Welcome To the Year 4 Curriculum Evening.
The Year 4 Team • 4P St Peter: Miss Petley and Mr Whitfield • 4K St Kea; Mr Kitcatt • We will be supported by Mrs Gibbs, Mrs Desanges, Mrs Slominski.
Golden Rules • We treat others as we would like to be 1. We treat others as we would like to be treated treated. 2. We make everyone feel welcome • We make everyone feel welcome. 3. We respect everyone is unique • We are the best we can be. 4. We say no to bullying • We always have a smile on our faces. 5. We are the best we can be and enjoy our learning • We share our talents. 6. We make the right choices to be good role models 7. We know how to stay safe and healthy • We listen carefully to each other. 8. We respect the school and other people’s property • We say no to bullying. 9. We listen carefully to everyone 10. We are polite and honest.
Our Wonder Kindness Friendship Thankfulness Honesty Hope Respect Forgiveness Love Tolerance
• Growth mind set • Going deeper
7. 8. Collaboration Reflection 1. 9. 6. High Presentation Independence Expectations 10. 5. 2. Writing Progress Engagement Quality 4. 3. Assessment Challenge for Learning
S P +A +A +C +C +E +E
Making S=P+A+C+E to talk
Religious Education Come and See This year we will cover the following topics: • People, Called, Gift • Community, Giving and receiving, Self discipline • New life, Building bridges, God’s people • We also do a short study of Judaism and Islam.
Autumn Term - All Roads lead to Rome Maths Place Value Addition and subtraction Multiplication and division DT History Bread making and English Romans nutrition Recounts Historical Fiction Playscripts Science Art Bones and Muscles Murals and mosaics Sound
The year 4 Curriculum Spring Term – Scary Scandinavians Maths Multiplication and Division Fractions and Decimals Geography DT Scandinavia Lamps English History Fantasy Stories Vikings Leaflets Art Science People and Electricity emotions including Edvard Munch
The Year 4 Curriculum Summer Term – Amazing Amazon Maths Decimals Money Time Statistics Shapes Position and direction Geography DT The Amazon river Sewing and rainforest English Stories from other cultures and persuasive writing Science Art Habitats and states Exploring different of matter. techniques
PE • For both classes: Monday and Wednesday Please ensure their named kit is always in school on these days.
Dates for this term… Tuesday 24 th September –St Kea’s Roman Bread Making Thursday 26 th September –St Peter’s Roman Bread Making w/b 7 th October – Bread Rolls Week Tuesday 8 th October –St Peter’s Chertsey Museum Trip Thursday 10 th October –St Kea’s Chertsey Museum Trip Tuesday 22 nd October – Harvest Festival Friday 4 th October – Inset day Friday 29 th November – Strings Concert Tuesday 17 th December – Roman S=P+A+C+E Day (ending with Roman Feast)
Homework Timetable Wednesday Maths either My Maths? or practising basic skills e.g. tables Thursday New spellings. Friday One piece of homework based on learning in RE, Science, Topic or Art. Reading: Children should read up to 20 mins a week. Once a week you should ask your child one of the revised comprehension questions at the front (fiction) and back (non-fiction) of the reading diaries.
Homework continued • Time will be allocated at the end of the day for the child to record their homework in their homework diary. If instructions are complicated a sheet will also be sent. • Children are expected to put their own homework in a homework tray where it will be monitored by staff. • Encourage children to read through their homework with you to check accuracy and presentation. • Homework diaries, reading records and SaCaWaC will be checked regularly.
Spelling Alternate Weeks: 3 part grid – spelling rule, homophones and a selection of Year 4 statutory words. Spelling pattern from Year 4 objectives (list of words) with a spelling activity to reinforce these words
Week 1,3,5 etc Week 2,4,6 etc
How can you help….. • Regular practice of multiplication tables and their related division facts will greatly aid your child in many aspects of Mathematics. • Please do check homework diaries daily for homework and messages and sign them once a week.
