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Year 4 Parents’ Information Meeting

September 2019

Class 9

Miss Warner Class teacher

Class 10

Mr Hawke Class teacher Mrs Thompson Class teacher Mrs Mitchell Teaching Assistant

Year 4 Team

Following surveys with the parent community, the children and staff, the school have identified key elements that make the curriculum at Bentley Heath special. This forms the basis for our Curriculum Intent, which is a recognition of the knowledge and skills which will equip the children for life in the 21st Century based upon Christian values as a Church of England School. As such, the Bentley Heath Curriculum Intent is copied for you to read at your leisure. Everything we teach comes back to this Intent and with your continued support we believe the children can thrive.

Curriculum Intent

Curriculum Intent

Knowledge

• English and Maths
• Healthy Living
• The World – diversity
• Real Life

Skills

• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Resilience
• Empathy

Christian Values

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

English & Maths Teaching

English Taught in classes Maths Set 1 – Miss Warner (Mrs Thompson – Thursday) Set 2 –Mr Hawke (Mrs Thompson – Friday)

Reading

 Guided reading will take place daily in class.  Please ensure your child reads with you for 15 mins four times a week and discusses the content of their reading with you. This should be recorded in your child’s home school diary.  Reading books and home/school diaries should be kept in your child’s folder in their bag and brought into school every day.

Writing

Aims for the children:  To write purposeful and imaginative texts  SPaG – to understand and use the conventions of grammar and spelling  To find opportunities to write within the creative curriculum topics  To be enthusiastic and proud writers

Handwriting

 The children will be taught handwriting in school, using the Nelson Scheme of Work.  Our aim is for the children to develop a fluent, legible and joined style of writing.  The presentation of the children’s work is important so please reinforce this at home, particularly when completing written tasks for homework.  All children will be using a pencil in Year 4. *All maths, school and homework, is also completed in pencil.

Mathematics

Aims for the children:

• Continue to develop and build on numerical skills and CONFIDENCE!
• Focus on number – competence and understanding in written methods
• Robust times tables knowledge (up to x 12) tested in July
• Complete mental maths challenges and solve problems

Maths follows the guidelines as set out in the National Curriculum  Emphasis on problem solving and building maths across the curriculum through computing, science and BHPC.  Requirement by end of Year 4, all children should know their times tables up to 12

Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication Grid method

Division

Sharing and grouping  I have 24 cakes to share between 6 people how many can they have each?  How many plates of 6 cakes can I make if there are 24 people? Context – rounding up or down  15 people are travelling to the theatre. How many cars will I need if each car can take 4 people ?  15 people are travelling to the theatre? How many full cars will there be if each car can take 4 people?

Division

Helping your child with maths

 The DCFS leaflets /B. H. maths curriculum booklet (can be found on school website and entrance).  Talking maths whilst out with your child; quick fire sums, telling the time, timetables, identifying shapes  Practical home activities including measuring, reading scales, time differences (calendar and hours, digital and analogue)

 Oxford owl  https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/at-school/subject-guides/maths-at-primary- school/  https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/advice-for-parents/maths-at-home/  Family maths toolkit http://www.familymathstoolkit.org.uk/  BBC education https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z826n39  mathletics http://uk.mathletics.com/  Math playground https://www.mathplayground.com/ ( thinking blocks)  Maths zone http://mathszone.co.uk/  ICT games http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html  Count On http://www.counton.org/  N rich maths https://nrich.maths.org/  Times Tables Rock Stars https://ttrockstars.com/

USEFUL WEBSITES

(This list is on our website)

Wider Curriculum

Science RE History Geography Art DT Music Jigsaw (PSHE) PE Computing

Autumn

Sound Electricity Islam Creation Romans Europe Roman Shields Brooches Marching Rhythms Being Me in My World Celebrating Difference Swimming Dance Gym OAA Hockey Purple Mash – Digital Literacy

Spring

Living Things Classificatio n Environmen t Following God Jesus and Parables Changes in modern times India - Tigers Raza Paintings Pop-Up Books Bollywood / Traditional Indian instruments Dreams and Goals Healthy Me Swimming Dance Gym Invasion Games Athletics Flowol Communi- cation

Spreadsheets

Summer

Animals Inc. Humans Digestive System The Trinity Anglo- Saxons Vikings Britain Viking Runes Purses Film Scores Relation- ships Changing Me Multi-Skills Cricket Tennis 2Code Scratch

 Autumn

 Trip to Birmingham Museum (Thursday 26th September)  Year 4 Intra-Schools Hockey Tournament (Arden)  Year 4 Christmas Service (Friday 20th December)

 Spring

 Year 4 Musical Production  Bollywood Dance Workshop (Wednesday 15th January)

 Summer

 Viking Day/Workshop  Year 4 Cricket Festival (Chance2Shine)  Quad Kids

Enrichment Opportunities

Homework

Reading

• To read aloud (at least) four times a week to an adult and record in the diary.

English – one week SPaG, one week Topic (Nandos)

• Given out Friday, handed back on Wednesday

Maths – linked to weekly work

• Given out Friday, handed back on Wednesday

Tables

• Tested weekly

Written homework should take around 30 minutes with an additional 10/15 minutes times tables practise at least twice a week. We expect the children to take responsibility for the quality of their homework and for handing it in on time and meeting deadlines.

Equipment

 Sharp pencils  Pencil sharpener  Rubber  Pencil crayons  Ruler  Pritt stick  Protractor  Art shirt (labelled please)  Water bottle with sports cap  PE Kit – In school everyday

Contacting Us

Talk to us – start (not in the line) / end of day Parents’ Evenings Appointments – through the office Letters Home-school diaries

Building Happiness and Success