Transcript Welcome to year 3

Welcome to
Year 4
Tuesday 25th September
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this session should
help you get a better
understanding of what goes on
in Year 4.
Welcome!!!
Sacred Heart offers all children a creative
approach to the curriculum across both key
stages.
 This means, that where possible, subjects will
be linked in with topic work to give children a
greater understanding and interest in what
they are learning.
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Whole School Approach to the
Curriculum
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The Broad Topics are:
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The Egyptians
Robots
The Tudors
Plus the usual focus on festivals such as Christmas
and Easter etc.
Year 4 Topics
We will be making
bread in Year 4
 Planned for the
week before half
term w/b 22 Oct
 Parent Help would
be gratefully
appreciated.
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Bread Week
 1st
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and 2nd May 2013
Great opportunity
to link with Tudor
topic.
Tudor Banquet,
Archery
Cost in the region
of £105
Last year parents
and children raised
money to keep the
cost as low as
possible.
Ufton Court
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What is reading comprehension?
The children have a usually have a weekly reading
comprehension lesson which checks their
understanding of what they are reading.
We also carry out guided reading in smaller
groups which centre around drawing out
particular elements of the text. These sessions
will be led by either a teacher and/or a teaching
assistant.
Reading Comprehension
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Usually your child will be heard once a week by a teacher/TA.
Children are expected to change their book independently once
they have finished their previous book.
Please help us at home by:
Listening to your child read frequently (preferably daily) and
commenting in their reading record.
Asking questions about the text to check understanding
Making sure that they have their reading book and record in
school everyday.
Reading
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Most writing will be centered around the current
topic.
Children will learn to write for a variety of
purposes including stories, plays, poems, letters,
instructions and reports.
There will also be a specifically taught weekly
grammar and punctuation lesson on a Monday.
Throughout the year we will be doing lots of work
on planning, developing, improving ideas and
proofreading work to find their own mistakes.
VCOP
Writing
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Children will also have a weekly
spelling lesson which will
following the spellings pattern
set on Friday for homework.
All of Key Stage 2 will
befollowing the same spelling
program.
Spelling tests occur every
Friday.
Don’t have to use the grid given.
Can use spelling stories, spelling
pictures, making word searches,
3D words, magazine words etc.
Look at the Spelling Handbook
for some great ideas.
Spelling
In Maths lessons now, there is a greater
emphasis on mental agility and the ability to
see relationships between numbers.
• Knowing number bonds to 20, multiplication
and division facts of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 times
tables plays an important part. Please help
your child to learn them.
• The children will also have mental maths
tests every Friday alongside a problem solving
lesson.
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Maths
Homework is set on a FRIDAY and is due in on
the following WEDNESDAY.
 Children will be usually be set a piece of
Maths, Literacy, Science or Topic work and
spellings.
 Please help if necessary, but let me know if
your child had serious problems with it.
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Homework
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Growing and Moving
Solids and Liquids
Friction and Resistance
Habitats
Circuits and Conductors
Hot and Cold
Great emphasis on practical Science lessons,
encouraging an inquiring nature.
 Lots of ‘what do you think’ in response to the
dreaded ‘Why…….’ question. Get them thinking.
 Science isn’t just about facts it’s about working stuff
out.
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Science Topics
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Topic for this term is the Egyptians.
Combined history/ art/ geography lessons.
Children have access to the computers in the
KS2 shared area.
ICT is embedded within the curriculum.
We will be doing lots of programming over the
year using a program called Scratch.
◦ Google ‘Scratch’ download and have a play.
Topic work
Mrs Bruce offers play on violin tuition for
children on Mondays.
 PE lessons take place on Wednesdays and
Friday. Children will have a mixture of indoor
and outdoor PE but this is of course weather
permitting.
 Please can you ensure that children have the
correct kit and that it remains in school all
week.
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Music and PE
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Children will have their targets for each subject
stuck in the front of their books. These are in
child friendly language which encourages the
children to understand their own next steps.
Children are also aware of what the intended
learning outcome is for each lesson.
Targets are differentiated and suited to the
child’s own pace and progress. Children have
individual needs and are at varying places in their
learning and development. Learning is not a race!
Targets
Shoodle is the school’s learning platform.
All homework and spellings will usually be
placed on here weekly.
 Information about targets and activities to
support the children’s learning will also be
available on the class page.
 This presentation will also be available on the
class page.
 Class will also start to use Google Apps for
Shoodle.
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SHOODLE
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The children do need a pencil case.
They should not be bringing toys into school.
All clothes, book bags and lunchboxes should be
clearly labeled.
The children are allowed a suitable snack at
break times. This includes anything fruit or
vegetable based or cereal bars etc. No chocolate
or crisps.
Please can you let me know if your child is going
home with another adult at the end of the day.
General
It often takes some children a while to settle
into Year 4.
 If you or your child have any concerns please
call in to see me. I am here most days from 8
a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
 Any questions?
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Any problems
Thank you very much for attending this
welcome meeting!!
 I hope it was of some use.
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Finally…