Transcript Connected Learning - Bangkok Patana School

Welcome to Year 4
Our Mission …
“ to ensure that students of all
nationalities grow to their full potential as
independent learners in a caring British
international community”
Bangkok Patana School
Master Presentation
Specialist
subject Coordinators
James Abela
ICT
Colette
Rachel Stead
Lacrosse MFL
Music
Andrew Tatam
PE
Khun Rosie
Thai
Ondine Ullman Head of
Language Acquisition
Sally Flint
Head of Libraries
Ann Keighran
Head of Learning
Support
Steph Lethlean
Primary Counsellor
Co-ordinators
that support
student
learning
Abigail Boutayeb
Primary Counsellor/LS
Very important people in the Primary School-
The Primary Office Staff
Khun Pom
Office Manager/
PA to Principal
Khun Pim
PA to
Assistant
Principal
Khun Art
Today’s Agenda
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Meet the Year 4 team
Personal belongings and equipment
The parent - teacher partnership
The Residential Visit
The Year 4 Curriculum
Home learning
Back to your child’s class to their your
teacher
John O’Shea – 4O
Kay Wilson – 4W
Sophie Richardson – 4S
Claire Lunn-Walker– 4C
Dan Hatfield – 4D
Jennifer Laird – 4L
Miriam Foster – 4M
Clare Tomlinson– 4T
Margit Adam – EAL
Paul Johnson – EAL
Jo O’Kane - EAL
Dawn Gosling – Learning Support
Mrs Sue – Year 4 teaching assistant
Mrs Jam– Year 4 teaching assistant
Miss Bell – Year 4 teaching assistant
(currently on maternity leave)
Communication
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Year 4 Newsletter – every Monday
Website – Year 4 pages + Class Blogs
Letters for specific events.
Email –
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
• Personal Information - Please keep all of your personal
information up to date via the Parents’ Gateway.
• If you have trouble logging in please contact Khun
Surapon – email [email protected]
Specialist Lessons
• PE – Two 1 hour sessions per week (one of
these is a swimming session during Term 1).
• Thai – Two forty minute Thai lessons a week.
• Modern Foreign Languages – Two forty minute
sessions per week.
• Music – One 1 hour session a week
• Library – Children will visit the library once a
week and can borrow up to 3 books at a time.
• ICT – One 1 hour session with a specialist
teacher each week.
Personal Belongings and Equipment
Please avoid
Welcome
• Patana hat (field)
• Spare trainers/t-shirt
(field)
• Water bottle
• Pencil case
• PE kit bag
• Labels (change class
codes)
• Healthy snack
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Valuables / cash
Mobile phones
Sweets or gum
Nail varnish, braids
jewellery, bandanas and
obvious hair dyes
• Unlabelled items
Emails [email protected]
 Telephone contact 02785 2274
 Year 4 page on website
 Year 4 class blogs
 Newsletter - weekly and half termly
 Three way conferences
 Personal appointments
 Parents’ Gateway
 Share expertise
 Class parents
 Helpers in class
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Our Cake Policy
We love brownies and
cupcakes!
Please note that nuts can be a problem
for some children
Residential Visit to Kanchanaburi
• Aim: To develop personal and social
skills and enrich learning in a
challenging and stimulating
environment.
• To foster independence.
• Week one: 20th January 2014
• Week two: 27th January 2014
• 3 nights
• Orientation in school on the Monday
• Parents’ Information Evening in
November.
Year 4 Curriculum
LITERACY and MATHEMATICS
• We follow the English National
Curriculum.
• Both of these subjects are taught
daily.
Mathematics
• Using and applying
• Calculating
• Understanding shape and
measuring
• Handling Data
Literacy
Speaking and Listening skills
Reading
Writing
Connected Learning
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Science
History
Geography
Art
Design Technology
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT)
All underpinned by Literacy
Connected Learning Units for
2013/2014
Term 1
• Leap into Learning (2½ weeks)
• Drop Pins
Term 2
• Building Bridges
Connected Learning - Continued
Term 3
• Business Matters
Special Weeks
• Residential – Term 2
Learning at home
What will it look like?
• Daily reading
• 2 x 25 minute home learning tasks each week
(Mathematics, Literacy, Connected Learning,
Spelling, Number facts)
• Given out by individual teachers based on the
needs of their children and what is being
learnt in class.
• Differentiated
Home Learning
What will it look like this half-term?
• 26th August – Mental Mathematics; Literacy
• 2nd September – Mathematics; Word investigation
• 9th September – Mental Mathematics; Connected Learning
Project
• 16th September – Mathematics; Word investigation
• 23rd September – Mental Mathematics; Connected Learning
Project
• 30th September – Mathematics; Word investigation
• 7th October - Mental Mathematics; Connected Learning Project
• 14th October - Mathematics; Word investigation
Connected Learning Projects
► Once
per term
► Giving children structured
choice, with boundaries to
ensure the reinforcement of
a range of skills
► Connected to the current
learning theme
PSCHE and Reflection
• Personal, Social, Citizenship and
Health Education
• Reflection
• Portfolio
21st Century Skills
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Technology – iPads, laptops, iPod touches
Creativity and innovation
Critical thinking and problem solving
Communication and collaboration
“It takes a village to raise
a child.”
Proverb
There is now an opportunity for you
to find out a little bit more about your
child’s teacher in their classroom.
Should you wish to discuss matters
concerning your child, please make an
appointment to see their teacher.
Thank you for coming!