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Welcome to Otters Class
Our learning Term 6
 

Miss Gough

Class Teacher

Mrs Fotheringham

Teaching Assistant

Topic 1

In our first geography topic, we’ll be exploring the question ‘Where does our food come from?’ We will learn to:

  • Identify that different foods grow in different biomes and say why.
  • Explain which food has the most significant negative impact on the environment.
  • Consider a change people can make to reduce the negative impact of food production.
  • Describe the intentions around trading responsibly.
  • Explain that food imports can be both helpful and harmful.
  • Describe the journey of a cocoa bean.
  • Locate countries on a blank world map using an atlas.
  • Use a scale bar correctly to measure approximate distances.
  • Collect data through an interview process.
  • Analyse interview responses to answer an enquiry question.
  • Discuss any trends in data collected

Topic 2

In our second geography topic, we’ll be exploring the question ‘What are rivers and how are they used?’ We will learn to:

  • Identify water stores and processes in the water cycle.
  • Describe the three courses of a river.
  • Name the physical features of a river.
  • Name some major rivers and their location.
  • Describe different ways a river is used.
  • List some of the problems around rivers.
  • Describe human and physical features around a river.
  • Identify the location of a river on an OS map.
  • Make a judgement on the environmental quality in a river environment.
  • Make suggestions on how a river environment could be improved

Science

Our topic is 'Electricity'

We will learn  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 buzzers 
  • identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery 
  • recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit
  • recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

 

PE

Thursday -  Miss Gough - Tennis 

Friday - Mrs Diack - Athletics 

Please ensure your child comes to school dressed in a suitable PE kit on Fridays. The children will be outside in all weathers. Long hair must be tied up and earrings to be taped or removed, along with removing any jewellery or watches. If earrings are removed, please ensure that your child has a small pot or safe place to keep them in.

PPA

On Friday afternoons, I am out of the classroom for Planning, Preparation and Administration time. The class will be covered Mrs Diack for PE and Mrs Thornton for RE/ Spanish 

Homework

Homework is set on a Friday and due in the following Friday. 

Children have the choice to complete their learning on paper or online on Google Classroom.

If you have any questions, do get in contact - pennyg@wivelsfield.e-sussex.sch.uk 

 

 
 
 
 
Topic 2 - What are rivers and how are they used?
Topic 1 - Where does out food come from?