Year 4
Welcome to Ash Class!
Welcome to Year 4
In Year 4, we love to ‘Fly High and Soar like Eagles’ and we strive to be brave change-makers to make a difference to the world we live in. We enjoy making connections with one another, within our Federation with St Mary’s (Yate), with our past as we learn from those that have gone before us, with our local community and across different subjects to fully immerse ourselves in our learning. Our values are at the core of what we do every day and we enjoy talking and learning about these during collective worship.
Teacher Miss Mason
Teaching Assistants:
Mrs. Morgans (Wednesday – Friday)
Mrs Tweehuysen (Monday - Wednesday)
Key information:
On Tuesday and Friday, children will need their school PE kit including trainers to change into. They need to be prepared for indoor and outdoor lessons.
Other information provided to parents via Dojo:
- Weekly Timetable
- Termly Home Learning Schedule
- Termly connected curriculum and subject overview
2025-2026
Please click on the link below to see the Long Term Planning overview for this year.
Year 3 and 4 Long Term Planning 2025-2026
Term 1 and 2: Autumn Term Identity and Diversity
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Global Theme: Identity and Diversity |
Big Question: How do we help people to belong? |
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As Geographers children will learn about the parts of a river, such as the source, course, tributaries, confluence, mouth, and delta. They identify features including meanders, oxbow lakes, floodplains, and estuaries. Children will understand the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection). They will do a case study following the journey of the River Frome on a map, identifying its source, mouth, and the settlements it passes through. They also explore how Bristol's geographical position contributed to its role as a major trade port, including its involvement in the slave trade. Children will learn how to create a sketch map, follow maps and understand the difference between a village, town and city. As historians, children will learn about Bristol’s role in the slave trade. They will study some key individuals involved in the slave trade, such as John Pinney, Edward Colston. They will consider the struggles faced by the Windrush generation. In addition, children will study some of the ways that people tried to challenge and overcome those difficulties, such as the Bristol Bus Boycott. |
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Brave Changemaker Skills |
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Communication - Express own views and ideas on issues clearly, using a range of appropriate methods. Managing change - Use strategies to cope with challenging times. |
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Global Theme Progression |
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Attitudes: Sense of identity and self-esteem Diversity of cultures and societies within and beyond own experiences Contributions of different cultures to our lives |
2024-25
Connected Curriculum Overview Term 1 Peace and Conflict
Home Learning:
2023-24
Spring Term 2024
Year 4 Connected Curriculum Term Social Justice T3 and T4 2024
Year 4 Connected Curriculum Term Social Justice Home Learning
Autumn Term:
During the Autumn Term, the children will be exploring the Big Question: ‘How can we help others to belong?’ whilst our Global Theme is Identity and Diversity. The children will focus on how to communicate effectively be able to describe feelings about changes in own life and locality.
In Term 1 and 2 we will be exploring our Big Question: How can we help others to belong?
Firstly we will look at rivers in Geography. We will discover the journey of a river and find out how they are used by people. We will investigate how rivers are and were used for trading and how start to explore international trade. In History, we will look at the Transatlantic Slave Trade and explore how Bristol was involved in that. Our early English text will focus on the concept of ‘Journey’: not the physical geography of a river, but related to the journey of ‘people’. The story is called Quest by Aaron Becker.
Later in our topic, we will investigate how the enslaved people were treated in America and how they found ways to build community and escape slavery. We will read the text Henry’s Freedom Box and investigate Harriet Tubman in History. We will then focus on how slavery was abolished and look at the Windrush generation reading extracts from Floella Benjamin’s book ‘Coming to England’. Finally, we will then learn about how ‘Carnival’ developed in the Caribbean and in the UK and will finish our topic by holding our own carnival celebration.
Meet the Teacher Evening Year 4