.   We also  use  Emile spelling which is a comprehensive, progressive and detailed scheme for teaching and learning spelling effectively. https://emile-education.com/

RE

Summer 1 Christianity

Why do Christians believe they are people on a mission?

Summer 2 Humanism

Why do humanists use the golden rule as a basis for morality?

 

Music

Blackbird

In this unit the children will listen to and appraise music.  They will compose and perform their own compositions.

 

PE

Summer 1

Athletics

Tennis

Summer 2

Rounders

Fundamentals

PE days are Thursday and Friday. Please make sure you come to school in the correct school PE kit, with long hair tied up, earrings removed or covered with earring tape.

 

French

We follow the scheme Language Angels and will be following the unit  ‘Classroom’.

Art

Islamic Art

This project teaches children about the features of Islamic art. They make geometric patterns and motifs on paper, with fabric and in clay. They use their learning to create a high relief clay tile, decorated with geometric patterns.

 

PSHE

Being my best

 

Growing and changing

 

 

Homework

In Saturn Class your child’s homework is to read regularly at home.  As children become more independent, they may choose to read alone, however remember to ask them to read aloud so you can hear their fluency and accuracy.  Ask them questions about the text to check their understanding-summarise events, give the meaning of words from the text and make inferences.

The children all have a login for Times Table Rockstars.  Frequent practise of times tables and division facts improves fluency and recall of facts.  Ten minutes daily on garage will help them in so many areas in maths and you can check their heat map to see their progress.  Chanting or writing the multiples of a given number and repeatedly asking your child facts they are stuck on will aid them too.

Books for Topics

If you are struggling for inspiration for great books for Year 4 children to read, follow this link or check out some of the recommendations below.

https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/recommended-reads/year-4/