Transcript Welcome to Year 4

Mrs Smith, Mrs Haycocks & Mrs Stokes
Ms Stone
Mrs Wickham, Mrs Webb, Mrs Sedar, Mrs Adams,
Mrs Williams
Literacy
• Reading
• Writing
• SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)
• Spellings
• Handwriting
• Groupings
Literacy Homework
• Spellings will be given on a Friday & tested on the following Friday.
• One other homework task will normally be set on a Friday to be in on
a Thursday.
• Please hear your child read at home at least 3 times per week –
children will gain a dolphin point when 3 signatures are seen in their
homework diaries within a week.
N.B. – There is a folder/drawer in each classroom with spare homework
sheets if the child is away or has lost their copy.
Numeracy
• Number and the Number System
• Times Tables – 40 Tables
• Geometry and Measures
• Data Handling
• Problem Solving
• Groupings
Maths Homework
• One piece of Maths homework will be given out on a Wednesday
and to be handed in by the following Tuesday.
• In addition, children need to practise their times tables for their
40 tables test which is first thing on Monday morning.
N.B. – There is a folder/drawer in each classroom with spare
homework sheets if the child is away or has lost their copy.
Core Subjects – Science, RE, ICT (which will be taught through
other subjects in a more creative way.)
Topics
• History – The Celts and The Romans
• Geography – Comparing our local area to another in the
UK, Mapping Skills
• Potential trips to Roman Baths and Elm Farm, Burnett
PE
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Kit:
Indoor – Tuesday– shorts, house t-shirt
Outdoor – Wednesday– shorts/jogging bottoms, house tshirt, navy school sweatshirt, trainers
Long hair tied back, earrings covered with tape or removed
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Art – Kandinsky, Georgia O’Keefe, Andy Warhol
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D&T – Units to include: Money Containers, Pop-up Books,
Salad
Please note that there may be a nominal cost or provision of
ingredients / materials involved and we hope you will support your
child in this.
N.B. These may change due to the revised curriculum.
MONDAY
REGISTRATION
TUESDAY
REGISTRATION
WEDNESDAY
REGISTRATION
THURSDAY
REGISTRATION
FRIDAY
REGISTRATION
Maths
Maths
Mrs Stokes’ Literacy
Group – Literacy
Maths
Maths
Guided Reading
Guided Reading
Mrs Smith’s Literacy
Group - PE
Guided Reading
Assembly ( in class Friday)
Break
Guided Reading
Guided Reading
Literacy
Literacy
Numeracy
Literacy
Literacy
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PE
Handwriting
Mrs Stokes’ Literacy
Group – PE
Art
Music - Drumming
Topic
French
Science
Mrs Smith’s Literacy
Group - Literacy
PSHE
Science / Topic
Both Classes - RE
We Value:
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Treating others as we would like to be treated
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Being respectful and polite to everyone
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Honesty
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Silence at agreed times of the day
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Careful listening when others are speaking
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Working quietly and allowing others to do the same
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Following instructions sensibly
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Keeping myself and others safe
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Caring for our school environment
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BLP – Building Learning Power
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Equipment your child will need every day
Dolphin Reward System
Toilet breaks
Water bottles
Star of the week
Work of the week
Healthy snack
Art shirts
Information board
School trips
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/flash.aspx?f=hitthebuttonv11
http://www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english
http://www.buildinglearningpower.co.uk/
Thank you for attending this meeting to support your
child in Year 4.
If you need to speak to any of the teachers at any point
this year please feel free to contact the office to arrange
a mutually convenient time, or write us a note in the
reading record and ask your child to show it to us.