Our Spring 2 Learning Journey
Our Curriculum web for Spring 2
Our homework web for Spring 2
English - Everest: The Remarkable story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
Our class text for this half term is 'Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay'.
Maths - Fractions and decimals
In Maths this half term, we will be learning about fractions and decimals as well a perimeter and area.
Science - Living Things and Their Habitats
In Science this half term we will be learning about living things and their habitats. We will focus on classifying and sorting animals, as well as creating our own classification keys. We are also going to be looking at and exploring a range of habitats.
Topic - What is life like when you live on a mountain?
28th February 2025: An unknown visitor...
🌄 Year 4’s Exciting Mountain Hook Morning! 🏔️🎒
Year 4 arrived to a mystery in our learning space—someone had left behind a tent, sleeping bag, walking boots and a backpack full of interesting items. After some detective work, we discovered it all belonged to a mysterious climber named P. Hillary! But who was he? Where was he going? And why had he left his belongings behind? 🤔
As part of our exciting new topic on Mountains, the children:
🗺️ Used their atlas skills to locate famous mountains around the world
📺 Watched Blue Planet 2 – Mountains and took fascinating notes
🎒 Designed their own survival backpack for climbing Mount Everest
👀 Imagined standing on a summit, using their senses to describe the incredible scene!
The children had an amazing day full of adventure and discovery! Check out these pictures of their journey into the world of mountains. ⛰️📸 #Year4Adventures #MountainsHookMorning #FutureExplorers
Year 4 Mountain hook morning
Other exciting opportunities
25th February 2025: Zoom call with NASA!
Year 4 participated in a zoom call with Branelle Rodriguez, the Artemis 2 vehicle manager for the NASA Orion programme! The children had the opportunity to hear about her work at NASA, the Artemis 2 mission that aims to send a manned rocket around the moon and also further Artemis missions that will happen in the future. At the end of the session, the children were able to ask Branelle questions about her life at NASA. We were inspired by her story of how she had to apply eight times for her NASA internship her best advice to not give up on your dreams!
