Year FourParents’ Information

Meeting

Year FourParents’ Information

Meeting

School TimesSchool TimesBreakfast club: 8.15am

School Times : Class starts promptly at 8.50am

Break Time : Fresh fruit / Vegetable Water / Milk

Dinner Time : Dinner tickets are £2.50 per day.

Home Time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 3:00pm

Friday 2:00pm

School UniformSchool Uniform Full school uniform is required Black shoes must be worn in school All parts of uniform should be

clearly labelled with child’s name and class (including tie)

White polo shirts and maroon shorts

No jewellery is allowed during P.E. Earrings must be removed or covered.

Absences & Appointments Absences & Appointments

Please try to keep appointments outside teaching hours, where possible

Any absences require a written note

Alternatively, phone the secretary.

HomeworkHomework Reading nightly from Monday to Thursday Encourage independent reading. Spellings nightly for Friday test Numeracy and Literacy homework every night. As well as Reading Records, written homework

must be signed. Encourage independence with homework. (30 - 40 minutes is ample)

Pastoral Care Reward SystemCourage

Courtesy

Concern

Outstanding Achievement

PATHS

Introducing a new PDMU programme in Years 4-7

PATHS is a social-emotional learning curriculum that focuses on teaching children improved thinking skills and responsible decision making.

Aimed at promoting positive self-esteem and alternative thinking skills

Parental input required for Pupil of the day.

Year 4 Curriculum Year 4 Curriculum

Religious

Education The World Around

Us The Arts Physical Education PATHS Thinking Skills and

Personal Capabilities

Mathematics and

Numeracy

Using ICT

Communication

CommunicationCommunicationN.I Curriculum identifies three areas :

Reading, Writing and Talking & Listening.

• Shared Reading• Guided Reading• Individual Reading• Instructional Reading with Systematic

Scheme• Linguistic Phonics• Paired Reading

ReadingReading should be an enjoyable experience. Pupils will be offered the opportunity to develop their abilities toread, understand and engage with various texts for their enjoymentand learning. This will be achieved through

CommunicationCommunicationWriting Children will produce : Shared Writing and Independent WritingThey will also practice letter formation and handwriting skills

Talking and ListeningChildren will develop their experiences of expressing and communicating meaning through:• Classroom discussions• Questions and answers• Pupils’ own experiences• Topic work

Mathematics and Numeracy

Mathematics and Numeracy

Number

Recognition to 1000.

Recognition of coins to £2 and ability to give change within £10

Addition and subtraction within 999 through the introduction of place value.

• Introduction multiplication and division

• Introduction to notation of half and quarter

• Language of number

MathematicsShape and Space

Recognition of basic 2D and 3D shapes.

Introduction to more complex shapes

Handling Data

Sorting everyday objects. Recording

data as block graphs and Venn and Carroll

diagrams

Measures

Introduction of standard measures.

Time: Quarter past and quarter to and 5 minutes intervals

Processes

Problem solving, selecting and using

maths appropriate to the task

Religious Education Religious Education

Children will follow the Alive O programme. They will

have opportunities to develop their faith through

Story Prayer Mime Art Poems Songs

The contribution of parents is crucial to the successof this programme.

First Communion

Sunday 15th May Parish Centered- “Do this in Memory

of Me” programme Parents can help with learning

prayers from weekly Alive O homework.

The World Around UsThe World Around Us

Children will have experience of :• Discussion• Making Observations• Developing Manipulative

Skills• Prediction• Recording• Evaluation

Topics covered this year are:• Trees• Energy• WW2• Transport• Journeys

The Arts and Physical Education

The Arts and Physical Education

MusicThere is a well-developed programme of music in the school. In

yearfour the children will be tested for individual tuition on

instruments and have the opportunity to join the Junior Choir.PEChildren have two half-hour sessions of PE per week in school. PE for both classes is on Monday & Tuesday. They will learn:• Games• Gymnastics• Dance• Athletics

Informal Assessment by the class teacher- is on going throughout the year.

Weekly Test End of Key Stage 1 Assessment Standardised Assessment in Reading, Grammar,

Spelling and Numeracy ALTA

Assessment

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child’s Information Talk.