Times Tables Assessment This Summer, the Year 4s will be the first year to be assessed on their times tables through a Government online testing programme. This is nothing to worry about, and there will be a talk for parents with more information later in the year. In the mean time, keep practising those tables!
Strings Scheme The RGS Strings Scheme will be giving violin and cello lessons to all the Year 4s every Friday. Please make sure the children have their instruments in school on this day. Autumn Concert @ St Thomas- 29 th Nov Summer Concert @ RGS- tbc
Nothing The but the CHILD CHILD Improved A creative, outcomes for continuous and EVERY consistent mastery CHILD in curriculum Maths preparing for life A robust PSHE curriculum to meet the needs of our children The whole CHILD • The diary • The newsletter • The website – Learning at a glance, year group pages, curriculum pages, news, photos… everything is there!
• Curriculum Weeks: – Autumn Term – Well Being Week – w/b Monday 11 th November – How can we keep ourselves physically and mentally well? – Spring Term – Book week – w/b Thursday 5 th March – A love of reading and writing – Summer Term – Olympics’ Week – w/b Monday 15 th June – Links to the Olympics
Nothing The but the CHILD CHILD Improved A creative, outcomes for continuous and EVERY consistent mastery CHILD in curriculum Maths preparing for life A robust PSHE curriculum to meet the needs of our children The whole CHILD • Helping out… – DBS and safeguarding meeting with Mr Lewin – Trips, help in classes • Open afternoons – Last Friday of the month – see School diary for set dates • Parent Prayer group – 1 st Friday of the month • PTA – Meetings and events are in the diary
Nothing The The but the whole CHILD CHILD CHILD Embedding A creative Improved improvements mastery outcomes in progress curriculum and for EVERY attainment in preparing CHILD writing for life A • Class worships: – 4P Thursday 6 th February – 4K Thursday 19 th March • Prayer service: – Thursday 3 rd October • Mass: – Thursday 21 st May • Productions: – Tuesday 10 th December – Yr 3/4 Afternoon Christmas Performance – Wednesday 11 th December – Yr 3/4 Evening Christmas Performance
Nothing The but the CHILD CHILD Improved A creative, outcomes for continuous and EVERY consistent mastery CHILD in curriculum Maths preparing for life A robust PSHE curriculum to meet the needs of our children The whole CHILD • Parent workshops: – Monday 30 th September: Helping your child with early Phonics, reading and writing – Tuesday 12 th November: Making S=P+A+C+E for ME (1 of 3) – Tuesday 21 st January: Helping your child with Maths – Tuesday 4 th February: Making S=P+A+C+E for ME (2 of 3) – Monday 23 rd March: Making S=P+A+C+E for ME (3 of 3)
Safety Procedures Start of day procedures. There are yellow boxed areas by the MUGA gates. These are to allow the children to get to class safely at the start of the day. Please could you keep these clear until the children are safely in class. End of day procedures. Please let us know if another adult is picking your child up at the end of the day. Could you also ensure that ASC are aware that you intend to collect your child if this is a change to the normal routine.
Head teacher challenges • Each week every child in the school will be set a different challenge by Mr Lewin. The focus of this challenge will change through out the year. • This half term the focus will be on times tables. • The next half term will be focused on spellings.
Equipment • Named PE kit- including a change of socks especially for girls wearing tights and a PE jumper for winter months. • Art apron/shirt. • Hooded coat for outdoor learning. • One pencil case containing- couple of pens, pencils, ruler (not bendy), rubber, colouring pencils, sharpener, glue- stick. • Children can buy a handwriting pen from the school stationary shop for 50p on Wednesday (?)
Year 4 Visit to York 2020 Monday 2nd – Wednesay 4th March The ‘York Talk’ parents’ meeting will be on the 29 th Jan where more details will be available!
Thank you for joining us this evening!
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