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Year 4’s Journey to India!
Project Hook
What an exciting start the children have had to this term and we know many of them have been discussing their plane journey with you at home!
Our first day back started with the children being told that they had a special mission to be a ‘River Explorer’ and that they would soon be jetting off somewhere in the world. In order to prepare for their flight, the children made their own passports and were given their own plane ticket for St Mark’s Air.
Once the children were prepared, they made their way down to the ‘boarding gate’ where they had their passport identification checked by our lovely St Mark’s Air crew.
Once on board the plane, the children sat through their safety briefing before taking off. Half way through the flight the children enjoyed some in-flight entertainment. They worked together to solve some questions about rivers around the world and were rewarded with some biscuits!
After a while, the plane landed, however their destination was still a mystery. Children made their way back to their classes where there were lots of photo clues about the country which they had travelled to. Once they guessed India correctly, their passports were stamped accordingly. The children used their geographical knowledge to work out that they would be studying the river Ganges this term.
Art Enrichment
To embrace the India theme, the children had an enrichment morning where Miss Stonehouse kindly brought in her Indian fabrics. She shared these with the children and even dressed up Chloe in a sari!
The fabrics were then laid out in the hall. The children explored the patterns and used ‘view finders’ to draw parts of the fabrics in their sketch books. The ideas which they collected will then be used to influence rangoli and mehndi designs which the children will be working on over the next few weeks.
DT – Making Bread
Over the coming weeks, the children will be developing their Design Technology skills by making bread rolls. They will also have the opportunity to try Indian chapati bread and compare how these breads are made. We have our school records for any gluten-free children, but please do communicate with us if there are any children with updated allergies or intolerances.