We will be learning about plants and animals, and how they can adapt to living almost anywhere on Earth. Our planet has a number of different habitats, each with their unique climate and geology.

As geographers, we will investigate the environments of Yorkshire and Chile. We will need to be scientists to examine how different animals and plants can be classified. We will also be looking at the human impact on living things, and what we can do to help in preserving our world.

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!

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

If your child can’t tell the time yet, this is a great thing to work on at home. Thank you!

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;

• write character descriptions based on our book, Krindlekrax

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.