Welcome to Year 4Welcome to Year 4

Tonight’s meeting is intended to give you an Tonight’s meeting is intended to give you an overview of your child’s week in school, our overview of your child’s week in school, our learning, timetable, routines etc. and other learning, timetable, routines etc. and other things which are important to your child’s things which are important to your child’s learning.learning.

Being Y4Y4 is about challenging yourself and becoming independent.

Using and Applying the knowledge already gained and using it as a basis to learn new things.

Partnership

This year is a partnership. Your child, you and me.

We will teach you the knowledge, skills and understanding needed and support you in strategies to meet end of year expectations; also to be able to tackle an assessment challenge and understand what is being asked.

Your child will need to do their bit •a positive can do attitude; •always giving 100%; •pushing themselves and taking on a challenge; •asking for help, •complete homework •actively look at how they can improve in things, especially in things

they know they struggle with.

Planning for our Curriculum was linked to our School Aim –‘Help our teachers to light the spark for a love of learning and of life.’We use the acronym SPARK to remind us about how we learn. We think of the brain as a muscle and intelligence as something that grows with exercise, we ask our children to have ‘lively’ brains not ‘lazy’ brains. We want our children to lead and take responsibility for their own Learning Journey. Children need to recognise that no-one can make that journey for them. For children to become active learners they cannot just be trained; put simply its about the right learning attitude- it is having the WILL to pursue the SKILL. Learning is ‘how we call a skill to mind and make use of it’. Learning is when ‘we activate our learning capacity’.

Spirituality is learning through the senses and your spirit. YOU feel a sense of awe and wonder (WOW), feeling a sense of the way you connect to the wide universe. Practical or ‘hands on’ learning- helps YOU to learn by ‘doing’ and ‘talking, so you build your understanding through experiences and remember them. Asking Questions is a way of learning. – It is good to ask ‘why, what, when and how’; ‘What do I want to know about?’, ‘How will I use this learning in my life?’ Use YOUR curiosity and interests and think for YOURSELF.

Resilience means that YOU don’t give up – to FAIL is a ‘First Attempt in Learning’. You are learning all the time and you won’t always get it right first time. Learn to enjoy a challenge, stretch your brain and give it a good work-out! Are you leading your own learning?Knowledge is everything YOU have learned. ‘What do YOU know that YOU did not know at the start of the lesson?’ How are YOU going to use your knowledge? Can YOU talk about what you know and how you use it to learn more. We are all life-long learners.

Study work

This term we will be reading ‘How to train your dragon’ by Cressida Cowell.

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8.45am -8.55am

Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration

9.00am – 9.25am

Book Club Book Club Book Club Book ClubBook Club

9.25am-10:.30am

English English English English English

10.30am-10.45am

Worship Worship Worship Worship Worship

10.45am -11am Break Break Break Break Break

11am-12pm Maths Maths Maths Maths Maths

12pm -1pm Lunchtime Lunchtime Lunchtime Lunchtime Lunchtime

1pm – 2pm Study Work Study Work Study Work P.E Study Work

2.00pm – 3.00 pm

Study Work Study Work Study Work P.E Study Work

3.00pm – 3.15pm

Class read  Class read Class read Class read Class Read

Timetable:There will be some flexibility to the timetable to allow for other activities which take place in school but as a general guide....

General RoutinesGeneral Routines 8.45 doors open and children registered8.45 doors open and children registered 8.55 doors locked8.55 doors locked Book ClubBook Club WorshipWorship English and NumeracyEnglish and Numeracy Afternoons: study work, PE, RE, MusicAfternoons: study work, PE, RE, Music Book ClubBook Club Story timeStory time

Start of the dayStart of the day

As children come into school they are As children come into school they are expected to settle quickly. This includes expected to settle quickly. This includes setting up for their Book Club lesson and setting up for their Book Club lesson and writing the date and title in their English andwriting the date and title in their English and

Maths books. Maths books.

Book club and reading Book club and reading experiencesexperiences

Book clubBook club

During this time your child will participate in During this time your child will participate in reading related activities. These could include:reading related activities. These could include:Participating in a guided group read with an Participating in a guided group read with an adult – this is key to targeting specific reading adult – this is key to targeting specific reading skillsskillsWord / sentence level workWord / sentence level workComprehensionComprehension

Book ClubBook Club

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

RedSpelling Check

Intro to new

spelling pattern

SPaG Follow Up

Reading Prep

Miss Pennance

Free WriteWord Power

YellowWord Power

Reading PrepMiss

PennanceFree Write

Green Free Write Word PowerReading

PrepMiss

Pennance

BlueMiss

PennanceFree Write

Word Power

Reading Prep

Reading at homeReading at homeIt is expected your child is reading regularly at It is expected your child is reading regularly at home and home and enjoyingenjoying reading…it shouldn’t be given reading…it shouldn’t be given as a punishment! as a punishment!

Every child is a reader, some just haven’t found Every child is a reader, some just haven’t found their favourite book yet! their favourite book yet!

So, read with your children as often as you can. So, read with your children as often as you can. Also, encourage them to talk about what they are Also, encourage them to talk about what they are reading and share what you are reading too!reading and share what you are reading too!

HomeworkHomeworkReception Year 10 minutes reading 10 minutes homework-see belowYear 1 and 2 10 minutes reading 15 minutes homework-see belowYear 3 and 4 15 minutes reading 20 minutes homework-see belowYear 5 and 6 15 minutes reading 30 minutes homework-see below

School Daily Recommendations

Subject Reading English Skills Spelling Maths Maths SkillsTask Daily reading-

shared or independent.

weekly activity from CGP year book

Weekly list to learn and follow up work in CGP bookTested in school

Online MyMaths/Khan Academy tasks – set by age expectation

Weekly test of number facts appropriate for age inc. number bonds and times tables

Check Recorded in reading diary by EY/KS1 parent & KS2 parent/child.

