Year 4s Curriculum Presentation Date 17 th September 2019 Meet the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Welcome to Year 4s Curriculum Presentation Date 17 th September 2019 Meet the staff 4DA 4H Miss Davies- Class Teacher Miss Howlett- Class Teacher Mrs Keohane (TA) Mrs Keohane (TA) Mrs Ogilvie (LSA) Mrs Maloney (LSA)
Date 17th September 2019
4DA
Miss Davies- Class Teacher Mrs Keohane (TA) Mrs Ogilvie (LSA) Miss Lauff (LSA) Mrs Johnston (LSA)
4H
Miss Howlett- Class Teacher Mrs Keohane (TA) Mrs Maloney (LSA) Mr Phillips (LSA)
Communication
Catch us on the playground at the END of the day. Ring the school and leave a message. Email the office and it will be forwarded on. Write us a letter. Parents Evening- Autumn and Spring Term.
Medical Matters
PLEASE KEEP US INFORMED! We need to know of any allergies (use of epipens- please ensure
they are in date)
Please provide inhalers and make sure they are in date IF YOUR CHILD IS UNWELL, THEN PLEASE KEEP THEM AT HOME
AND RING THE SCHOOL OFFICE. ALLOW 48 HOURS FOR SICKNESS AND TUMMY UPSETS
Please inform us if your child will be at a medical appointment
during school hours.
Your child will be expected to do PE unless stated otherwise.
Expectations
Behaviour- Use of behaviour chart, Team points, Table Points and Golden
Time.
Equipment needed- Classroom essentials are provided. However
, please replenish over the year (particularly glues and white board pens!) Ensure that any equipment is named. They can have a pencil case but this will be kept in their tray not on tables.
E-safety – Importance of children being aware of how to use the internet
responsibly.
Homework- will consist of English (reading, writing and
spellings), Maths and occasionally Topic.
Reading Comprehension, Maths and Spellings will be set on
Tuesday.
This homework will then be due in the following Tuesday,
thus giving the children a week to complete all 3 pieces. We will test the children on their spellings on the Tuesday.
If the homework books are lost it will have to be replaced.
PE Day Wednesday
Tuesday- Autumn Term will be swimming at Donyngs Wednesday- Mr Osbourne In the Spring Term, the children will be taking part in the daily mile as part of their PE lessons. Equipment needed:
Navy Shorts Team Colour Shirt Trainers White sports socks Navy or Black jogging bottoms for Winter
NO JEWELLERY - CHILDREN MUST BE ABLE TO TAKE OUT THEIR OWN EARRINGS
LONG HAIR MUST BE TIED BACK
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different is picking up your child, please let us know so we are aware.
4DA Assembly – Thursday 3rd October @ 9am 4H Assembly – Thursday 17th October @ 9am IOW Assembly – Thursday 4th June @ 9am School creed – Practiced at the start of every
RE lesson
Hymn books- Please ensure your child has a hymn book. These can
be purchased at the school office if they haven’t currently got one.
RE Topics Autumn People Called Judaism Gift Spring Community Giving and Receiving Self Discipline Summer New Life Islam Building Bridges God’s People
Our School Creed
This is our school, Let peace dwell here, Let the school be full of contentment, Let love abide here, Love of our school, Love of one another, Love of mankind, Love of life itself And love of Jesus. Let us remember That as many hand built our school, So many hearts make our school. Amen.
All children have a copy of the presentation
expectations stuck into their Mathematics and English books.
We will be monitoring their work to ensure that all
children work neatly.
Hopefully when you view their books, you will notice
lots of effort being put into presentation!
Handwriting practice once a week. Please continue to support your child at home
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Reading
Children should be reading
every ry day!
It is extremely important that
children are reading at home daily and are being questioned to check their understanding
There are lots of opportunities
for children to read during school
Class Story
Writing iting
Children will be writing in a variety of styles this year
Stories Newspaper Reports Persuasive Writing Explanation Texts Recounts Diary Entries
Increasing their level of vocabulary SPaG lessons integrated within the lessons Please continue to support your child at home with spellings and
using a range of high level vocabulary
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This year in Maths, we are continuing with our Maths for Mastery
approach.
A lot more questioning
More reasoning and problem solving tasks
We will be using a lot more resources where appropriate, to support
children in their learning and deepen their understanding with a range of different concepts.
Please, where possible, support your child in their maths at home. Children are encouraged to ask for help!
Some areas of learning in Year 4
Rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
Add and subtract numbers up to 4 digits using formal methods
Multiply 2 digit and 3 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers
Recognise and use factor pairs
Identify decimal and fraction equivalents
Use and apply a range of strategies for problem solving
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Time
Please support your child in learning to tell the time!
Times Tables Rockstars
Times tables are so important and crucial in all aspects
This year, it is compulsory for children in Year 4 to take
a Multiplication Check.
We will practice daily during school, however children
can use TTRS at home. Please encourage this! Even practicing with your children in the car for five minutes
Creative Curriculum
Areas of Learning in Science
States of Matter
Electricity
Animals, including humans
Living things and their habitats
Sound
Areas of Learning in Humanities
Romans
Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
Physical and Human Geography (UK and world case studies)
Map reading
Some Areas of Learning in Art/DT
Patterns (Art) – Lino prints
Mosaics (Art)
Seasonal stockings (DT)
Cornerstones curriculum topics I am warrior (History focus) USA Road Trip (Geography focus) Traders and Raiders (History focus) Burps, bottoms and bile (Science Focus) Blue Abyss (Geography Focus) Potions (Science Focus)
How we assess pupils work at St Joseph’s
Against NC learning objectives for each subject Children need to be meeting a certain amount of objectives in order to
be Meeting ARE expectations by the end of the academic year.
Children’s progress is tracked and discussed at progress meetings.
Evidence from children’s books. Formative – AFL ( questioning, checking understanding, thumbs up, etc..).
Marking policy and symbols used
Summative – tests and tasks
Data drops – Autumn term, Spring term, Summer term- reported to
parents at parents evenings and on end of year reports.
All children are working towards (W) at the beginning of the year as each
year group curriculum expectations are different.
World Book Day – Thursday 5th March 2020 IOW (27th April – 1st May 2020)
Swimming starts on 24th September- We need your slips
back please!
Thank you to everyone that has volunteered already to
help with swimming. We will confirm later in the week which dates we need your help. We still need helpers for the 8th October and the 22nd October.
IOW Meeting – Thursday 19th September @7 in Lower
hall
Final messages…