History

We will be able to:

• order everyday appliances chronologically, and explain choices

Science

We will be able to:

• identify common appliances that run on electricity
• construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzzers
• identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit
• recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit
• recognise some common conductors and insulators
• investigate scientifically using fair testing

Geography

We will know:

• how the infrastructure of a region impacts energy distribution

Design Technology

We will be able to:

• review, create and design a buzzer game

Computing

We will know:

• how to edit photos, and how to create powerpoints using different images

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 all of their times tables up to 12 x 12. It is very very important! 

Some of the areas we will be learning within fractions include:

• understanding mixed numbers, and improper fractions
• converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions
• understanding equivalent fractions, and ordering these on number lines
• adding and subtracting fractios and mixed numbers

Our main book this half term will be Alice in Wonderland.

Some areas of grammar and punctuation we’ll be learning include:

• writing complex sentences that begin or end with the subordinate clause followed by a main clause: using ‘because’, ‘when’ and ‘although’, and ‘as’, ‘while’ and ‘’if’
• identify and write apostrophes for plural possession e.g. The bags belonging to the boys were lost = The boys’ bags were lost.
• ensuring all of our letters are consistently joined and neat

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.

Dates

• Friday 7^th March – Green Dragon World Book Day
• Tuesday 25^th March – Science museum – information will be sent to you soon
• Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th March: Open Evenings for all children
• Friday 4^th April: School ends for Easter holidays
• Wednesday 23^rd April: Class Photo Day

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.

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

Thank you!

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.