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Year 4 Parent’s Meeting

Wednesday 19th September

Welcome from the Year 4 Team

Miss Shah – 4S Miss Jackman – 4J Miss Vary – 4V Ms Rhodes - TA Mrs Jadran - TA

End of Year Expectations

End of Year Expectations

These are available on the school website.

Available on the school website

Becoming more responsible in Year 4

Being fit, healthy and sporty…

• PE / Games on Thursdays
• Have the right kit
• Remove jewellery, hair tied back
• If kit borrowed (Mr Sutherland approved) - must wash

and return

• Know how to change quickly, quietly and responsibly
• Know how to look after things – have items clearly

labelled so they can find their way back.

• Healthy morning fresh fruit (fruit only. NO nuts

allowed!)

• Names on water bottles

PE kits

• P.E. Kits Must Contain:

– White Shorts – White T-shirt – Trainers – Plimsoles – Plain black track suit needed for colder weather – Black jumper with logo – No earrings on P.E. days (small studs only permitted in school)

Swimming Rules

• Swimming on Fridays (each class swims for 2 terms)
• No water bottles
• Not allowed to use hairdryers in the changing rooms
• Not allowed to use the lockers
• Not allowed to wear earrings in the pool
• Mustn’t share swimming kits or swimming caps
• Have our hair tied back (girls)
• Use a sensible and sturdy bag
• Do not bring goggles
• Do not bring toiletries
• Do not forget to pack under clothes.

Our swimming timetable for the year.

Term

4S 4J 4V

Autumn

Swimming Swimming

Spring

Swimming Swimming

Summer

Swimming Swimming

Beginning to manage your own learning…

• Reflect on what you learn every lesson – Green Time
• Instil a ‘Can Do’ attitude.
• Home Learning given out on Thursday to be returned by

Tuesday

• Home Learning during golden time if needed
• Home learning diary is a platform where children note

down their homework and tick once completed. Parents to sign weekly and record any messages regarding homework

• here. Diary to be handed in with homework on Tuesday.
• Reading to an adult at home at least once a week, and to

be recorded in Reading Record

• Children are expected to have a book with them in school

everyday – preferably the one they are reading at home. They are responsible for changing their own book when they need to.

Pencil Cases

• They are encouraged to take responsibility of their belongings and look

after them.

• Essentials are:
• Blue ink/gel/Berol handwriting pen
• Pencils
• Glue
• Colour pencils
• Green pen
• Ruler and rubber
• Not allowed to use:
• Biro pens
• Friction pens/ corrector pens
• Self correcting fluid (Tipex)
• Scissors
• Compass points

All items MUST be named.

Behaviour Expectations

• “Merits and Commendations” are prominently

displayed in all classrooms and are consistently adhered to by all staff and pupils. This system is a layered approach to acknowledge and reward positive behaviours based on the ethos / ideas of teamwork, citizenship and learning.

• Layers of rewards:

– Bronze – Class Teacher – 10 merits – Silver – Year Group Leader -15 merits – Gold – Phase Leader – 20 merits – Platinum – Assistant Head – 28 merits – Diamond – Deputy Head - 32 merits – Medal – Head teacher

Teamwork! Citizenship! Learning!

Behaviour Expectations

• What can merits be given for:
• Undesirable behaviour which leads to a child being

spoken to and or being warned must be recorded in a “behaviour log” as a phased consequence.

Teamwork Citizenship Learning Anything teamwork related that is

• bserved by a member of staff –

this could be whole class or group related e.g.  Effective communication.  Supporting each other.  Offering of advice.  Building team culture.  Demonstrating effective problem solving.  Being able to resolve conflict. Anything related to the environment around the child and how they contribute to it positively e.g.  Tidying up.  Showing manners.  Helping others.  Observing the Charters round the school.  Being a positive role model to others.  Representing the school effectively. Anything related to the learning of the child or children within the class e.g.  Success at specific tasks.  Effort put into specific tasks.  Producing quality homework.  Meeting deadlines.  Quality and quantity of work.  Working well with others in a learning environment.

Safeguarding

• Safeguarding lead: Mr Sutherland
• Deputy Safeguarding lead: Mr Tidd and Mrs

Curry

• Social media and internet safety
• DB Primary: golden whistle

Parent / Guardian Pick up & drop

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• Children must tell us when their parent or

guardian has arrived

• The bell goes at 8.45am (children come in at 8:30)
• If your child is being picked up by someone

different, please inform the office before 2PM

Learning new things …

Trips confirmed so far: Autumn – Crew (Ancient Egyptians) Spring – Wembley stadium Summer – Kingswood

Further Updates on trips and the curriculum will be found on the website.

Our topics this Year are… Autumn Term – Ancient Egyptians Spring Term – Vikings and Anglo Saxons Summer Term – Mexico and Aztecs

Working together …

• Children will have lots of opportunities for partner

and team work

• We want to work together with parents so if you

need to contact us you can email us on the year group email which is checked daily before 8:30am. Any emails regarding pick-up after 8:30 may not be checked therefore please contact the office so they can pass on the information.

• year4@grimsdyke.harrow.sch.uk

Any questions…