Our Religious Education lessons will continue to be based upon our “Love to Celebrate” projects. Basing the “Love to Celebrate” projects around festivals, gives a real-life context to the children’s learning and a structure to the projects. However, the celebration itself is only a small part of each “Love to Celebrate” project. Each set of […]
Writing for different audiences In term 3, we will be focussing upon writing for different audiences. We will learn about: How to use different font styles. How to use a simulated scenario to produce a news report. How to write for a campaign. To find out more, view our Writing for different audiences Knowledge Organiser.
Art: Vista Linked to our main topic, “Misty Mountain, Winding River”, our art topic for this term is “Vista”. Throughout this topic, we will learn about the techniques that artists use when composing landscape images, such as colour and atmosphere. To find out more, view our Vista Knowledge Organiser. Design and Technology: Functional and Fancy
This term our topic is “States of Matter”. This project teaches children about solids, liquids and gases and their characteristic properties. Throughout this topic the children will observe how materials change state as they are heated and cooled, and learn key terminology associated with these processes. To find out more, view our States of Matter
Following the White Rose Maths scheme, year 4 will cover four main blocks of learning over the course of the spring term: multiplication and division; length and perimeter: fractions and decimals. As part of the White Rose Maths scheme, each block is broken down into a series of small learning steps. Combined, these small learning
Reading Our Class Text and Comprehension In term 3, our reading comprehension lessons will be based upon our class text, “King of the Cloud Forests” by Michael Morpurgo. Set in China at the beginning of World War 2, we will join Ashley and Uncle Sung as they are forced to flee their home and make
From a historical perspective, we will learn about mountain exploration; significant people, including Sir Edmund Hilary; and the art work of William Morris, as part of our Design Technology topic.
From a geographical perspective, we will learn about grid references; contour lines; physical processes – erosion, transportation and deposition; world rivers; UK mountains; world mountains; compass points; the water cycle; soil and altitudinal zones.
This term our topic 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. To find out more, view our Misty Mountain, Winding River Knowledge Organiser.