Geography

We will be able to:

• use four figure grid references and ordnance survey maps to locate national parks of the United Kingdom, and topographical features (e.g. rivers, mountains, lakes, valleys)
• compare the topography of the UK and South America
• develop an understanding of why different continents have different topographical features

We will know:

• that there are different climate areas and that the location of a country affects its climate
• key features of mountains
• how human activitiy impacts the environment

Science

We will be able to:

• group living things in different ways
• read and make food chains and food webs
• use classification keys to help group living things according to their features e.g. giving birth to live offspring or ability to fly etc

We will know:

• that environments can change, and that this can pose dangers to living things
• the different types of teeth and their simple functions
• parts and simple functions of the digestive system in humans

Design Technology

We will be able to:

• design, make and evaluate toys with linkages and levers to move

Computing

We will know:

• more about computer systems and networks

We use a knowledge organiser for every project in every year group. It is a helpful way for children and families to see the key knowledge that children will learn. This key knowledge helps the children ask more questions and then find out more information.

It would be helpful to talk with your child about this knowledge organiser. As the project develops, they will be able to share more knowledge. Thank you!

Please help your child to know their 2, 5, 10, 11, 3, 4 and 8 times tables by Christmas.

We will be able to:

• read, write and compare numbers up to 10,000
• learn Roman Numerals
• add and subtract numbers up to 10,000

We will be able to:

• make sure we can form all letters correctly and join them all;
• revise word classes (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, determiners, verbs);
• create fact files about Yorkshire and Chile;

• produce different writing based on our book, Krindlekrax

PE Kits:

School PE uniform is black shorts (or tracksuit bottoms) with a white t-shirt and trainers. All children will come to school wearing PE kit on their PE days.

Year 4 PE days are Wednesday and Friday.

Year 4 Home Learning

• Daily reading – children will bring books home
• TTRockstars website – children will bring logins home
• Music – practising their instrument
• A weekly activity based on the classroom learning sent out via email or a paper copy
• Half-termly project activities sent out via email or a paper copy.

Parents into Class

Please come into school with your children on Tuesday 24^th September at 8.45am. This is a chance to see your child’s classroom, meet their teachers and learn more about Year 4.

Trips

Thames Explorer boat trip- Friday 4^th October – more information will be sent shortly

Open Evening

Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th October is Open Evenings throughout the school

Can you help?!

If you have any information (stories, photos, experiences, artefacts etc) from the regions on our knowledge organiser, then please contact your class teacher. Thank you!

Please keep in touch – we check these emails everyday before we start teaching:  griffon@greendragon.hounslow.sch.uk

Communication With Teachers:

There are two main ways to talk with your child’s teacher.

You can talk at the start or end of the day – remember that teachers have more time at the end of the day!

Alternatively, teachers check the year group email every day so you can contact them here:  griffon@greendragon.hounslow.sch.uk

Teachers will respond between the hours of 8:00 and 4:00pm.