Teacher introduces and reinforces.Peer checking in Book club.

KS1 KS2 class test-Teacher /OA/ peer marked.

On line mark and recorded for child- staff check.

KS1 KS2 class test-Teacher /OA/ peer marked.

☺ Weekly homework will include:

AimsAt Wybunbury Delves School, homework should:☺ engage parents in children’s learning☺ basic skills and extend the curriculum;☺ be relevant to learning in school;☺ support build independence, confidence and develop the child ’s self-discipline needed to prepare them for secondary school;

PE PE Sportscape provide PE on a Thursday.

Please ensure long hair is tied back on PE days and earrings are removed- this applies for clubs also.

Visitors and VisitsVisitors and VisitsOver the year we aim to undertake visits or have Over the year we aim to undertake visits or have

visitors to enhance our learning. This does incur visitors to enhance our learning. This does incur a cost and we do try keep this to a minimum but a cost and we do try keep this to a minimum but rising fuel costs are impacting on the cost of rising fuel costs are impacting on the cost of visits.visits.

Church and worshipChurch and worshipAt harvest, Christmas and Easter the children At harvest, Christmas and Easter the children

participate in a church worship. These are an participate in a church worship. These are an act of worship and not a performance.act of worship and not a performance.

Community WorshipCommunity WorshipEverybody is welcome to stay and share.Everybody is welcome to stay and share.

BehaviourBehaviourSchool favours positive rewards and these School favours positive rewards and these can come in many formscan come in many formsHouse pointsHouse pointsStar of the dayStar of the dayStickersStickersHead teacher awardsHead teacher awardsOutstanding learner recognitionOutstanding learner recognition

SanctionsSanctionsYellow cards are used as a warning that a child’s Yellow cards are used as a warning that a child’s behaviour is interrupting the learning behaviour is interrupting the learning environment or spoiling play times.environment or spoiling play times.

A red card will be given if no improvement is A red card will be given if no improvement is seen, your child will then fill in a behaviour sheet seen, your child will then fill in a behaviour sheet which will be sent home.which will be sent home.

The behaviour code is set out on the home-The behaviour code is set out on the home-school agreement.school agreement.

KivaKiva

Wybunbury Delves is a KiVa school. KiVa is an initiative to teach the children about appropriate behaviour, how to be a good friend and to learn about respect and will work alongside our current PHSE curriculum. These lessons will be taught in class and we will be using the ‘KiVa’ language throughout school.

ProgressProgress

Progress is continuously monitored by class Progress is continuously monitored by class teachers and the children are actively teachers and the children are actively involved in this. involved in this.

Progress does need consolidation and it should Progress does need consolidation and it should be remembered that this is an important step be remembered that this is an important step in any child’s learning journey. Consolidation in any child’s learning journey. Consolidation is needed to ensure learning is embedded. is needed to ensure learning is embedded.

ExpectationsExpectations

Each year group works towards an ‘End of Year Each year group works towards an ‘End of Year Expectation’ grid based on new National Expectation’ grid based on new National Expectations.Expectations.

Children have bookmarks in their books for Children have bookmarks in their books for Reading, Writing and Maths which Reading, Writing and Maths which personalise their ‘Next Steps for Learning’ personalise their ‘Next Steps for Learning’ (targets).(targets).

Books are sent home each term.Books are sent home each term.

End of School dayEnd of School day Year 4 leave school via the top corridor door Year 4 leave school via the top corridor door

onto the playground. A member of staff will be onto the playground. A member of staff will be on the door.on the door.

Parents and carers should wait on the Parents and carers should wait on the playground to collect children.playground to collect children.

It is important we know if there are any changes It is important we know if there are any changes to your child’s home time arrangements.to your child’s home time arrangements.

Home time arrangements form needs to be Home time arrangements form needs to be completed please.completed please.

After schoolAfter school

School run a variety of clubs as well as other School run a variety of clubs as well as other providers who use our premises.providers who use our premises.

The field needs to be vacated to allow these The field needs to be vacated to allow these to happen.to happen.

We do ask that everyone leaves the premises We do ask that everyone leaves the premises by 3.30pm at which point the gates will be by 3.30pm at which point the gates will be locked.locked.

Raising concernsRaising concerns When ever you need a chat or longer When ever you need a chat or longer

discussion about your child in school we discussion about your child in school we are available. Sometimes a quick chat at are available. Sometimes a quick chat at the school doors is needed, at others an the school doors is needed, at others an appointment is best as teachers need to appointment is best as teachers need to register children at 8.55 am and start register children at 8.55 am and start lessons at 9 am.lessons at 9 am.

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Please stay up to date Please stay up to date with the newsfeed and with the newsfeed and calendar dates.calendar dates.

The news is posted on our The news is posted on our Facebook page too!Facebook page too!

Keeping Safe onlineKeeping Safe online Look at our e-safety page on the school

website. Children are taught about keeping safe

when using the computers in school.

Community HubCommunity Hub

The library has moved to the mobile on the playground and this year we will be developing this area as a Community Hub.

It will begin by opening to parents every Wednesday morning from 8.30 am until 9.15 am. Some weeks there will be external agencies (e.g. Cheshire East Information, Advice and Support Team, Children’s Centre, Autism Team, PC Nick)

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