Welcome to Welcome to Year 4Year 4

Welcome to Welcome to Year 4Year 4

Introductions• Rome Teacher – Miss Dimambro• Mrs Snow• Madrid Teacher – Miss Tummon

• Teaching Assistant – Mrs Rayner (Rom e)• Teaching Assistant – Mrs Ozier (Madrid)

• Mrs Jones – Acting Head Teacher

Independence and Organisation

In Year 4 the children will be expected to show a

greater level of independence at school, following the Golden Rules in school and in the playground.

Children may bring in a healthy snack for morning break.

They are now expected to be more independent with their belongings as follows:-

• P.E. equipment in school (outdoor trainers, tracksuit trousers & jumper).

• Home School Book and reading book in school daily.

• Homework set on a Friday and handed in on a Thursday.

• Named water bottle taken home daily.

HomeworkHomework will be given out on Friday.

• It is vital that homework is always completed to a high standard as this contributes to the learning the children must cover over the year.

• Each week there will be an English task, Maths activity and daily reading. The children will also be expected to regularly practise their times tables.

• This will be given out on a Friday and collected in the following Thursday. This ensures there is plenty of time to complete the work, and field any questions.

• Spellings will be issued on a Monday and tested the following Monday.

Rewards and Sanctions

• Well Dones - please sign up for class dojo

• Class cup –individual award for going ‘above and beyond’ the Golden Rules & producing a ‘Wow’ moment

• Outstanding Neatness• Golden Time

• Blue Cards

Holidays

• Schools are no longer able to authorise absence for holidays in term time.

• We are unable to provide work for holiday absence but in return neither will we set homework over the school holidays.

Learning Outside the Classroom

• Games ~ Thursdays(If there is a signed medical note, children stay onsite

and complete a written PE task, otherwise ALL children walk up to take part in PE).

• Swimming @ Stourfield School ~ Spring & Summer Terms

• Southbourne Library visit ~ research on topic work

• Hooke Court – Spring Term 2nd – 4th March

PSHE & SEAL

• Worry Box• Hear to Help• Social groups

How you can help at home

• Encourage independence• Daily Reading• Homework• Project Research and Discussions • Practical Mathematical activities• Writing activities (e.g. diary/story

writing/postcards)

Sharing your child’s targets (‘next steps’)Sharing your child’s targets (‘next steps’)

Today your child has taken home a sheet Today your child has taken home a sheet with their current targets for reading, writing with their current targets for reading, writing

and maths.and maths.

As the year progresses you will receive a As the year progresses you will receive a copy of your child’s updated targets each copy of your child’s updated targets each

half term.half term.

In In NovemberNovember, targets will be given to you in , targets will be given to you in writing during your parents’ evening meeting writing during your parents’ evening meeting

and you will be able to look at your child’s and you will be able to look at your child’s books to share their learning. books to share their learning.

ReportsReportsReportsReports

In In JanuaryJanuary, you will be invited to come into , you will be invited to come into your child’s class after school to share with your child’s class after school to share with

him/her the learning recorded in the books and him/her the learning recorded in the books and receive the latest targets. receive the latest targets.

In In MarchMarch, the latest targets will be recorded , the latest targets will be recorded on the annual written report. You are welcome on the annual written report. You are welcome to come in with your child to share your child’s to come in with your child to share your child’s

learning at this time. learning at this time.

In In MayMay, you will again be invited to come , you will again be invited to come into your child’s class after school to share into your child’s class after school to share with him/her the learning recorded in the with him/her the learning recorded in the

books and receive the latest targets. books and receive the latest targets.

In In JulyJuly, targets will be given to you in writing , targets will be given to you in writing during your parents’ evening meeting and during your parents’ evening meeting and

you will be able to look at your child’s books you will be able to look at your child’s books to share their learning. to share their learning.

Parents’ EveningAutumn Term - Parents’ EveningWednesday 11th November (late)Thursday 12th November (early)

Communication• Use Home School Book (green) e.g.

change of collection details – child must please show teacher

• We pride ourselves on being approachable staff in a caring school.

• If you have any concerns and worries about your child and their progress, or anything positive or important that would be helpful for us to know, please come and see us!

• Thank you for coming today!

Do you have any Do you have any questions?questions?

Do you have any Do you have any questions?questions?

Thank you for comingThank you for coming