Our Topic this term is: Misty Mountain, Winding River

This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of rivers and mountain ranges around the world, including a detailed exploration of the ecosystems and processes that shape them and the land around them.

These activities are for you to do at home with an adult. You can do all of them or choose the ones that you find most interesting.

1. River Research Project

• Task: Choose a famous river (e.g., the Amazon, Nile, or Thames). Write 5 facts about it, including its length, location, and one animal or plant found there.

• Creative Twist: Create a "postcard" from the river describing what makes it special.

2. Mountain Range Collage

• Task: Create a collage or poster of a famous mountain range (e.g., the Himalayas, Rockies). Include photos, drawings, or facts about the plants and animals found there.

​3 Mountain Layers Investigation

• Task: Draw a cross-section of a mountain showing its layers (soil, rock, snow). Label each layer and explain how they were formed.

• Challenge: Add where plants and animals are most likely to live on the mountain.

​4  Famous Peaks Quiz

• Task: Research 3 famous peaks. Write down their names, locations, and heights. Create a multiple-choice quiz for a family member to guess the answers.

​5  World Explorer Passport

• Task: Pretend you’re an explorer visiting both a river and a mountain. Create a “passport” with facts about one river and one mountain range, including a “stamp” or drawing for each.

​6  Art and Craft: Diorama

• Task: Make a 3D model or diorama of a river and mountain landscape. Add labels for features like waterfalls, valleys, and peaks.

7  DIY Water Cycle Model

• Task: Use household items to create a simple model showing evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Draw or take photos of your model and explain each stage in a short paragraph.

8 Life at High Altitudes

• Task: Write a diary entry from the perspective of a mountain animal (e.g., a snow leopard or mountain goat). Describe your day, challenges, and how you survive.

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Maths

In Maths we will be continuing this half term with Fractions. This will include learning about improper fractions and mixed numbers. After our Fractions unit, we will move onto decimals. By the end of year 4, the children need to know all their times tables. Please ensure your child spends time at home learning the times tables they do not know. 

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The overviews and lessons follow the White Rose Maths plans closely.

The link to their site with home learning and advice on can be found here:

https://whiterosemaths.com/advice-and-guidance

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Here is an overview of the year. 

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Reading & Writing

In Writing, we will be writing adverts and stories linked to our text King of the cloud forest by Michael Morpurgo  and our main project Misty Mountain, Winding River. King of the cloud forest is about a boy and his uncle escaping from China as the Japanese invade and how they embark on a perilous journey across the Himalayas.                                                                        

RHSE

In RSHE, we will be learning about How our choices can make a difference to others and the environment. We talk about the environmental issues we now face and what difference we can make. 

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Science

In Science, we will be studying studying Grouping and Classifying. This project teaches children about grouping living things, known as classification. They study the animal and plant kingdoms and use and create classification keys to identify living things.

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Music

We will be using our music platform, Charanga, which the children seem to be thoroughly enjoying. This half term, we will be learning how to play the ukulele.

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PE

This half term in PE, we will do two units called ‘Hands, feet, equipment’ and ‘Roll, react, retrieve’. These units will be focusing on hand, eye and foot, eye coordination skills. 

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Design and Technology

In Design and Technology, we will complete a project called Functional and fancy fabrics. This project teaches children about home furnishings and the significant designer William Morris. They learn techniques for decorating fabric, including block printing, hemming and embroidery and use them to design and make a fabric sample.

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​​​Art and Design

In Art and Design we will be studying Vista. This project teaches children about the techniques that artists use when composing landscape images, such as colour and atmosphere.

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Homework

Homework:

Reading books are changed weekly, every Friday. Home readers should be returned on a Thursday so there is time to sort new books

Times table worksheet goes home every Friday and should be returned on Monday

On seesaw we have the kahoot quiz and spellings 

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Please contact us if you have any problems accessing or completing homework​​

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On a Friday afternoon, in class, we will be doing a Kahoot quiz based on the previous week's learning. The quiz will then be placed on Seesaw for the children to attempt at home. 

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